Bootloader and configs, EEprom

[mister_e]

Within EPIC software menus, you should be able to see and modify the configuration fuses.

If you want to edit them, well do it within EPIC software then save changes (make sure you made abackup of the file BEFORE)

If you want to use another Crystal/OSC value, you'll also need to modify the Bootloader firmware, it use USART so you want to spot the related USART registers (SPBRG, RCSTA at least) to alway keep the same Baudrate.

Scalerobotics did a short tutorial in the Wiki that show 1 method to deal with it.

PS: broken record again...

[MOUNTAIN747]

Thanks mister_e, I'll give it a shot...

[mister_e]

Poor Walter, he got no love

Come on everybody, say it loud and proudly :"We love you Walter!"

[ScaleRobotics]

Poor Walter, he got no love

Come on everybody, say it loud and proudly :"We love you Walter!"

And I thought NO one cared! Thanks Mr. E

[mister_e]

Life's so hard when you're managed by a garlic bulb buddy... I feel your pain

[MOUNTAIN747]

Mister_e, after doing my homework, it looks like the MCBloader 16F876a_20 uses the config word 3F72 after opening the Bloader with Mel Labs Programmer. ( I don’t have a Pickit2) This value will turn off WDT. This is what Charles suggests but my program uses the PBP SLEEP command. I need to change the config to 3F76. If I use Word Pad to open 16F876a_20 and look for “3F72” . Word Pad seems to invert the bytes of each word so I search for “723F”. I find in the next to the last line “:02400E0072EFFF”. The last three bytes are of interest. 72EFFF. “72EFFF” is actually “EF72” followed by byte “FF” I think. If I’m right, a change here should do the trick. Please give me your valued wisdom on this change before I destroy this file and perhaps a $5 part in the process.
Thanks