I use a PICKIT2 and have had no issues programming the V2 board. Maybe you have a faulty unit, or your USB port can&#39;t supply the required power.<div><br></div><div>Matt</div><div><br><div><br>On Wednesday, October 23, 2013, Mark Webb-Johnson  wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Tom,<div><br></div><div>Strange. I checked a few PICKIT2 I have, and they all work. For my original testing, I tried two eBay clones, two fasttech ones, and two little Malaysian thumb-drive sized ones - all were ok.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The OVMS board does have a fairly large modem, which complicates things. Maybe just not enough power?</div><div><br></div><div>Can you try to press the little modem power button on the motherboard, to shut down the modem? See if that makes a difference.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Regards, Mark.</div><div><br><div><div>On 23 Oct, 2013, at 5:29 am, Tom Saxton &lt;<a>tom@idleloop.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<div>I&#39;m not able to program the V2 board with the PICkit2 unless the board plugged into the car to get 12V power, so I&#39;d recommend the PICKit3, which I&#39;m assuming doesn&#39;t have this issue.</div><div><br></div>
<div>I need to either build a cable to power the OVMS from a power supply or order the PICKit3 from Fasttech. For now, my laptop is living in the Roadster&#39;s passenger seat while I&#39;ve been doing some work on the charge time predictor.</div>
<div><br></div><div>   Tom</div><div><br></div><span><div style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;text-align:left;border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;padding:3pt 0in 0in;border-top-color:rgb(181,196,223)">
<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Mark Webb-Johnson &lt;<a>mark@webb-johnson.net</a>&gt;<br><span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span> OVMS Developers &lt;<a>ovmsdev@lists.teslaclub.hk</a>&gt;<br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Monday, October 21, 2013 11:42 PM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> OVMS Developers &lt;<a>ovmsdev@lists.teslaclub.hk</a>&gt;<br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [Ovmsdev] OVMS Leaf Support<br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="word-wrap:break-word">
Rob,<div><br></div><div>If you are not developing code then a PICKIT2 is easier.</div><div><br></div><div>The original is here:</div><div><br></div><div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px" type="cite">
<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microchip-PG164120-Programmer-Pickit-2/dp/B0040ZRGCQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1382423740&amp;sr=1-4&amp;keywords=pickit2" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microchip-PG164120-Programmer-Pickit-2/dp/B0040ZRGCQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1382423740&amp;sr=1-4&amp;keywords=pickit2</a></blockquote>
</div><div><br></div><div>but as it is &#39;open source&#39;, there are lots of much cheaper clones. For example:</div><div><br></div><div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px" type="cite"><a href="http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10000018/1002200-pickit-2-compatible-programmerdebugger" target="_blank">http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10000018/1002200-pickit-2-compatible-programmerdebugger</a></blockquote>
</div><div><br></div><div>Personally, I&#39;d go with the clone.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards, Mark.</div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On 22 Oct, 2013, at 2:32 pm, Robert Sharpe &lt;<a>robert.sharpe@evergreen-consulting.co.uk</a>&gt; wrote:</div>
<br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Hi Mark,<div><br></div><div>Wow great work.</div><div><br></div><div>For me my current status is<br><div><br></div>
<div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px" type="cite"><div>Good and frequent access to a Nissan Leaf - YES</div><div>RS232-to-USB adaptor and laptop (or laptop with RS232 port)  - YES</div><div>
<br></div><div>OVMS v2 Module - <span style="font-size:10pt">Accepted Kevin&#39;s offer of h/w waiting for delivery</span></div><div>OVMS v2 OBD-II cable - Accepted Kevin&#39;s offer of h/w waiting for delivery</div><div>
<br></div><div>PICKIT2 or PICKIT3 programmer - Will order one today (any suggestions to a good source?)</div></blockquote></div><div><br><div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font><br></font></div>
<div><div style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font>Regards,</font></span></div><div><font face="arial,sans-serif">Rob</font></div></div></div><div><br>---- On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 02:11:52 +0100 <b>Mark Webb-Johnson&lt;<a>mark@webb-johnson.net</a>&gt;</b> wrote ---- <br>
</div><br><blockquote style="border-left:1px solid #0000ff;padding-left:6px;margin:0 0 0 5px" type="cite"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">OK, here&#39;s an update...<div><br></div><div>I went through the logs we captured, and had a look at Leaf Spy. I even purchased a copy of Leaf Spy Pro (even though I don&#39;t have a Leaf) just as a donation to say thank you to Turbo3 for pushing this approach and working out so much of the mechanics of it.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I spent an evening reading thro</div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></span></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div>