Post by thread:[PIC] 16F877 picstart error

Picers - sorry but i too am a bit of a newbie with the F87X pics. :( I keep getting "programming errors" reported when I send my code to a 16F877 using MPLAB/PICSTART. The program compiles OK, error-free, runs in DEBUG OK, then I programme it & pictstart comes back with .... PICSTART Plus Error Log File Device Type: 16F877 Errors during programming. Configuration bits not programmed. Program Memory Errors ;Hmmm. You get a list of good/Bad addresses but the bad'uns are all 0000. Not all that informative? Address Good Bad 0000: 20AB 0000 0001: 2902 0000 0003: 3FFF 0000 0004: 00A0 0000 ;My config commands look like so ... __CONFIG _CP_OFF & _WRT_ENABLE_ON & _XT_OSC & _WDT_OFF & _PWRTE_ON & _BODEN_OFF & _WRT_ENABLE_ON & _LVP_OFF & _CPD_OFF ;The config bits in the picstart window after programming look like so ... changed them around some, no effect. OSC XT WDT OFF PWR UP TIMER ON CODE PROTECT ON BRWN OUT DETECT ON LV PRGRM DISABLED DATA EE PROTECT OFF FLASH WRITE ENABLED What's wrong? I thought the config settings in the script overide the Config window in Picstart? Missing something here - but what? Thankz if can help - Debbie H. :) Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com

Hi, Last week was the first time I had used a 12F629 and I wired the chip wrong (why is ground on pin 8?). This didn't kill the chip, but the only way to program it now is to first erase the chip and _then_ program it. I have some more 12F629's on order, but aside from this it seems to work fine. If I don't erase the chip I get verification errors as well. But, an erase before the programming causes the verification to succed. I've no idea why. Matthew. -- "Truly the gods have not from the beginning revealed all things to morals, but by long seeking, mortals make progress in discovery." -- Xenophanes of Colophon

Hmm. That's wortha try ... Debbie --- Matthew Miller <spam_OUTnamiller2TakeThisOuTnaxs.net> wrote: > Hi, > > Last week was the first time I had used a 12F629 and I wired the chip > wrong (why is ground on pin 8?). This didn't kill the chip, but the only way > to program it now is to first erase the chip and _then_ program it. I have > some more 12F629's on order, but aside from this it seems to work fine. > > If I don't erase the chip I get verification errors as well. But, an erase > before the programming causes the verification to succed. I've no idea why. > > Matthew. Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com

> If I don't erase the chip I get verification errors as well. But, an erase > before the programming causes the verification to succed. I've no idea > why Erase before Program is part of the routine with any PIC I use now (12F675, 16F88, 16F628, 18F452 with MPLAB/PS+). Possibly something to with the new Flash fabrication, don't know don't care, I just do it. Do you remember having to Erase first before your attempted munting of the 12F629 ?

>Hmm. That's wortha try ... >Debbie >> >> If I don't erase the chip I get verification errors as well. But, an erase >> before the programming causes the verification to succed. I've no idea why. The other thing to watch with the 16F877 is to make sure you have an F877, and not an F877A as the A version has quite different programming algorithm. You must specify the correct one for the programmer.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan B. Pearce" <.....A.B.PearceKILLspam@spam@rl.ac.uk> Subject: Re: [PIC] 16F877 picstart error - another PIC newbie. > The other thing to watch with the 16F877 is to make sure you have an F877, > and not an F877A as the A version has quite different programming algorithm. > You must specify the correct one for the programmer. If I was to guess, I'd say you had an 877 but you were trying to program it as an 877A, so check BOTH the chip type selected, and the letters on the part. Like Alan says, 877 != 877A --McD

cyberia429-piclist@yahoo.com.au wrote: > Picers - sorry but i too am a bit of a newbie with the F87X pics. :( > I keep getting "programming errors" reported when I send my code to a > 16F877 using MPLAB/PICSTART. Are you programming a DIP package directly in the Picstart+ (you are using the "+", right?), or are you trying to program it in-circuit or a different package via some adapter. If any of the latter, try a bare DIP chip in the socket with nothing else connected and see if that works first. ***************************************************************** Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com

Matthew Miller wrote: > Last week was the first time I had used a 12F629 and I wired the chip > wrong (why is ground on pin 8?). This didn't kill the chip, but the > only way to program it now is to first erase the chip and _then_ > program it. Most programmers do an implicit erase as part of the programming operation. Both of mine certainly do this. What programmer are you using? > If I don't erase the chip I get verification errors as well. But, an > erase before the programming causes the verification to succed. I've no > idea why. So *something* changed in the chip when it was hooked up backwards if you didn't see this symptom before. That means it did get damages. I would toss that chip immediately because there is no way to know what other parts are damaged in subtle ways too. Anything this chip does is now suspect, making it worse than useless. ***************************************************************** Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com

On Tue, May 10, 2005 at 06:27:41PM +1200, Jinx wrote: > > If I don't erase the chip I get verification errors as well. But, an erase > > before the programming causes the verification to succed. I've no idea > > why > > Erase before Program is part of the routine with any PIC I use now > (12F675, 16F88, 16F628, 18F452 with MPLAB/PS+). Possibly > something to with the new Flash fabrication, don't know don't care, > I just do it. Do you remember having to Erase first before your > attempted munting of the 12F629 ? Before the chip was mis-wired it would program fine without being erased first. I'm using a PS+ as well. Anyway, I'm trashing the chip as soon as my order of new ones come in! Matthew -- "Drug related crime" is a misnomer, "prohibition related crime" is the more accurate and correct phrase."

--- Olin Lathrop <olin_piclistKILLspamembedinc.com> wrote:> Are you programming a DIP package directly in the Picstart+ (you are using > the "+", right It's a DUD CHIP! :( i changed it over for another. works fine. (Yep - i'm using picstart+, the pic plugged directly into socket.) Don't know what's gone wrong as the chip hasn't suffered any accidents/heating/rev. polarity etc. thankz everybody - probly would have messed about with it all week before swapping over. Debbie Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com