>>>I am resending this message as it bounced the last time = around.(Actually, did not add the subject tags correctly)!<<< Hi all, I tried to read the contents of my new 16F628, using my new Warp13 = programmer, by placing the Pin1 of the chip in the Pin1 of the ZIF = socket in the programmer. But the data that was read back looks similar to the data that would = have been read back when no chip is inserted into the socket (all data = -program/eeprom/config bits =3D 0). I made sure that the "Force ISP" is not set. I also tried using MPLAB to read the chip which also gave me the same = result. Trying to program the chip did not succeed either. Can anyone tell me how to program/read my 16F628 ? Any help is appreciated.=20 Just a note: the programmer programs a 16F877 without any problems at = all. Thanks and Regards, Somasundaram. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads