Quote Originally Posted by Kenjones1935 View Post
A 5 volt regulator has been suggested. I need to know the power requirement.

I have looked but not found the Microchip spec of the current consumption for the PICkit 2 or for the 16F887 chip itself.

Do you guys know where to look or know the value off hand?

Ken
I am not sure if there is any one answer. It would depend on the work being done by the chip. ~~How many things and at what current is the PIC driving? LEDs for example.

But saying that..... 1 amp should do for the regulator specs.