Quote Originally Posted by rossfree View Post
I am holding MCLR high with a 4.7k resistor. I don't think I need to do any more than that. I am using a MAX232 connected to TX and RX and pin 9 of the MAX is connected thru a 100ohm resistor to MCLR on the chip.
Ross
Not MCLR-------PGM different pin, different function. It'll cause programming problems depending on method used to program.