Question about PIC16F887 programming/programmers

[deepmak]

Good day all
im working on a control circuit that i plan to use PIC16F887 as controller , i plan to use all possible I/Os (35 +1 RE3 as input as well ), and im using MikroC as IDE, from my humble understanding , using LVP will make me lose one pin , is that correct ? and will i be able to use only Higher voltage programming ? most of universal programmers that i can access support 3.3 to 6.5 volts devices , any suggestions ?
another question , to use RE3 as input , i should set RE3/MCLR option to "Disabled " ?
thanks in advance
Regards

 

[bigdogguru]

The vast majority of In Circuit Serial Programmers (ICSP), like the PICkit and ICD, only utilize High Voltage Programming (HVP) feature, they do not utilized the Low Voltage Programming (LVP) feature of the PIC.

In-Circuit Serial Programming (ICSP) Guide

BigDog

 

[deepmak]

Thanks for the quick response , i will check the link and other info available
for the second question , is my assumption correct ?
thanks again
Regards