Brian Gracia wrote:

> start   movlw   0x00
>         tris    portb
>         clrf    portb   ;outputs to LO

> If I understand this code correctly it sets all of the pins to output.
> Thats fine, then it tells them to go active low.

  It is really more sensible to clear the port first, *then* TRIS it to
make them outputs.  They *are* specified as "random" on switch-on, and
are unaffected by resets.
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  Cheers,
        Paul B.