PICKit2 - warning about configuration words

[botsmaker]

I went back to using the pickit2 with the 16f88 and now it will program. Still get a "hex file not loaded error", but at the end of programming I get the green box.

The problem is intermittent. I got less failure when running power of the board instead of powering through the pickit2. In other words, it always programmed.

I did manage to build my own 4 digit meter with a 16f88 and PBP using some of the example code at MEL about driving led displays. This meter will display from 0 to 100.0 volts if you use a rail to rail opamp instead of the LT1077 I got in it now. Below are links to drawing and code.
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Drawing

[mackrackit]

The problem is intermittent. I got less failure when running power of the board instead of powering through the pickit2. In other words, it always programmed.

Back when I was using a PIC Start I had to add a couple of capacitors across VDD-VSS or it would not program some of the 18Fs.

Maybe a similar problem???

[botsmaker]

I added a photo of the meter at my profile album. I designed a pcb to make up the circuit and had Expresspcb make it. The board can be configured into a frequency counter or event counter. Just load a different program for a new function. Its a multipurpose board. You can also bring out the ports through a 16 pin ribbon connector instead of a 4 digit display.

[mackrackit]

Looks like a useful piece of work! I like the dual function idea.