So who has experience with these things. I have spent the past 3 days trying to get any of my pics to talk to the computer and have had 0 luck. I can load led blinking programs and they work fine but I am having so much trouble, I can't tell if its my max232, wiring, or any of these bootloaders. I would like to test the set up with a basic serial out program but I end up finding code for other chips that I then have to modify and then am unsure if thats causing the problem. Anyone have some simple code for a 16f876a with a 4mhz crystal that would send a character out on the serial port, at least that way I could be sure that isn't the problem. I wish I had a 20mhz crystal right now since thats what most examples run on but they are usually for the 877a anyways.
I would really like to start working with the 18f252 since that is far superior but if I can't get anything to go to the serial port I am reluctant. I would love to get the bootloaders working so I could build the chip into a circuit and reprogram it without the programmer and without possibly damaging other components.
I would really like to start working with the 18f252 since that is far superior but if I can't get anything to go to the serial port I am reluctant. I would love to get the bootloaders working so I could build the chip into a circuit and reprogram it without the programmer and without possibly damaging other components.