> 11 resistor-capacitor oscillator Are you expecting this to be an internal oscillator like the 16F627 has, because you need to put an external R and C on the oscillator pin to make it oscillate on a 16F877. There is no internal RC oscillator on the 16F877. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.