> > Hi all,
> > I am about to start playing with 16F628's after so far only using
16F84's.
> >
> > I have a couple of initial questions:
> >
> > 1) I have a home made parallel port type programmer that I have been
using
> > for the 16F84's will this be ok to use with the 16F628's (As I recall
the
> > 16F84 uses high voltage programming of the flash, will this fry my
'628?)
>
>         From a hardware point of view the 84 and 628 are identical when it
comes to
> what pins connect to what for programming. I just dropped the 628 in my
home
> made 84 programmer and it worked without a hitch. You programming software
> has to support the 628 though. (I use icprog).

 Don't forget to pull down RB4 pin (You must do this because there is a bug
in the LVP mode of the chip, see DS80073E page 9 ...)

Good luck !

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