At 01:45 PM 7/16/01 +0200, you wrote:

>If i remember correctly, Microchip has revised the specification in the
>errata. RA4 can withstand up to 10V.
>Correct me if i'm wrong.

Not even. The current 16F877 data sheet (DS30292C) shows an ABSOLUTE
MAXIMUM rating on RA4 of 8.5V (page 149). This was also in the
"Preliminary" spec's in the previous data sheet (DS30292B) on
page 151.

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