So I have buggered my programmer. Radioman's software was the beginning. Yes I have used it before for 6.82 and its woes, and no problem. I was trying to update it to 6.85 and that's where things went sideways.
All this is because I couldn't ID, read or program a PIC16F877 in a DIP package.
I found a stash of CCS & melabs DIP & ICSP programmers and both work properly.
Now for my dilemma. I tried to use the saved hex files the Radioman's software makes (4 in all) to program via the ICSP. It wouldn't program the PIC. So I erased it and it programmed just fine.
Well, not really, as the code is there in the internal PIC, but it does nothing. Not even connecting to the USB.
My question is this, does anybody have a raw hex file that I can program on this? Of course it can be a random serial. Whatever works, Please.
Attached is a screenshot of the config screen for which I have no clue if it picked up from the hex dump or is it all wrong. More less frustrated minds are really needed.
Again any help would be appreciated.