I found the problem with MPSIM not recognizing my .ini file commands that add registers to the view screen. A command such as "AD TxReg" for a 16C71 would come up with the error "bad data area" but if I typed in "AD 0x0C" it would recognize it fine. The problem was that after assembling the program (rs232.asm, which is part of Microchip AN555) I had not moved the rs232.cod file from the directory I used in the assembly to the directory I use during simulation. Main reason was ... I didn't know what the .cod file was used for so I neglected to move it over. Such is the difficulty of being a novice user. I thought the .cod file was another useless file like the .obj file. Guess again. Jim Johnson jjohnson@hpl.hp.com