So I just tried programming my remote control with ICSP, as we had been 
discussing last week.  Recap: circuit includes an XBee, which requires 
3V.  I didn't think ICSP had been working at 3V with the PICkit2, so I 
was using the ZIF approach with a DIY Kit128.

I'm now trying to switch from a PIC16F916 to an 886, since I just got 
some and the 886 has 4 more IOC pins, which will save me a few parts 
here.  The Kit128 doesn't appear to support the 886.  So, I try the 
PICkit2, setting it to be powered by the target.

And... no dice.  PICkit2 says "Warning: This device requires a minimum 
VDD of 4.5 for Erase/Write operations."  I tried continuing anyway, but 
sure enough, the verify fails.

Any other ideas?  For now I'm pulling it and putting on a spare 
breadboard for ICSP at PICkit-powered 5V, then moving it back.  (Will 
move the ZIF socket over there if this keeps up!)
-- 
Timothy J. Weber
http://timothyweber.org
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