-----Original Message----- > I am also currently unable to get the 16F628 PORTA, h'05' but to come up in > OUTPUT and make it go up and down (from a timer routine). I have been able > to ignore this for some time but I would like to see if anyone else can do > it and how it was done. > > That's the MCLR pin, you have to configure it > as an output, not as MCLR. Read the datasheet. :o) > -Roman Just wanna add that MCLR pin cannot be configured as output, only input. Rudy -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads