I was waiting to see if anyone else posted, but I have not been able to get the new firmware to do anything.
If I use the original version 4 firmware, everything works fine. If I use the test, test2 or test3 version, I do not get anything from the SSC. When I run the Smart String Utility, I do not get anything flashing or anything.
I was curious how the ones who have gotten it to work are programming the PIC and what version of the Microchip software they are using. Also, are they running the smart string utility with a USB dongle or Etherdongle?
I have tried both version 1 and version 3 of the standalone pickit3 programming utility with the same results. I am using an Etherdongle to program start channel and test. I have not tried with a USB dongle yet.
Rick P.