I tried that, too. I was doing it wrong at first, and the people who make
the TopMax told me I have to burn the configuration fuses after programming
the chip, so that is what I have been doing for the last few days, (and
I've tried all sorts of combinations of configurations) and sitll, nothing
happens.

Ed

At 10:57 AM 8/8/2001 +1200, you wrote:
>Hi Ed,
>
>My MegaMax programmer maybe similar to your TopMax
>programmer, and I have to manually tell it to program the config
>fuses. Even if I hit the "Auto" button, it programs an verifies OK but
>does not program the config bits untill I tell it to. Try it in the circuit
>and it just doesn't do anything, go back to the programmer and burn
>the config fuses and it's all go! This has caught me out heaps of
>times, usually when I have been programming 8051's for ages and
>forget what I have to do with PICs. I have nominated it to go on the
>100 factoids about PICs list.
>
>Brent Brown
>Electronic Design Solutions
>16 English Street
>Hamilton, New Zealand
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