Quote Originally Posted by malc-c View Post
Err yes you need to supply power to the PIC to run it !

5vdc required

Have a read of the data sheet http://oap.sourceforge.net/datasheets/PIC16F819.pdf
I look at the diagram pin 14 VDD is my 5volts so does that make pin 5 VSS the ground?

Thank you for the data sheet