Nicola Perotto wrote: > And there is a capacitor (100 nF) between vdd and vss pins??? > Nic > I always do so, yes. You might be able to drop it to 10-20nF. --Bob > WH Tan wrote: > >> Hello Pete, >> >> Just to confirm one thing... PIC18F452 has 2 Vdd and 2 Vss pins. Have you >> connected up each pair? >> >> Best regards, >> >> WH Tan >> >> >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu]On Behalf >>> Of peteHVAC >>> Sent: 09 August 2006 09:59 >>> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. >>> Subject: [PIC] ICD2 pinout help >>> >>> >>> Hello, After setting everything up on another computer running >>> Windows 2000 >>> I managed to program a chip read it back and all was well. No errors found >>> the >>> 18f452 and reported all about it. Now for the part that's killing >>> me. After >>> this bit of success it's back to not finding the chips GRRRRRRRR. >>> >>> Could I be having some kind of funky ground problem? >>> PC, ICD, brick supply, breadboard should all have a common ground? >>> Should I call this ICD dead? >>> >>> I'm going to bed now. My head hurts :( >>> Thanks, Pete >>> >>> PS. I installed Mplab 4.1. >>> >>> >> >> -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist