I would like to connect a pic (13c84) to the serial port. The problem is that I don't want to use any battery and no converter 0/5v +12v/-12v. I would like to use the line TX at the level (-12 v) and so I need to put a regulator between TX and GND. But what about the other lines? How can I obtain the correct protocol? It seems that a mouse works like that (TX/GND -12v) but I can't find any schematic of a mouse... Thanks for response. petitj@esiee-amiens.fr