Grant Brown wrote: > In saying issues, I was more concerned that I may damage the chip if I > power it up withe the Avdd & Avss pins floating. But "emitting a puff of smoke and never working again" is valid behavior when you run the PIC outside the specified limits. I expect you'd call that "damage". ******************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist