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Hardware => Lynx MR16 / 16 CH DC Controller => Topic started by: holland lights on October 19, 2012,

Title: pic programming issues
Post by: holland lights on October 19, 2012,

I just built a mr16 and i cannot get this chis to program. I downloaded the firmware from the wiki page for the mr16, and have tried pic kit 2 and 3.  I can plug a pic18f1220 from a ssr4 and it can read it and write back on the chip, but when i plug in the pic18f1220 for the mr16 and load the .hex file i get an error. Th error says "programming failed at EE Data address oxoo12.  I mean i am not nw to this, but i do not know if its the chip or the .hex file not working.

Title: Re: pic programming issues
Post by: holland lights on October 19, 2012,

well i thought hmmm i wonder, i pluged the chip for the mr`6 into the programming dock and loaded up the ssr4 .hex and the chip programed.

So something is messing up with the .hex file for the mr16.

Title: Re: pic programming issues
Post by: chrisatpsu on October 19, 2012,

try redownloading the file, or even saving it in a new spot, and try again

Title: Re: pic programming issues
Post by: holland lights on October 19, 2012,

hmm well it worked when i programed it from my laptop.  I dunno what is up with that, i am not a computer nerd, so i dunno why my show computer is not wanting to program it.

Title: Re: pic programming issues
Post by: tbone321 on October 20, 2012,

Are they using the same hex file?  Did you reboot the machine that was having issues?  Sometimes it is as simple as that.

Title: Re: pic programming issues
Post by: holland lights on October 20, 2012,

I may just have to erase it off the show computer, i dunno. I got the mr16 up and working now, i just has some joints that was not soldered as well as what i had thought. luckily i know how to diagnose boards and check all of the connections with a meter.