On Wed, 4 Nov 1998 19:33:31 -0500 enpassant <enpassant@AMERITECH.NET>
writes:
>I read in a book somewhere that unused microchip pins should be
>grounded
>to prevent them from "floating".  In the case of the PIC (16F84)
>should
>unused I/O pins and any other unused pins be tied to ground???  Being
>new with this stuff I'm not sure.  Thanks.
>

Unused input pins should not be allowed to float  (at mid-voltage the
chip draws more current).  For maximum flexibility, I program unused pins
as outputs, which can then be left unconnected.  I can then later decide
to use the pins without cutting wires or traces.

Harold



Harold Hallikainen
harold@hallikainen.com
Hallikainen & Friends, Inc.
See the FCC Rules at http://hallikainen.com/FccRules and comments filed
in LPFM proceeding at http://hallikainen.com/lpfm

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