Problems with PPP V3

[Jan van de Vooren]

Hi there,

I work with Flowcode 4 for PIC Professional Licence V4.2.3.58
And Flowcode worked fine till now,
At ones I can configure the chip anymore, as soon I click on the button Chip - Configure, Flowcode "hangs".
I see the PPPv3 Icon on the taskmenu in the bottom of my screen but that's it.
I tried to uninstall en re-install the original flowcode V4 and the patch and also the PPP v3 from the (small CD) but that doesn't help.
I can compile to C, Hex and Device, but not configure the chip.
So Flowcode itselfs works fine But the problem is the PPP I think.
What can I do to solve the problem, please help me.
And this always comes on the very wrong moment, because I have to deliver a project this week but...................................!!

Waiting on your early reply,

Regards, Jan

[medelec35]

Hi Jan,
Have you got a firewall or antivirus that's blocking the ppp application.
With my firewalls I have used in the pass e.g Comodo and Privatefirewall, I had has to select ok to run.
But Comodo did not always give me that option hence had some parts of flowcode that did not want to work.

Perhaps you can try replacing ypur current PPP with PPP in the attached file.
The location should be either:
for 32bit windows C:\Program Files\Matrix Multimedia\Flowcode V4\Tools
for 64bit windows C:\Program Files (x86)\Matrix Multimedia\Flowcode V4\Tools

If it still does not work then as a temporary get you out of trouble until someone else can help.
You could either download programmers software like
http://www.asix.net/tools/prg_presto.htm
(you don't need the programmer to use the software)
Or MPLAB etc
You can use any of those to import Hex file, then select configuration bits, then save hex file.
Or If you would like to either post your Flowchart or PM if you don't want it to be made public along with required configuration settings, then I can make the changes for you and re-post or PM you the newly generated hex file back to you.

Either way, you should be able to get a hex file today with correct embedded configuration settings.

[Jan van de Vooren]

Hi Medelec 35,

Many thanks for your quick reply,
I tried what you mentioned, it was not the firewall (it works for 5 years already in the same way).
I What i did is, install the new PPP from the Zip file you send me. And change the direction from COMMON to TOOLS directory.
Than i tried and found out that I have the same problem, but i see just on the right side of my screen that the window is out of sight for me.
I just can take the left line and pull it to the left. Than everything is ok.
But i have the same problem when I push the Option button on the screen.
And that is the same problem, it is out of sight for me.
I change the resolution for a while so i can get it. But the question is now.
How can I change the "start"position from those windows on the screen when I open the configuration screen?

But beside this issue, it seems there is still something wrong with writing the HEX file to the processor (16F88)
Before the problems started, the program worked fine also in the simulation, but now not on the board anymore.

I hope You can help me with this.
I also will try to find the solution myself of course.

Many thanks for now,

Jan.

[Jan van de Vooren]

Hi Medelec,

I found out that the configuration settings for the 16F88 config 1 and config 2 is different in your new PPPv3.

Now I know that the old PPP worked but was out of screen (happens when you use 2 monitors).

So I changed to thw old one again and checked the difference between them. Config 1 Has to Be 0x3F2A and config 2 Has to Be = 0x3FFC !
Than everything works fine again.

So the only thing is now how to get the screens on the place where I want when I start the config screen.

If You know a solution, please let me know.

Thanks a lot for now,

Regards Jan.

[medelec35]

Hi Jan,
I'm looking into the config differences.
do you know what the config settings are of the ppp that I posted that causes hardware not to work.

Thanks

Martin

[Jan van de Vooren]

Hi Martin,

I try to reproduce but i can't. I think config 2 was 0x3FFF in stead of 0x3FFC.

further see img.

I also saw that the ID Location in some settings (not yours) was 0x2008 and than 0x2007 and in this setting is now 0x2006.

But now it is working.
Thanks for your help Martin,

Greetings Jan

[medelec35]

ok no worries.

config 2 was 0x3FFF

That is when configuration settings have not been altered and left as manufacture default settings.
If config 1 was 0x3FFF, then hardware will defiantly not work at all.
With config2 set at 0x3FFF hardware should work just fine since 0x3FFC should only change Fail safe monitor & internal switch over modes.
Still as long as your hardware is working, that's the important thing,

Martin