On 29/04/2011 17:29, slippyr4 wrote: > Hi All, > > I am trying to get my ICD3to talk to a 12f629. I've never used this part > before. > > I have a brand new 12f629, never flashed, and i've wired it up as follows= - > > pin 1 -> supply 5v + ICD3 Pin 2 (Vdd) > pin 8 -> supply gnd + ICD3 Pin 3(Gnd) > > pin 4 -> ICD3 Pin 1 (MCLR) > pin 7 -> ICD3 Pin 4 (ICSPDAT) > pin 6 -> ICD3 Pin 5 (ICSPCLOCK) Have you got a bypass cap across Vdd and Gnd? Have you checked with a scope the DAT/CLK waveforms look okay during=20 connection? (also power/MCLR pins too) --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .