On 5/23/06, Bob Axtell wrote: > I discovered that for some PICs the time between VPP & VDD / VDD & VPP > needs to be held precisely > to reliably acquire Programming Mode. The PIC16LF87/88 and the PICF87/88 > have to be held tight under > certain settings, such as MCLR\ used as an input and no powerup delay. > > --Bob I have problems with 16F777 with PICkit 2. 16F767 is okay. It is kind of strange. I think it is also because of the programming mode entry problems. Regards, Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist