Jason DeVore wrote:
>Im using the 16f873 at 8MHz.  The problem is I cannot get the UART to
>work.  It works fine on the pic demo board with an RC resonator at 1.2
>Mhz.  I have a seperate board with an 8Mhz crystal (the one specified in
>the manual) and 2 33pf capacitors.  The actual clock frequency is 7.81
>Mhz.
>
> The baud rate generator is set for high speed and with a value of 12
>for 9600. The programmer is also set to HS.
>
> Am i missing anything?
>

Looking in the datasheet tables for 9600 baud for a "7.1" Mhz xtal:

for "low" rate, SPBRG = 11
for "high" rate, SPBRG = 46

Looks like you mixed the modes. Try BRGH=0, plus 12 for 7.8 mhz xtal.

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