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Cheers mate. Thanks. ;D

Well, I'm looking to try and erase and reprogram my PIC with the new programmer. I'm thinking of bulding it on veroboard instead of PCB board. I was wondering, about the LPT Cable, is it the normal printer cable? Also, does this programmer uses the printer port instead of the com port? Thanks in advance.

Thanks mate for the reply and sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place, it's just that I've already tried asking there and looking here for another alternative, thanks again.

Well, seeing this is an open help forum, I might as well posting here as I have no luck there over at www.eDrum.info, don't get me wrong, they are really helpful. So hopefully, you good fellas would help me here. Okay, I've just built the Digital Board and just one problem I've encountered. When I applied 5v to the circuit, everything is fine, MIDI Led blinks showing that my PIC is working correctly but the thing is, my LCD doesn't work as it just shows blocks the whole time. Firstly, it'll be shown like this. ||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||| then after a couple of seconds, |||||||||||||||||||||| I think I'm using the right LCD needed. My LCD is 14pins and has 2 Chips which is Hitachi HDD4780 and SANYO LC7930. Any ideas? I'm all ears to any ANY suggestions. Thanks.

Any ideas? I've seen a couple handmade/manual. http://chaokhun.kmitl.ac.th/~kswichit/easy1pcb/Jumpline.jpg How would I do that?

Thanks alot TK. I'm going to give the JDM another go. Btw, breadboard as in this on here. where its solderless. Got it from my teacher but I think its connections are not right so I'm trying it with stripboard. I know a thing or two about soldering as I'm an electronics student. ITE. ::) Anyway, much love to you guys here.

Well, isn't your another module in beta mode? You think I should give it a go? I think I'll try the JDM one more time before reverting to other options. Btw, from the looks of things, the MBHP module looks a little harder than the JDM. Also, is the 40 PIC holder really necessary? I forgot to purchase it whilst at the store. Anyway, I could ask the forum here to burn my PIC FOR FREE??! :o If so, is it really possible because I live in Singapore. :-\ Thanks alot for the replys.

Help.. :( Btw, is it better to build JDM on a PCB/Stripboard or an Breadboard?

Funnily, I've checked the voltages again but this time, the reading is all over the place. Inconsistent, circuit malfunction?

I've rechecked my circuit and fix a couple of short circuits and plug it in, most of the tests are fine except the MCLR test where I get 8v? Anyway, I don't get data in signal from ICPROG. Should I try on another PC? ???

I think the problem is that my PC is not receiving any inputs from my board. Any ideas? :-\

Help.. :-[

I'm having the same problems as you and it seems there's no input signal for me. Don't worry, either TK or some good fellas here will help us. Patience. :)

Hello all, I'm having a problem that is stalling my project's progress. I'm trying to program my PIC using JDM's schematics [designed it with prototype board] with ICPROG software but when I try to program, it says "error 0001h". Any ideas? Here's what I thought might be the problem. 1. I'm using a serial port to my PC and a Yamaha CBX driver, I've installed it but how do I check that my PC is already connected to JDM's programmer? 2. Maybe my connections are wrong on the prototype board but I've done it twice and this time as slow as it goes to ensure everything goes the way it is done. 3. PIC wacked? For me, it's highly unlikely as it's still 2 days old. Help. Also, even when my JDM circuit is not connected to my PC, it still gives the same error. I think now I'm convinced that my computer is not receiving any output. How do I check if my circuit is correct? Anyone used/installed Yamaha CBX driver?