Programmer issuse

Hey Gang
I've been fighting with a problem for a few days now with no luck.
Recently(few month ago) purchased PICBasic Pro, which hasnt been used
until last week. My programmer used in the past with other software will
not work with PBP, and every attempt at using a bootloader with 16F876
fails because MCS cant find programmer dispite the Define LOADER_USED 1
inserted in code. My programmer will load a bootloader hex file.

What am I doing wrong? Is MCS Plus required? Is it a hardware issuse?

Any and all ideas are welcomed.

Thanks in advance for your time.
Gordon

You need to use the Melabs Loader hardware as stated in the help file (Help>Loader help Topic>>Hardware requirement). It's MAX232 based. In the View> Compile and Program option>> programmer menu, you need to choose MicroCode Loader as default programmer.

Once done just hit F10 to compile and program your PIC via your PC som port. And yes you need MCS Plus to do that.

Of course you should load the right bootloader .HEX file in your PIC first.

Thanks Steve.
I recall reading what you posted in the help file. But for some reason it
rings a bit more clear the way you put.

Gordon