Raymond...

I had a similar experience. Also, if you wish to use RAi as digital I/O
pins, then deselect the A/D converter since POR assigns some of the RA pins
to the A/D...i.e. reassign them as general digital I/O if not using with
A/D via ADCON1.

Phil

On Thursday, May 11, 2000 1:54 PM, RAYMOND WILLCOX
[SMTP:markwillcox56@HOTMAIL.COM] wrote:
> Hi all
>    I am a newby to pic and I recently started using/learning P16f873. I
had
> a problem on PortB output. Microchip docs say to set B3/LVP to off in
> configuration file and this will make all porb = outputs. I tried this:
> __config  _LVP_OFF & _etc_... and it didn't work. I was using a free DOS
> based compiler which did not have a pull down configuration menu so I
> couldn't access the config file. Finally, I got and used a picstart+ with
> MPLAB, VOILA!
> A big configuration pull down menu right there in front of me! and what
did
> it say? Low Voltage Programming (Enabled/Disabled). I set LVP = Disabled,
> compiled the code and went to the bottom of the listing page to see what
I
> could see. There in big letters I see _LVE_OFF!
>   I quickly edited the __config file to _LVE_OFF and re-compiled the code
> and it worked great. My problem was solved. Microchip docs don't say
> anything about LVE only LVP(must have been a typo). So I want to share my
> kernal of knowledge with the rest of you that may have the same or
similar
> problems. When it seems all is lost and nothing makes sense, go read the
> list page on the compiled code and see if the __config commands match
what
> the Microchip docs say(you may be supprised). Anyhow, to wind this up,
use
> _LVE_on/off  instead of _LVP_on/off.
>
> Happy PICn, Mark
>
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