> if so, what is the difference between doing this and
> recycling the power? or
> is a reset exactly the same as powering off then on?

Power cycling is the more thorough reset. Some components (LCDs for
instance) don't even have a real (external) reset pin. I almost always
use a 7805 regulator and, I often use a switch that shorts the 5 Volt as
reset.

For programming some newer PICs require MCLR rise to Vpp *before* +5 is
applied.

Wouter van Ooijen

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