Hello to all,

I have the EasyPIC4 Development board and I have built quite a few projects on it with PBP2.47
I also use MicroCODE studio Plus, and I have updated to the latest version 3.0.0.5
I never used ICD and wanted to try, but for unknown reason the MicroCODE Studio ICD works quite erratically. You have to try and connect at least 10-15 times before
it connects, then it hangs...

For most projects I use a 16F877A or the 876A. To test it, I made a simple 2 LED blinky program to try.
As the user manual states, it is important with the Defines for oscillator ...(I tried 4(XT) and also 20(HS))

It sometimes connects and plays through the code sequence, but after 1min it freezes...

So I tried the following...

1)Buy shorter serial cable 1 metre
2)Configure serial port from 19200 to 9600baud in Control Panel 8-N-1 (No flow control)
3)I changed motherboard serial port COM1 to PCI serial port card COM3 and COM4 (I use it for my plotter)
4)I checked all jumpers on my DEV board Serial is on RC7 (RX) and RC6 (TX)
5)I read Mister_E comments on pressing the reset button on board before connecting.
6)I also used TRISC to make input and output pins for serial...

The COM ports all work well and are true RS232 levels...

Hmmm, I am lost. Any suggestions?