Thank you both. I cleared BODEN in my program, but my programmer software was overiding this. I changed that and everything works great. Thanks so much. Cheers, Ian > ianlesnet@cwazy.co.uk wrote: >>The program works great at 5 volts, but I get nothing at 3.3volts. >>Does anyone have experience working with PICs under 5 volts? Is there >>something obvious I have missed? > > Have you remembered to clear the Brown-Out Detect Enable bit (BODEN) in > the configuration word (see section 14.1 of the data sheet)? If it is > set, then the BOD circuit holds the PIC in reset when running off 3.3V. > In the PIC16F628, the BOD trips below a *fixed* threshold of around 4.0V. > > It caught me out first time around! > -- > Ian Chapman > Chapmip Technology, UK > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist