This sounds like what I'm seeing with my '871 (see previous post). If you figure it out, please let me know! Dave Johnson At 5:57 PM +0100 8/13/01, Alan Gorham wrote: >Hello All > >I have a 16F874 and I would like to download it's target firmware >using a PicStart Plus. >I have read Microchip's Technical Brief TB016 on Implementing ICSP >on 16F87X parts, >I have been a good boy and searched the piclist archives and >discovered that there may be >an issue with the status of pin RB3 when programming, but otherwise >it seems straightforward. > >I am using the CC5x C compiler within MPLAB and I am just >downloading an empty main >program in order to prove the ICSP link. > >The error that I am getting says that the configuration bits are not >being set. Can anyone think >of a reason for this or where I may be going wrong? > >Any suggestions greatly appreciated! > >Alan Gorham > >Embedded Systems Engineer >Microtima Ltd >Ouseburn Mews >3-7 Stepney Bank >Newcastle upon Tyne >NE1 2PW > >Tel: 0191 2304411 >Fax: 0191 2304422 > >-- >http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! >email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body