[SOLVED] Problems programing PIC 16f628A in C

[rgc]

I wrote a very simple C program on MPLAB to set all ports to high on a PIC 16F628A, it built okay on HI-TECH C, no erros, and it was programmed to the chip using PicKit 3 flawlessly... But it doesn't work, the pins wont go high!

I tried it with multuple PIC's.

I use MPLAB 8.45 on windows 7 and HI-TECH 9.81 lite (which is supposed to support W7)

This is the code:

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#include <htc.h>
#include <pic16f628a.h>
 
__CONFIG(BOREN_ON & CP_OFF & PWRTE_ON & WDTE_OFF & LVP_OFF & MCLRE_ON);
 
void main(void){
    CMCON = 0x07; //Comparators off
    TRISB = 0b00000000; //All ports to output
    TRISA = 0x00;
    
 
    while (1){
        PORTB = PORTA = 0xFF;
    }
}

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What have I done wrong? Should I pick another compiler?

 

[btbass]

Hi-Tech is a good compiler. You don't need to include the pic header file, thats included in the htc.h file.

It might be because you haven't configured the oscillator?
The default is external resistor capacitor oscillator.

__CONFIG(INTIO & BOREN_ON & CP_OFF & PWRTE_ON & WDTE_OFF & LVP_OFF & MCLRE_ON);

 

[samson A.]

Follow this steps
boren_on: Check your supply. Is it up to 5v.
Mclr: Is mclr voltage high and not above your vdd.
Osc: Oscillator config is not defined which default to rc mode.