> I don't remember exactly which chip it was, but I do remember that the > Vpp/Vdd order mattered for it. One of the symptoms was that > the ID word > would sometimes come back all zero. I experimented enough to > see positive > evidence that the Vpp/Vdd order can be important. Do you recall whether this applied to a flash or EPROM/OTP PIC? Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body