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[Groundloop]

@groundloop

I have the pickit2 board and programmer. Can I put the pic16F88 on the pickit2 board and reprogram the pic controller with one of your downloaded files?

If so which one I must try first?

Jesus

Jesus,

Forget about programming the PIC for a while. The board is ready to run and has been
tested OK before I sent it to you. Your first task should be getting the communication
between the board and you PC going so that you can use the board in you settings.

The functions of the board is controlled from a menu shown in the Hyperterminal.
You should focus on getting this to work first. Without this communication the board
is of no use at all.

You can always start to change the program code later on when you have checked
out the board functions and want the board to behave differently than I have programmed it.

Please get the Hyperterminal communication between the board and you PC going first.
Did you try to connect and disconnect the battery several times when the board was connected
and the Hyperterminal was running and connected to the board via the USB dongle?

Groundloop.

[nievesoliveras]

@groundloop

I found that the battery's negative wire, even though it seemed well connected, was broken inside. I repaired it and the result is on the graphic.

Jesus

[Groundloop]

Jesus,

Great now you have the switch ready to be used.

Try connecting a LED in series with a 330 Ohm resistor
to the switch connector + on LED on pin 1 on connector.
The resistor (in series with the - on LED) to ground.
(Ground on the connector has a black marking.)

Then run the switch and adjust frequency etc. from the Hyperterminal menu.

Groundloop.

[nievesoliveras]

Jesus,

Great now you have the switch ready to be used.

Try connecting a LED in series with a 330 Ohm resistor
to the switch connector + on LED on pin 1 on connector.
The resistor (in series with the - on LED) to ground.
(Ground on the connector has a black marking.)

Then run the switch and adjust frequency etc. from the Hyperterminal menu.

Groundloop.

Thank you @groundloop!

I will try it tomorrow during the day.

Jesus

[nievesoliveras]

@groundloop

I just finished testing the board.

I put 2 Leds with their respective resistors on the three way connector.
One was a green led, the other a big hat led (it was what I had available)

They worked well for a few minutes then they just stop working. First the green one, then the big hat. I checked with my led checker and they are blown.

Before this happened I press the number 5 to put the program on auto run, then I tried the number seven to see if it increased the frequency and it had no visible increase on flashing speed.

I tried a couple of times hitting number 8 to decrease the speed and it also does not decrease the speed of flashings.

Suddenly the green one stop working, the big hat followed after a few seconds.

Jesus