PICKit 2 USART

HI All

I have look on the website (swordfish) where it use PICKIT 2 to Tx/Rx from PC directly using UART Tool.
http://www.digital-diy.net/18F%20Exa...CKit2UART.aspx

I had tried to do it as the website above with the following code. But FAILED!!
On the UART Tool:-
Echo is ON. When I type Hello, the screen only shown Hello Once and does not shown Hello Twice (send and echo). WHY??

Code:

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DEFINE OSC 4

' Set baud rate
DEFINE HSER_BAUD 9600

DEFINE HSER_CLROERR 1

datain VAR BYTE

main:

    HSerin [datain]
    HSerout [datain]
   
   
GoTo main

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Thanks

Peter

You haven't enabled the serial port according to the PBP manual. All you've done is set the baud rate. That's it. HSERIN/HSEROUT are talking to a register that 'doesn't care' until you set the right DEFINEs.
Have a look, add the code, see what happens.

Hi

I had added in the Define as below. I'm using PIC16F877A and 4 MHz.
I enter "a" and click send. There are nothing echo back. "a" only show once when the echo button is checked.
Any idea???

Code:

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DEFINE OSC 4

DEFINE HSER_RCSTA 90h
DEFINE HSER_TXSTA 20h
DEFINE HSER_BAUD 9600
DEFINE HSER_SPBRG 6
DEFINE HSER_CLROERR 1

datain VAR BYTE

main:

    HSerin [datain]
    HSerout [datain]
   
GoTo main

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Any suggestion ???

Thanks

Peter

Did you try swapping the Rx/Tx pins on one end?
And while you're at it, try 2400 baud, instead of 9600. Yes, 9600 should work...but 2400 should be a bit more reliable if there are other problems.