Hello,

I set the code protection bit in a PIC16F877.  This rendered the part
un-programmable using the
PICSTART Plus programmer.

Perhaps another type of programmer would ignore the bit ?.

Neil Harling B.Eng (Hons).


>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Martin Hill [SMTP:eaxmjhi@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK]
>Sent:  25 May 2000 12:03
>To:    PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>Subject:       Re: PIC16F877 : Cann't reprogram aftrer security bit is set.
>
>Not quite sure what you mean by security bit.  But you can set code
>protection and re-use them.  I do it all the time.
>
>Martin
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> It seems to me that ones the security bit is set it is not possible to
>>erase
>> or reprogram these parts is this true ?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Johan Pretorius
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