no, the RS-232 cable. afaik, rsr232 allows up to 15M On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:07:24 -0700, Bob Axtell wrote= : > You mean the RJ12 cable was over 2 METERS long? > I never allow mine to be longer than 18 inches. >=20 > --Bob >=20 > Hern=E1n Freschi wrote: >=20 > >seems like I found the problem. I was using a very long cable (5m). I > >found a shorter cable (2m) and now it works. > > > >hjf > > > >On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:46:42 -0300, Hern=E1n Freschi wrote: > > > > > >>well so I now finally have communication with the ICD2. I can see the > >>voltages and it passes the self tests. But I have a problem when > >>trying to download the operating system. It goes on a little and then > >>MPLAB just exits without previous warning. > >>Any ideas? I'm using XP SP2 on an Athlon XP 2200. > >> > >>hjf > >> > >>On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 11:47:46 -0300, Hern=E1n Freschi wrote: > >> > >> > >>>OK I just downloaded the firmware again, just for the heck of it. An= d got this: > >>> > >>>MPLAB ICD 2 Ready > >>>Connecting to MPLAB ICD 2 > >>>...Connected > >>>ICD0082: Failed MPLAB ICD 2 operation > >>> > >>>some progress finally! > >>>now I have to check what that error is > >>> > >>>hjf > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > > > >=20 > -- > Note: To protect our network, > attachments must be sent to > attach@engineer.cotse.net . > 1-866-263-5745 USA/Canada > http://beam.to/azengineer >=20 > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist