Dude - "Version 1.5" is stamped on the box in a flourescent orange sticker - AND - I downloaded MPLAB 3.4 .... Been there, tried it all - waiting for the RMA number from the seller now - it will be out of my hands shortly - thank god - I can go on to productive work... Lewis At 02:51 PM 6/23/98 -0700, you wrote: >Yo, > >Had nearly the same problem with my new PSP last week. Mine was only >being recognized by MPLab sporadically. > >After hours spent screwing with the bios and system settings, I decided >to try something else. I downloaded firmware version 1.50 from >Microchip's ftp site and burned it into a 17C44 >using the same PSP and a different computer running Windows 3.1 and an >older version of MPLab (don't remember the version number). I installed >the '44 into the PSP, put MPLab 3.4 on the Windows 95 computer, and was >running reliably. > >Incidentally, the PSP originally came with firmware version 1.19, and the >floppy-disks of MPLab were not the most recent version. Kinda lame. > >Hope this helps - I know I was ready to throw the thing at the wall and >play the 'hammer my new programmer really hard' game for a bit. > >Jason > >Kool 'n Groovy george cobb Tried To Tell Me... > >>I have received my picstart plus programmer and after 4 hours of swearing I >>am ready to send it all back. The programmer isn't recognized no matter >>what I seem to do - here's the sequence of events; >> >>- I have Win95 on a NEC Versa 550 laptop - it has a com1 serial port on >>the back >>- I had MPLAB 3.4 downloaded from the mChip web site and have been using that >>- When the picstart arrived I tried it with the MPLAB3.4 and it would not >> recognize the programmer on com1 when I went into the "Options-Programmer >>Configuration - com port" selection in MPLAB >>- Figuring it was that the version of MPLAB was different than that supplied >> with the programmer, I installed the 3.x MPlab from the four 3 1/2 disks. >>- There was no "install.exe" on the disks like the documentatino said - just >> some cryptic icon - anyway, I clicked on that and the installation seemed >> to work fine >>- Re-tried the options-programmer config-com port thing and still the same >> answer - does not recognize the programmer >>- Manually set up the com port for 19200,8,n,1 and H/W flow control like the >> documentation said (same documentation that pointed me to the non-existent >> .exe install file earlier) - still same problem. >>- Shut off the fifo stuff for the com port in windows as mentioned in the >>docs >> still same problem >>- lookl for the comm.drv in the system.ini file - it's the way it should be >>- yank the pcmcia card out - which should look like com2 anyway - still same >> problem >>- multiple resetting of the picstart plus programmer by disconecting and >> re-connecting the 2.5mm power plug - still same problem. >>- re-boot the computer, reset the programmer - same problem >> >>What the hell is going on? Is there something not right with this thing and >>Win95? >> >>george c >> > >