Hello, i have decided to try to make a rapid fire controller, but i cannot seem to get it working. I am using a PIC12F863, mostly because of its EEPROM space, im not using any of the periphials on it. I eventually plan on making the EEPROM be able to hold several patterns that the controller can use, such as rapidfire, burst, etc, but for now im just trying to get it working. It was working fine when i was using a PIC16F877 on my PICKIT2 development board, but that obviously is overpowered for this project and wont fit in the controller.
Anyways, i must be doing something wrong on the hardware side, because i can get the PIC to flash an LED when i am drawing power from my PICKIT2, but it does not seem to be drawing power when i hook it up to my controller. I am not very good with hardware, so i came here to get some help. Here is the basic schematic i am using:
The connection from pin2 to the Right Trigger is not soldered yet, for testing purposes, i am just attaching it with my fingers. It seems that the PIC is not being powered up from the controller, so if somebody could help me out, i would be thankful. I looked at the datasheet for the PIC12F863, and the operating voltage is 2.0-5.0V, and im pretty sure the controller power supply is within that range.
