I have a MPLAB ICD (not ICD2) and want to program a PIC16F877A. I'm using an older version of the MPLAB IDE (v. 5.62.00) because the latest doesn't seem to support the original ICD. However, in this version of the IDE I can only choose PIC16F877, not 877A. Will it be okay if I just choose the 877? It seems that the only differences are that the 877A has two comparators and programs 4 words at a time instead of 1, but other than that they are compatible. Also, is there some way of using the original ICD in the latest IDE, or would it be fine if I chose ICD2?
Thanks a lot, John