Hey everyone,
So I'm working on a project for university. Because my university graciously does ver ylittle practical, not surprising, I'm stuck because I'm a near-on total newbie to this kind of stuff.
I'm trying to program a PIC16F877A. I have one of those, and a Junebug. I'm trying to figure out howto hook the sucker up to the Junebug, but I have to say I have no idea. The instructions that came with the Junebug are just as cryptic.
First off, the PIC16F877A is indeed a 3.3v uC right?
The diagram in the instructions shows a BUNCH of things that are confusing me. For one, because it's hooked into the ICD, is that good for programming or does that only do debugging?
Next, it shows a bunch of white arrows going to "3.3V," including a lead coming in directly off the 5V pin which puts out a constant ~5V. That makes even less sense to me. What exactly is that trying to say?
Finally, what are the positions of the DIP switches on the board itself?
Any ideas what I could use as a test program when I DO get this sucker running?
Thanks everyone.
So I'm working on a project for university. Because my university graciously does ver ylittle practical, not surprising, I'm stuck because I'm a near-on total newbie to this kind of stuff.
I'm trying to program a PIC16F877A. I have one of those, and a Junebug. I'm trying to figure out howto hook the sucker up to the Junebug, but I have to say I have no idea. The instructions that came with the Junebug are just as cryptic.
First off, the PIC16F877A is indeed a 3.3v uC right?
The diagram in the instructions shows a BUNCH of things that are confusing me. For one, because it's hooked into the ICD, is that good for programming or does that only do debugging?
Next, it shows a bunch of white arrows going to "3.3V," including a lead coming in directly off the 5V pin which puts out a constant ~5V. That makes even less sense to me. What exactly is that trying to say?
Finally, what are the positions of the DIP switches on the board itself?
Any ideas what I could use as a test program when I DO get this sucker running?
Thanks everyone.