Thanks, guys. No damage has ever been done leaving non-programming pins floating, otherwise, I suppose uChip would advise caution. It's just that I was never comfortable with the scenario. Regards Roland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan-Erik Soderholm" To: Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 10:14 PM Subject: RE: [PIC] Programming... > Robert Young wrote : > > > Unused input should be tied to known levels, preferraby > > through a resistor so they can be used later if necessary. > > During programming ? > Which is what the OP (and everyone else) has been > talking about. > > Maybe you missed the context of the question. > > I've not see any programer design that does anything > special with all pins *not* involved in the programming > process. > > Jan-Erik. > > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist