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Bus Pirate Support / Bus Pirate - Problems and Solution
Frustrated, I set about trying to After some probing, I came to the conclusion that a connection between the FTDI and the PIC was bad. On a hunch, I decided to try and reflow the board. After a very nervous 20 minutes, I plugged in my Bus Pirate. The serial port once again showed up. At least I didn't destroy it completely.
After seeing this, I fired up the programmer and proceeded to reflash the firmware. Success!
Everything seems to be in order now. I've successfully updated the firmware and have been able to connect and use the device successfully.
Thought you might like to know.