At 03:40 PM 4/7/00 -0700, you wrote: >This is good advice, but in general, won't most of us just use the internal >pullup, which _is_ >through a resistor? > >-Dave > Only on port B, I believe. ============= > > >Dan Michaels on 04/07/2000 01:14:26 PM > >Please respond to pic microcontroller discussion list > >To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU >cc: (bcc: David E Arnold/SYBASE) >Subject: Re: pulling outputs to 5 volts? > > > > >Steven wrote: >> >> I have seen it everywhere (pull all unused output lines to 5 volts). OK what >> if you dont do this? I have one curcuit that seemed to work fine and I did >> not pull the outputs up. >> > >Whatever else you do, don't ever pull OUTPUT lines to 5v (or 0v), >unless you do it through a resistor. Input lines can be tied >directly, but this can still fry you if you accidentally configure >the pins as outputs later. >