PIC16F690 / ICD-U40

[Steve H]

Hey all - perhaps someone can help me.

I am running my usual setup - Compiler 4.032 / ICD-U40 with Firmware 2.014.

This works fine with all my development boards.

I designed a new board using the 16F690 and when trying to download using the ICD - I get the Target not found error.

After carefully checking all the connections I think the circuit is connect correctly and the PIC is good (I have a oscillation on OSC OUT).

Is there something I have to do to get the multipurpose MCLR and PGC/PGD pins setup first?

This is the first time I have ever had an issue programming a chip.

Could it be the ICD-U40 Firmware? I can't seem to find the page with the current drivers.

Thanks for the help - Steve H.

[Guest]

Duh! This was total pilot error. Somehow I convinced myself that I did not have to hook up the target Vdd to the ICD. Then I remembered that the target Vdd is used by the ICD output drivers.

Simple enough fix - just another pretty wire....

;-)

Steve H.