Errol wrote ...

> Is it possible to access the prescaler register (8-bit counter) on the ..5X
>  Pics?  That is, If I wanted a real
> 16 bit counter with the cheapo pics could I use the prescaler for the lower 8
>  bits and RTCC for the higher bits?
> Thanks.


You cannot access the prescaler but you can assign the prescaler to the
RTCC pin, so the input on RTCC will increment the prescaler and when
the prescaler overflows it will increment the RTCC register.

Conny Andersson / Sweden