I would at least attach the pin to a pad - where a resistor or a jumper could be placed optionally at build (board-stuff) time ... or later (after discovery of a problem)! RF Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brendan Moran" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 6:23 PM > Subject: [PIC]: Unused pins > > > > Just wondering what you folks consider standard procedure for > > handling unused PIC pins. I can see two decent options, myself. 1st > > is to leave them as inputs, and ground them. 2nd is to set them to > > outputs, and leave them disconnected. Both should use minimal power, but > I > > don't know the other pros and cons related to the option. > > > > --Brendan > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body