Flashing a PIC16F1840
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 4:12 am
Hi all,
I just added this to a post that turned out to be a V6 section but I have Matrix M v4, however the same applies: Basically I see these chips are included for PICkit2 but I cant seem to get them into PICkit2s listing for device selection at programming stage.
I have a PICkit2 Programmer (with red button) and also want to programme PIC16F1840 (and 720 /721 as well). I have followed all the info as per Matrix v6 forum under this same heading but I see no change in the device listing when I want to select any of those 3 to programme. What concerns me is that although I now have the v1.62.14 (re-named to PK"DeviceFile.dat sitting in the same file as V2.61 and the original.DAT file re-named, I dont get any of the table shown in the fv6 orum images and therefore no way of choosing baseline, mid-range or anything else! I just get a relatively small listing of various chips which doesnt have the ones I need. I have restarted the computer in case the changes needed that but to no avail. Can someone tell me where I am going wrong...
Incidently, I am not able to load MPLAB IDE using the disc enclosed with the device but neither am I able to download it from the web either - both methods send the web/computer haywire and it says "web not responding" and I can only stop it by turning off computer in mid-stream. No problem generally or with downloading or any other problems - anyone got any reason for it? Luckily I dont need it as I use Flowcode. Actually I find Microchip REAL help and info pretty poor! The chips are good though!
Chris
I just added this to a post that turned out to be a V6 section but I have Matrix M v4, however the same applies: Basically I see these chips are included for PICkit2 but I cant seem to get them into PICkit2s listing for device selection at programming stage.
I have a PICkit2 Programmer (with red button) and also want to programme PIC16F1840 (and 720 /721 as well). I have followed all the info as per Matrix v6 forum under this same heading but I see no change in the device listing when I want to select any of those 3 to programme. What concerns me is that although I now have the v1.62.14 (re-named to PK"DeviceFile.dat sitting in the same file as V2.61 and the original.DAT file re-named, I dont get any of the table shown in the fv6 orum images and therefore no way of choosing baseline, mid-range or anything else! I just get a relatively small listing of various chips which doesnt have the ones I need. I have restarted the computer in case the changes needed that but to no avail. Can someone tell me where I am going wrong...
Incidently, I am not able to load MPLAB IDE using the disc enclosed with the device but neither am I able to download it from the web either - both methods send the web/computer haywire and it says "web not responding" and I can only stop it by turning off computer in mid-stream. No problem generally or with downloading or any other problems - anyone got any reason for it? Luckily I dont need it as I use Flowcode. Actually I find Microchip REAL help and info pretty poor! The chips are good though!
Chris