So assume what we know :-) - You have the latest firmware from Microchip website for your PicStart Plus? - You have the latest version of MPLAB? - You use this circuit and it does not do the job? (no any components attached to pins 1,3 and 6 + you have the 100nF and the diode?) o Vdd | Z Z 22k Z 10F206 | (SOT23) D1 \/ +------+ | +---GP0/PGD -|1 6|- GP3/MCLR/Vpp--+--o-1 Vpp | Vss+-|2 5|- Vdd-----+--------o-2 Vdd | +-GP1/PGC|-|3 4|- GP2 | +-----o-3 Vss (ICSP conn) | | | +------+ 100nF == | +---o-4 PGD | | | | | | +-o-5 PGC | | +-------------------+--+ | | | | o | | | | GND | | | +-----------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------+ Tamas On 4/9/07, Jinx wrote: > > > Everything but 10Fs works fine, so I'm suspecting MPLAB, > > and am downloading 7.50 now. Hopefully it will be the solution. > > If it is or it isn't I'll let you know > > It isn't > > Tried pspls44001.hex and then pspls45001.hex. No good. Just > the same errors as before. Checked connections, again, and put > another 10F on the board > > > Another solution is to buy the US$35 PICkit2 and solve > > all your issues > > But that's not going to happen today is it. I have an EasyProg > but it's not been tested or set up yet due to time constraints. It > may be that now is the hour, after a quick grovel to the client > > Some 3-hour job that turned out to be. Now I know how the > crew of the S.S. Minnow felt. Although they did have the extreme > annoyance of Bob Denver as well > > I'd like to know if anyone has programmed a 10F with the PS+ > > Googled around and had a quick look through the forums but > didn't see anyone with this sort of problem > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- unPIC -- The PIC Disassembler http://unpic.sourceforge.net -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist