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give KINGMIKE_OS a PM (he runs acidmods shop), doubt he usually ships to the UK but am sure he wouldn't mind setting you up if you were looking for a couple.mike's latest greates RF kit isn't out yet but again talk to mike cuz he has some stuff that isn't for sale yet, and could probably work something out for a decent size order.I will give him a heads up that you are looking
Cheers mate, can I not buy the components from any local electrical store and program the chip by myself ?
You can but its will cost more.
It looks like this is the only way I can do it if Mike doesnt ship to the UK.What does mikes new RF kit hold in store for us then ?
Just have someone in the USA Buy then ship to you? Cause for a good programmer it can be a pretty lot, but you can make one.
How do you make a programmer is the a tut on here ?I cant even find any PIC12F683 chips local to me
oh crap forgot maplins dont have them, but the chip depends on what rapid fire your doing because you cant do the one with the sync button as mike didnt release the hex for it for various reasons. the 3 mode rapid fire uses a Picaxe PIC, which is different to a 12F683
yep he didnt release it because it was obvious other people would make profit off his hex code. the only rapid fire mod that uses the existing trigger is the 3 mode one which i linked you to, but that doesn't use the PIC12F683 but instead a different kind of PIC which cant be programmed for a normal PIC programmer but instead a headphone jack to serial cable.
Sounds like a software problem. Tell us:What chip?What programmer? (JDM?)What software (winpic or winpic800 or icprog)Are you using a full serial cable?
No, he downloaded the opensource project file.Red_Stafford: It sounds like there is a problem with either the setup in winpic for your programmer, or the software setup with windows. Make sure you go through everything here for installing your programmer and running it:http://www.qsl.net/dl4yhf/winpic/index.htmIf that does not work, double check the components on your programmer. Make sure nothing got installed backwards.
but I have been told recently that the programmer is not compatible with the chip
yep thats your problem. the 1000 limit code by kingmike is compatible with PIC12F629 i think which can be programmed by the programmer you have. the only problem with that code is that after its 1000 limit use you have to take apart the controller and reprogram it again with the same hex code.EDIT: https://www.acidmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=20459.0 have you tried that one yet? i think thats the 1000 use limit one.