On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, Andy Kunz wrote:

> >One can connect input pins to VCC or GND, with as thick and as carefully
> >routed tracks as the real VCC and GND pins.  Won't help too much though.
>
> If you aren't driving too much load, it IS possible to run the PIC using
> data pins to provide power sink/source.
>
> You _could_ make a PIC look like a 74-series device by making RB.7 and RC.3
> power and ground respectively.

THis is a really neat thing, but I wouldn't even know when this was an
appropriate way to power a PIC!  I'm assuming the rated pin current
capacity determined the whole current consumption of the PIC?

Rob