Old PIC robots

I have several of the old PIC microcontrollers. I wanted to use them for STEM lessons with our feeder elementary and middle school students. I purchased the EASY C Pro software but I’m having problems downloading the software. I get the “To ensure download make sure the power is on and serial cable is connected” message. I have change the cables but I still receive the same message.

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You can also use a legacy version of ROBOTC that works only with the PIC-based Brain
https://www.robotc.net/files/download/vex/ROBOTCforVEXRobotics_363_PIC_ONLY.exe

This install should include the drivers to connect the Prolific USB to Serial Adapter.

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If you are using old programing cables with the Prolific USB chip, and installing RobotC for PIC does not help, have a read through this very old topic.

The prolific drivers have a very checkered history.

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Thank you for the information.

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