12f675_fuse_about_to_blow!

[Archangel]

Yes, the code Joe wrote is in done in PBP.

BASICS....
When you get your PBP CD there will be a program there called Micr Code Studio (MCS). This is where you will write your code. You can use other editors but MCS is probably best for starters.

Copy Joe's code into MCS or write your own. There are config fuses that need set, Joe did not include that but we can go over that when you are ready.

Joe did not include those, because the "DEFAULT" config located in the 12F675.inc file will work and I did not want to add to his confusion, rather just to demonstrate how simple PBP really is, but I digress, Dave (mackrackit) is right, Configs are something you will have to deal with, regardless of your choice of compiler.
In a nutshell _ _ _ You write a program in C or PBP and compile it into an assembly program, the Assembler, I E MPASM, turns it into a HEX File and your PICKit stuffs it into the PIC. And If you wrote it right then your PIC is Fat, Dumb and Happy Doing what you ordered it to do. And yeah, I know the demo does not support the 675, so 2 bucks? gets you a 12F683 which it does support. As for your programmer, it will stuff the hex from any of the methods available as long as it supports the chip you have chosen. My first programmer was a JDM clone from an eBay seller in Bulgaria for $8.00 US, used Iprog, or PonyProg or one of those freebie programs to operate it. The best part about PBP is this forum, nobody here will steer you wrong intentionally.

[LEDave]

As ever many thanks to you all for your help and guidance.

I'll download the demo tonight and try and convert the program Joe posted earlier in the thread into a HEX file and load it, Ill let you know how I get on, then take it from there.

I do suspect there could be one or two more questions popping up along the way.

Fascinating subject though with loads of possibilities.

Dave

[LEDave]

I've downloaded the demo program and I'm about to buy 10 of these chips.

They are the right ones for Joe's LED program? Can anyone confirm please.

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/s...duct&R=6230178

Dave

[mackrackit]

Those are the correct ones.

[LEDave]

Cheers mackrackit.

They should arrive in two or three days time.

In the meantime I'll try and make a HEX program.

Finger X'd

Dave

[LEDave]

5x12F683 PICS order just placed...........!

[LEDave]

I was looking through some of the helpful links that mackrackit posted on this thread earlier and came across this link below:

http://www.melabs.com/resources/samples.htm#12F675pbp

Half way down the page there's a program to blink an LED using a 12F675 PIC so I thought great, I'll copy the HEX file (link below) which I did.

http://www.melabs.com/resources/samp...BP/BLINKX4.HEX

I then opened up my PICKit classic programmer and tried to copy the saved HEX code (which I'd saved as a notepad document) into the programmer but I couldn't even find the notepad HEX code, it just doesn't show up in my documents.

Any ideas on how to load this copied HEX code into the programmer so I can load it into my 12F675 PIC.

Starting to feel inadequite (I can't even spell it) right now.

One day when I've cracked the learning curve I'll look back at all this and smile...I hope.

Dave