GC+ Flashing

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What else should I be doing?

Device Erased...

Programming...

The following memory area(s) will be programmed:
program memory: start address = 0x0, end address = 0x44ff
configuration memory
EEData memory
Programming/Verify complete
2018-06-06 20:25:34 -0400 - Programming complete
Pass Count: 7

2018-06-06 20:25:37 -0400 - Verifying...

Verifying...

The following memory areas(s) will be verified:
program memory: start address = 0x0, end address = 0x7fff
configuration memory
EEData memory
User Id Memory

program memory
Address: 0 Expected Value: 80 Received Value: 0
Verify failed
2018-06-06 20:25:41 -0400 - Verify failed
 

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What else should I be doing?

Device Erased...

Programming...

The following memory area(s) will be programmed:
program memory: start address = 0x0, end address = 0x44ff
configuration memory
EEData memory
Programming/Verify complete
2018-06-06 20:25:34 -0400 - Programming complete
Pass Count: 7

2018-06-06 20:25:37 -0400 - Verifying...

Verifying...

The following memory areas(s) will be verified:
program memory: start address = 0x0, end address = 0x7fff
configuration memory
EEData memory
User Id Memory

program memory
Address: 0 Expected Value: 80 Received Value: 0
Verify failed
2018-06-06 20:25:41 -0400 - Verify failed
That’s fine. The code has enabled code protection, so you can’t read back from the IC, which means that you can’t verify what you wrote to it.
 
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Oh, okie doke. Should this work immediately after flashing, or do I need to use that homebrew app to set it up?
 
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Unfortunately, it does not. None of the button presses are registered, it acts as if no controller is connected. I did notice that when the chip is soldered to the board, the 3.3v coming from the controller port drops to 2~2.5v. Tested this on both a stock Gamecube and stock Wii as well. Don't know why, or if that matters.
 

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Then you might have a short
 
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I've checked pin by pin, no shorts. How sensitive are these chips to heat? Possibly I got it too hot and damaged it internally?
 

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Hmm I have never had an issue related to overheat with those PICs. Can you post pictures of your board?
 

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It would appear I ordered and am trying to use the PIC18F25K22T-I/SS instead of the PIC18F25K22-I/SS Would that be the cause of my troubles? I would assume there is a difference, but I cannot find what the "T" stands for in the datasheet.
That only means that the ICs are sold in tapes to Mouser. It’s not relevant to you
 
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OK, that's good to know. I removed the chip and put it into a GC+ board I had and it still didn't work right so I've called this one a wash and ordered more chips. I am just going to start over with one of my blank PCBs. A new PIC will be the first thing on it. What's the first thing you would recommend I add after I flash it to test? An analog stick, or a single button? I would like to go one by one in order to minimize things to test if it doesn't work right again.
 

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Have you enabled the "power device with tool" option? I believe I got this error when I wasn't doing that.
 
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Yeah, I enabled it and flashing it seemed to work fine. I didn't have any issues with it being detected or flashing it as far as I know. Maybe I killed it, maybe there was a short somewhere I could not find, maybe the chip was junk from the get go. When I get my next order of parts in a few days I'll try again and hopefully find out where it went wrong.
 
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Yeah, they are all there. I transplanted everything from a working GC+ (sacrilege and blasphemous I know) and everything worked on my pcb, but it kept wanting to go left. I know now after reading that it was likely because I didn't have the c stick wired up. But at the time, I thought perhaps I bungled the PIC, or there was some sort of issue with my board. So in an attempt to return it to the GC+ for further testing, I ripped off a few legs. I figured all I would have to do is get the same chip, flash it with your .hex and I'd be good to go again. But alas that has not been the case. In a few days time I will have my parts. First thing I will do is begin to put the components on the blank GC+ board I still have, alongside a new blank pcb of mine and see where the problem lies. I appreciate your assistance and may need it again a few days from now.

P.S. I cannot thank you enough for, not only creating such a neat device, but also sharing how you did it so everyone else can. It is really super cool of you, thank you.
 
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