jrz126
Active Member
I'm trying to incorporate a 24FJ series pic into my senior design project and I'm running into a bit of trouble getting the Pickit2 to recognize and program the chip.
The main problem is that it is a surface mount device. I found a 'surf board' from futurelec for like $0.90. Unfortunitly, I bent one of the pins (just so happened to be MCLR) when I was soldering it. I tried to straighten it, but it broke off (I tried testing it with the pickit before trying to fix it)
I'm hoping that I was having problems because of the MCLR pin. I tried testing just the Pickit part by just connecting the minimum # of pins, (All the VDD's and VSS's, MCLR, PGC1, PGD1, and the pins needed to drive the VDD core) I was getting the 2.5V across the VDD Core cap, but it still wouldnt recognize it.
I'm going to resolder another pic onto the surfboard tomorrow, but I just wanted to see if there was anything that I'm missing?
The main problem is that it is a surface mount device. I found a 'surf board' from futurelec for like $0.90. Unfortunitly, I bent one of the pins (just so happened to be MCLR) when I was soldering it. I tried to straighten it, but it broke off (I tried testing it with the pickit before trying to fix it)
I'm hoping that I was having problems because of the MCLR pin. I tried testing just the Pickit part by just connecting the minimum # of pins, (All the VDD's and VSS's, MCLR, PGC1, PGD1, and the pins needed to drive the VDD core) I was getting the 2.5V across the VDD Core cap, but it still wouldnt recognize it.
I'm going to resolder another pic onto the surfboard tomorrow, but I just wanted to see if there was anything that I'm missing?