Hi All, I'm just starting with PIC16F64 Could someone give me some 'basic' do's and dont's and "lore" in the use of these Beasties B4 I start burning. Is there an FAQ for Hardware interfacing ? covering simple things like protecting the I/O pins from sinking/sourcing too much current etc. final queries for today.;-) re; Dontronics DT101 board.. the DT101 brownout cct.. I don't have one of these beasts, would the following be ok..component designation as per DT101.. R1=10k paralleled with 1n4148 to vdd, R2= 330r, and 0.1uF between junction of R1/R2 to vcc. values approximated from DS30430c page 43. I have a 24C02-MB in SO package, will this replace the 24LCxx eeprom as specified..if used in an SO to DIP carrier?. Many thanks Mike W.. and also thanks for the sig file :-) -- Life is dark and empty for the PIC developer without an ICE. ( Lance Allen, ad2000 )