> > Actually, it's pretty simple. When there is a choice, all peripherals >off, > > all pins are inputs. > >Not always true, look at the 628. Perhaps it's always true that when there >is a comparator it powers up as a comparator. Also not always true. On the 16F87xA's, the comparator's are NOT enabled on power up. This may be a special case, to maintain backwards compatability with the originals. Mike H. _________________________________________________________________ There are now three new levels of MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! Learn more. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=hotmail/es2&ST=1 -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads