Post by thread:[PIC] MPlab 7.62 and PICKIT2 debug?

OK, so I downloaded 7.62, installed and it works fine. Finds the PICKIT2 and I can program using it but it gives me an error for debug PK2Error0028: Unable to enter debug mode Anyone know what this means? The target is 18F4525, debugger runs fine in the ICD2 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Grrrrrrr....nevermind....bit me again power up timer has to be disabled.... makes me wonder tho...sometimes it works fine in debug...other times crashed. but none the less, PICKIT2 is working as the debugger. alan smith <spam_OUTmicro_eng2TakeThisOuTyahoo.com> wrote: OK, so I downloaded 7.62, installed and it works fine. Finds the PICKIT2 and I can program using it but it gives me an error for debug PK2Error0028: Unable to enter debug mode Anyone know what this means? The target is 18F4525, debugger runs fine in the ICD2 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

alan smith wrote: > OK, so I downloaded 7.62, installed and it works fine. Finds the PICKIT2 and I can program using it but it gives me an error for debug > > PK2Error0028: Unable to enter debug mode > > Anyone know what this means? The target is 18F4525, debugger runs fine in the ICD2 Does your PICkit2 have the latest hardware update - or do you have two external 4K7 pulldowns on PGC and PGD? -- Timothy J. Weber http://timothyweber.org

On 11/4/07, alan smith <.....micro_eng2KILLspam@spam@yahoo.com> wrote: > OK, so I downloaded 7.62, installed and it works fine. > Finds the PICKIT2 and I can program using it but it gives me an error for debug > > PK2Error0028: Unable to enter debug mode > > Anyone know what this means? The target is 18F4525, > debugger runs fine in the ICD2 in ... > power up timer has to be disabled.... > > makes me wonder tho...sometimes it works fine in debug...other times crashed. > > but none the less, PICKIT2 is working as the debugger. > PICkit 2 debugger support in MPLAB 7.62 is considered to be beta. You might want to read the PICkit 2 Faq here: http://forum.microchip.com/tm.aspx?m=270347 You should also read the help for MPLAB ICD2 since PICKit 2 debugging should be the same as ICD2 in theory. Walter is working hard to get better PICKit 2 debugging support integrated to MPLAB 8.0. Xiaofan

doubt it has that....maybe thats why its acting wierd on me for debug. Programs fine of course. "Timothy J. Weber" <twKILLspamtimothyweber.org> wrote: alan smith wrote: > OK, so I downloaded 7.62, installed and it works fine. Finds the PICKIT2 and I can program using it but it gives me an error for debug > > PK2Error0028: Unable to enter debug mode > > Anyone know what this means? The target is 18F4525, debugger runs fine in the ICD2 Does your PICkit2 have the latest hardware update - or do you have two external 4K7 pulldowns on PGC and PGD? -- Timothy J. Weber http://timothyweber.org

Ah ha! The pulldowns are specifically for debugging. You would have them if your PICkit2 has a red button - or if you added them yourself, of course. I prefer adding them externally, rather than on the PICkit2 board, as it makes the PICkit2 a bit more versatile. alan smith wrote: {Quote hidden}> doubt it has that....maybe thats why its acting wierd on me for debug. Programs fine of course. > > "Timothy J. Weber" <.....twKILLspam.....timothyweber.org> wrote: alan smith wrote: >> OK, so I downloaded 7.62, installed and it works fine. Finds the PICKIT2 and I can program using it but it gives me an error for debug >> >> PK2Error0028: Unable to enter debug mode >> >> Anyone know what this means? The target is 18F4525, debugger runs fine in the ICD2 > > Does your PICkit2 have the latest hardware update - or do you have two > external 4K7 pulldowns on PGC and PGD? -- Timothy J. Weber http://timothyweber.org

>You would have them if your PICkit2 has a red button - I thought we had got to the point where the colour of the button was not an indicator of the mod being done. It would appear that some production units around the 'crossover point' had the original colour button, or maybe the red button got introduced before the modification, I cannot remember the order.

It is not hard to add those resistors, capacitors and change the resistor from 10K to 1K. Microchip posted a pdf version of "howto" on the forum. Funny N. New Bedford, MA http://www.AuElectronics.selfip.com {Original Message removed}

Alan B. Pearce wrote: >> You would have them if your PICkit2 has a red button - > > I thought we had got to the point where the colour of the button was not an > indicator of the mod being done. It would appear that some production units > around the 'crossover point' had the original colour button, or maybe the > red button got introduced before the modification, I cannot remember the > order. Ah - I remembered some extra bit of chaos but forgot that that was it. I was just going by the update PDF, which makes the blanket claim about the red button. -- Timothy J. Weber http://timothyweber.org