Hello, I am trying to design a circuit with in-circuit-programming. I read the documentation off Microchip's website, but I have a couple questions. 1. what diode should I use between MCLR and the VCC of my circuit. A part number(s) would be most helpful. 2. In my circuit, RB6 goes to a 74abt541b TTL buffer. Do I need to isolate this line before I start programming? If so, how? Thanks. Steve Check out Cupid School where you will learn from Matchmaker's best and brightest. Good Luck! http://ecard.matchmaker.com/cupid0202/cupid0202.html -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads