Ah, so you are the one who read it all then!=20 You must tell me what it says someday. -Jim -----Original Message----- From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Goran Hosinsky Sent: 21 May 2012 15:53 To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: Re: [PIC] 16F287 power connections Thanks! I would say that the problem is not the datasheet but my reading=20 of the 300+ pages. Goran On 2012-05-21 09:46, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote: > Hi. > > All pins should be connected, that is what they are there for. > I thought the datasheet was clear on that point, maybe not. :-) > > Jan-Erik. > > > Goran Hosinsky wrote 2012-05-21 09:14: >> Must VDD and VSS be connected to both sides of the 40 pin 16F887 or is >> one side enough? VDD is on pin 11 and 32, VSS on 12 and 31. >> Goran, Canary Islands --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .