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Can't program PIC with this system.

I decided to make my PIC evaluation board
http://www.jump.net/~vima/PIC/Controller/brd_control_working_cropped_10a.jpg
compatible with the Olimex dongle programmer (JDM
design)  http://www.olimex.com/dev/pic-pg1.html and to recommend the Bonny
Gijzen software http://www.ic-prog.com

In testing everything, I can read an already programmed '877 part.  I have
a proving environment on a radio shack breadboard with just a 10E4pF cap,
1N4148 protection diode, 10K from gnd to RB3, and the 6 lines to the
connector, so it is not an issue with my PCB.  I made my own
hardware+software programmer from a 68HC11 evaluation board and the PIC
datasheets, so I feel able to troubleshoot many issues.

The voltages appear to be stable (after the erase epoch) at 5 and 13V
during the programming.

The system programs erratically.  I have tried various I/O delays under
settings -> hardware and it does not become reliable.  The '877 part begins
programming 0xFF.  The starting address for the transition is random, but
in the very low memory range of 0x0010 to 0x0030.  The '877A part only
reads back 0x00 in all locations under all circumstances.  I assume the
'877 and '877A are pin compatible and did not modify the breadboard between
them.

This is all using the Windows API.  I do have Settings -> options -> misc
set up to use the NT / 2000 driver, and I do execute the program with
administrator rights.

When I choose the Direct I/O under settings -> hardware, the dongle doesn't
appear to generate any output voltages.  (Again, the hardware does work
under the Windows API settings)

The file ic-prog.sys is in the same directory as the ic-prog.exe.  A key
for it is visible in HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\giveio


Any ideas?
Is there another commercially available programmer that uses this same ICSP
connector?
Is there alternate software that works with Win 2000 and this programmer?




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Aubrey McIntosh, Ph.D.


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