Jeethu Rao wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I am designing/constructing a programmer for PIC16F877 and PIC16F84. Now, to reset a PIC from Programming mode, is it enough if I can bring the voltage on MCLR to 1.35 volts ? or should it be 0 ?
>
> I.e What is the maximum permissible voltage on MCLR to achieve a Device reset?
>
> Jeethu Rao
> www.jeethurao.com

I would take it as low as possible.

The devices can stay powered up through an IO pin, even marginally, not
sure about MCLR.

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