I will have to wait to get back to you on that.  My wife went into labor today
with our first child, so I may be a bit busy for a little bit.

I'm hoping to get some work done on it while she and baby sleep, but you know
how that goes...

-Adam

geocities/yahoo wrote:
>
> Can you share your schematic, PCB layout etc... at the
> http://www.piclist.com/freeicd
> page?
>
> James Newton
> mailto:jamesnewton@geocities.com
> 1-619-652-0593 phone
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: M. Adam Davis <adavis@UBASICS.COM>
> To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 20:55
> Subject: 'Free' ICD working
>
> > I assembled the circuit, programmed the micro, and the ICD works
> > perfectly!
> >
> > A few notes on the current schematic, though:
> > R21 should be 10K
> > R22 should be 1K
> >
> > Everything else is according to the current ICD users guide on the
> > microchip website.
> >
> > I did not use the boost converter section, leaving RC2 unconnected and
> > eliminating everything behind U3.  Instead I hooked +13v directly to the
> > point marked "+13V"
> >
> > Upon power-up, the LED blinks.  When MPLAB connects to the ICD, the LED
> > becomes steady, and appears to remain steady for the remainder of the
> > session.  MPLAB has an option to check the voltage levels, and also to
> > perform a self-check.  Both indicated that everything was working well.
> >
> > I worked through the tutorial.  This is -so- much easier than the usual
> > test, program, figure out what's wrong cycle.  Not only that, but it
> > programs -much- faster than the picstart plus.
> >
> > At any rate, I think I'm going to make a pcb for it and box it.  It will
> > certainly make some things easier.
> >
> > -Adam
> >
>
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