K150 programmer not detected on USB on different OS's (Windows)

[nilses]

Hi, I recently purchased a pic16f877a programmer on Ebay.

When I connect the board to my PC it is not being detected.

Tried with 3 different pc's 2 with Winxp SP3 and one with Win7.

Downloded and installed latest FTDI driver software but no success.

Broken FTDI chip on board ?

Any hints or tricks ?


best regards,

Nils

 

[betwixt]

I have a genuine K150 here and it works fine on XP and Linux. It will not be recognized as a K150, only as a com (serial) port. You have to run the Microburn program and select the com port before it reports being a K150.

Brian.

 

[nilses]

Hi,
The virtual COMx port is not detected when i connect the K150.
What kind of virtual USB comm port driver are you using ?

Nils.

 

[betwixt]

Windows and Linux have built-in drivers for the FTDI devices so I'm not using and additional software. Before thinking of broken ICs, check the power supply voltage from the adapter is OK. You should note that the K150 may be a clone and not meeting the specification of the original although to be honest, there isn't much on the board to go wrong. In every respect the Pickit 2 and Pickit 3 programmers are much better.

Brian.

 

[nilses]

Thanks,

I got myself a PIC16f877A, a crystal , a 40 pin ZIF socket + some extra for a fiver including shipping to Norway.

Yes, Pickit2 is very nice, I have 2 of them + a Picdem 2 plus.

After the 3 kids have left the home I can go back to my old hobby...

Nils