How to connect the pic16f59 to a pickit 3

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I have already asked a question on this forum on how to get an LED light up using a pic16f59 with pickit 3 (The post can be found here). Some people have pointed out that it must be a problem connected a pickit on my pic. I wonder how to do this. As for now, I am using the pickit 3 and I am connecting the PIC as follow: 

     pickit 3          PIC 
   -----------        -----
          1            14  
          2            35  
          3            5  
          4            13  
          5            12

Also, I am connecting the VDD (pin 15 and 35) to 5V, VPP to 12V and I have also added a bypassing 1microfarad capacitor on VDD. I also connected all VSS to ground. Please refer to the PIC16F59 pinout below.

I wonder what I am doing wrong? Should I add more capacitors? I am using the right capacitor (1 micro-farad) in the first place? Please someone help. I have been doing this for more than two days with no success.

Best Answer

The description above is somewhat misleading. You say that Pin 14 of the Pic (Vpp/MCLR) is connected to Pin 1 of the PicKit3, which is OK. But then you say that Vpp of the Pic (which is the same Pin 14) is connected to 12V. Only one can be true.

Vpp/MCLR must be connected to the PicKit3, because it needs to control this voltage to properly enter programming mode. Also, the PIC16F59 needs a voltage between 12.5 and 13.5 volts here.

You also need to connect both Vdd pins (15+35) and GND pins (5+25) together (and use decoupling caps on both - 100nF should be enough).

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