agn015
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Hello,
I am currently working on a project to use text messages to control household appliances. Our concept is to use the Olimex PIC-GSM development board to receive text messages that ask the system to turn on or off the relays built into this board to a PC. My question is what is the proper way to connect the board. I have purchased the Olimex PIC-ICD2-POCKET debugging board, however it states "It's very important your target PIC MCLR to not be connected directly to VCC! During the programming/debugging MCLR goes as high as 13VDC and if your target MCLR is connected directly to target VCC you will blow either PIC-ICD2-POCKET either your target board. Use always 10K pullup resistor from MCLR to VCC." Does this mean I just need to put a 10k resistor at the +12v connection to the PIC-GSM board? I'm trying to program the board using MPLAB IDE. If someone could please walk me through setting up the board to be programmed I would greatly appreciate it, any help at all is appreciated. Thanks!
PIC-GSM board - https://www.olimex.com/dev/pic-gsm.html
PIC-ICD2-POCKET - https://www.olimex.com/dev/pic-icd2-pocket.html
I am currently working on a project to use text messages to control household appliances. Our concept is to use the Olimex PIC-GSM development board to receive text messages that ask the system to turn on or off the relays built into this board to a PC. My question is what is the proper way to connect the board. I have purchased the Olimex PIC-ICD2-POCKET debugging board, however it states "It's very important your target PIC MCLR to not be connected directly to VCC! During the programming/debugging MCLR goes as high as 13VDC and if your target MCLR is connected directly to target VCC you will blow either PIC-ICD2-POCKET either your target board. Use always 10K pullup resistor from MCLR to VCC." Does this mean I just need to put a 10k resistor at the +12v connection to the PIC-GSM board? I'm trying to program the board using MPLAB IDE. If someone could please walk me through setting up the board to be programmed I would greatly appreciate it, any help at all is appreciated. Thanks!
PIC-GSM board - https://www.olimex.com/dev/pic-gsm.html
PIC-ICD2-POCKET - https://www.olimex.com/dev/pic-icd2-pocket.html
