From: "Sid Weaver" > Brendan, I've made a lot of PC boards where I ignored the unused pins. Power > consumption was really never an issue because I was always running of a wall > wart. Even so, I can't imagine that the power consumed by an unused pin > would be significant. And I have followed the same procedure with the > "other" micro-processor. Sooner or later you'll get bitten. Yes, you can get away with floating inputs most of the time. If you don't want to learn from everyone here that you shouldn't leave inputs floating, that's your business, but please stop advising others to do so. ***************************************************************** Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu