16F886

[Ron]

Hi,

I am ready to program my first PIC. I have flowcode Pro V3.1.0.31, is this the latest?

I have an MPLAB ICD2 USB clone programmer.

Since I do not have PPP for the programmer can someone provide me with the proper steps to use MPLAB 7.6.

This is what I think I need to do.

1. in flowcode select 16F886 as target.
2. write the program.
3. compile to ASM.

4. Run MPLAB 7.6
5. Select device 16F886
6. Programmer - select programmer - MPLAB ICD2
7. File - import - select flowcode hex file
8. set the configuration bits <- Can this be done in flowcode?
9. put chip in programmer
10. Programmer - select connect
11. programmer - select program
12. wait until done programming.

Have I missed anything or is one or more steps wrong?

Thanks

Ron

[Steve]

v3.1.0 is the latest.

You should be able to enter the configuration bits into Flowcode - either by "Chip...configure" or entering the suitable 'C' pragma commands into the "defines" section of the "supplementary code" window. This data will then get stored into the HEX file when it is created by Flowcode.

[Benj]

Hello Ron

Yes that should about cover it.

You also should be able to set the configuration bits in Flowcode.

Also you should probably have a verification at the end of programming to make sure the code on the PICmicro is correct.