According to the readme.pls file in the MPLAB directory, the 18F452 requires PSPLUS firmware version 3.00 or greater. You should be just fine, and can even use the older (5.7) version of MPLAB. Refer to the readme.pls in your MPLAB directory for the lurid details. -Adam Jinx wrote: >The last firmware upgrade I made to the Picstart+ was to 3.0.32 > >Is this recent enough to properly and reliably programme the >18F452, or does 3.11 f/w make allowances/corrections for errata ? > >I'm asking because the only 17C44 I can get is > $50 from RS >and I'd rather not upgrade if it's not absolutely necessary. I've >not got the PICs yet so don't know what revision they are > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList >mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads