I asked:
> > I just tried to program a 16C57-04/XP (old but straight from tube)
> > but the PicStart+ gives a head of errors upon programming and
> > it (the chip) does not seem to be programmed correctly. I have
> > the latest MPLAB & firmware. I used to program these a few years
> > ago with a PicStart 16B with no trouble at all. Any clues ?
> > A second new chip gave identical results. Weird huh!

Olin replied:
>Try doing a blank test first.  This will catch communication errors with
>little chance of programming gobbledygook into your OTP parts.  It might
>also catch parts that aren't really blank.

I did that on the second chip. It did report that the config word
was not blank but that would be right for an XT part wouldn't it?

>I'm assuming you've done the obvious, like set MPLAB for the right processor
>and plugged the processor into the ZIF socket the right way.

Yes and yes !
Regards...

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