> Should I expect that building a simple > programmer which just turns on/off Vdd and Vpp (at high voltage) > would be sufficient? It will work for most parts. It will fail on most parts that can configure /MCLR as input pin *if the code in the chip actually does so*. It might even fail on some chips without doing this, but IIRC I have not seen this yet. 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