Hmm, I made it work for a flashing LED. This is weird, you need to power the 16F1454 chip with 5V. It won't get programmed if I power it with 3V. I have never seen this for a regular 16F chip.
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Here is an example of a neat little solar panel tracker that I built for a NiMh battery charger. I decided to build it for a variety of reasons - - -
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Re: PIC16F1454 Connecting To USB Doesn't Work
Those chips are the cheapest 18F with USB according to the Microchip Advanced Selector Chip tool. I'll order some and give it a try.
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