At 04:17 PM 12/20/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi folks,
>I'm brand spakin' new to PICs, and I'm hoping for a little help.
>Moreover, I'm new to the list, so apologies in advance if I offend.
>First, the background: I'm using an Oricom Technologies Sbot28
>controller board, with a PIC16F873 chip. I'm writing code in C, compiled
>with a free demo of PICC, and developed in MPLAB development
>environment. I'm programming the chip with a Microchip PICStart
>Programmer.
>
>The problem? No matter what I do or try, I just can't seem to get any
>output from my PIC. After days of work and frustration, I though I'd
>just give in and ask. Included below is a quick test program I wrote
>just to see if I understood what I'm doing (apparently not):
>
>If anyone has any suggestions, tips, tricks, troubleshooting advice,
>etc. I'd love to hear back.

<snip>

This program looks okay (it should just set pin 12 high and leave it
there).. but.. what are your configuration bit settings? They should
be set in the C program. In particular, how have you set the clock
oscillator? What crystal are you using on the board? Have you checked
that /MCLR is in the proper state?


>Dan (a rank beginner)
>
>#include <PIC1687X.H>   /*Included with PICC*/
>#define OUTPUT 0
>#define INPUT 1
>#define WatchDogTimerClear() asm( "clrwdt")
>
>void main()
>{
>         ADCON1 = 0x07;          /*switch ports to digital I/O*/
>         TRISC1 = OUTPUT;
>
>         RC1 = 1;                        /*PortC, RC1, Pin12 : output
>high*/
>
>         while(1)
>         {
>                 WatchDogTimerClear(); /*Clear the Watchdog Timer*/
>         }/*end while*/
>}/*end main()*/
>
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