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I had FlowCode V7 installed on my computer, and my hard drive crashed. Is it still possible to download FlowCode V7 so I can reinstall, or do I need to purchase an upgrade?

Thank you
Clive Souter

Found the problem = The 4 bits in question were used by the JTAG port, and Flowcode was enabling the JTAG debugger by default.

I thought I should at least be able to use those pins as discrete I/O pins.

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csouter

I finally figured out how to enable a pull-down on I/O Pin B10 (CNPD28), but I am still not able to read the input. I have a hard 3.3V input on the pin, and I always read a zero. Anybody have any suggestions?

Thank you
csouter

After doing a little more digging, I decided to look at the FCDX file for the PIC24FJ256GB106. I found something curious. The I/O descriptor lines for the PORT B I/O lines are as follows. You'll notice the absence of certain parameters for the descriptions of Pins B10, B11, B12 and B13 - the very 4 ...

I have a board with serial EEPROM (SPI interface), that I can not get to work. I have attached a stripped down flowcode project that I am using for test. My problem is that on this PIC, I can't get I/O Pins B10, B11, B12, or B13 to work. In the project that I have attached, Pin B1, that I am using f...

How can I disable the pull-ups and pull-downs on a discrete input - i.e., I want to put the output logic into a tristate mode. Specifically, on pin B10 of a PIC24FJ256GB106. I am connected to a circuit that is extremely sensitive (and I can't get the board reworked at this stage of the game), and an...

This problem is persistent. I can write a program for MpLab, and it reads the B10 discrete without any problem. I try to read it in FlowCode, and I always get a logic low. I import the C code from my MpLab project, and it doesn't work (imported as a c code block). I want to use the FlowCode developm...

I am using a pic 24FJ256GB106, and am experiencing problems reading a discrete input on pin 23 (RB10). No matter what level the input is, I always ready the pin as a logic low. I have attached a simplified test project that exhibits the problem for your review. And suggestions are welcome. Thank you...

Ben:

I was wondering if you had a chance to look at the project file I uploaded. Due to restrictions that I have here at work, I can't provided schematics or the actual project that I am working on. Sorry.

Thank you.
csouter

I was thinking it would be nice, when you generate a report, if the sections that list the constants and variables had another column that showed the value of constants, and the initial values of variables. Otherwise I have found FlowCode 7 to be a pleasure to use (except for an issue with the USB S...

Ben: I have uploaded a simple test program that just attempted to initialize the USB serial component, and if it succeeds, it starts flashing an LED at 5HZ (similar to your 1 second flasher program. If I disable the icon for the USB_Initialise, the LED does flash, and I have scoped it at a very prec...

Ben: I hate to be a pest. But do you have a sample project that uses the USB on a PIC24? We still can't get our system to initialize the USB port-it hangs up the system (permanent wait), with the system connected to a host. We have the new USB serial driver installed on the PC host, but the host PC ...

Never mind - I found it.

Thanks again for the support
csouter

Benj:

That information helps a lot, however (I hope I'm not sounding like a total idiot), I can't remember how to bring up the display for the configuration settings. Can you please remind me how to get that back on the screen again?

Thank you
csouter

Benj:

No, my PC doesn't recognize anything when I connect the two together. I did install the driver you provided, that didn't nake any difference.

Thank you for the quick support!
csouter

Benj: Still no luck - what should the processor speed be set to? I think I have it set to 20000000, or at least, that is what I tried to set it to. I have a stripped down program that demonstrates the failure; I'm going to try and upload it. However, there doesn't appear to be any device in windows ...

Benj:

I tried the new files. Behaviour is the same as before. It locks up on the USB_Serial::Initialise call and won't go any further in te program.

Thank you for your support.
csouter

I'm sorry, I misunderstood. I will try the new files and get back to you.

Thank you!
csouter

Benj:

I had already applied those updates - they didn't help

Respectfully:
csouter

I am attempting to use the USB Serial component on a board with a MicroChip PIC24FJ256GB106, and am experiencing problems. Most notably, it hangs the CPU when I attempt to call USB_Serial::Initialise. I have also noticed when I build the project, I am getting a warning (error?) "Options have be...