Possible to use my own programmer for PIC's? (I'm new to this stuf)

[jensjoachim]

Hey im doing a little project of my own by trying to program a pic. The code is correct but I got this problem, Im using MPLAB IDE and I want to program my PIC in this case a PIC16f57 with my wellon VP-280 is says that it support the PIC but im not sure how to get the code from MPLAB and program it with my programmer.
I´m kinda new to this PIC programming stuf and I dont know much about software and stuf. When I build my project in MPLAB it make this file called "Makefile" can I just load it to the buffer or my programmer or how is it done?
I kinda tryed everything... And im allmost 100% sure that my test circuit is correct.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

You need to locate the assembled file, it will end ".HEX", load that into your programmer software, then burn it to the chip.

 

[jensjoachim]

Yeah I kinda knew that but I cant find it I suppose when you press "Build all" it would make a hex file, but it dosn't.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Yeah I kinda knew that but I cant find it I suppose when you press "Build all" it would make a hex file, but it dosn't.

Does it give you an error message?.

 

[jensjoachim]

Well dont know what I did but it I found it now. Im sorry for wasting your time btw But I got one more question how do it determine the frequency of the clock what I use RC osc?

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Well dont know what I did but it I found it now. Im sorry for wasting your time btw But I got one more question how do it determine the frequency of the clock what I use RC osc?

If you're using an external RC clock it tells you how to calculate the values in the datasheet, personally I've never used it - I use either an external crystal, or the internal oscillator, in devices like the 16F628.

 

[birdman0_o]

An RC osc is not very accurate considering a carbon resistor is 5% and the capacitor is 20% for a total 25% error.