Hello. I have a PCB that has several PIC microcontrollers (16F877A) on it, each doing a certain function. The PCB comprises a ground plane. I was wondering what to do with the I/O pins that are unused in the PICs. Is it better to configure them as inputs or as outputs? When drawing the PCB, I didn't consider this issue and I left those pins floating, and now I have the board almost completed. I can connect those pins to the ground but that would be tedious since I have to scratch the pads to connect them to the ground plane. What is the best thing to do? Thanks for your help.
Nichola V Abdo
Nichola V Abdo