> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Duffy [SMTP:david@AUDIOVISUALDEVICES.COM.AU]
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 8:38 AM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Re: [PIC]: 17C44/JW in Oz (MPLAB/PS+ Rant)
>
> >>Who in Australia sells the 17C44/JW in one-offs at a good price?
> >>Farnell & RS want ~AU$55 + tax each!
> >
> >Arrow Electronics Australia Pty. Ltd.
>
> I'd forgotten about them - I normally buy all the Microchip stuff from
> Future.
>
> >If they won't sell you one, let me know and I'll try to help. I need one
> >more myself.
>
> It's for (if you hadn't guessed) for my PicStart+ so I can flip back to
> version 2.3 of
> the programming firmware for use with MPLAB 5.5, as the latest firmware
> doesn't
> connect to the 16 bit MPLAB without throwing a tantrum every few seconds.
> When
> I asked Microchip support they just told me to buy another chip!  They
> offered no
> explanation on why you can't use the old MPLAB with the new firmware. This
> is a
> real pain because the old firmware doesn't support the 12F6xx and the new
> MPLAB
> doesn't support the 12C509! Someone at Microchip really needs to get this
> sorted.
> David...
>
Version 5.7.40 which is the lastest 16bit version does support the 12C509.
Maybe you could try using this version with the latest PS+ firmware?

Regards

Mike


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