If it's any consolation, I've been extremely unhappy with PSP and with
Microchip's support of it.  However, it sounds like we are having
different problems at the moment.  Basically, my PSP doesn't like most
of the COM ports I've tried.  It only connects to 1 of my 3 computers.
Unfortunately, that's the one computer I've set up for my kids, so it's
a hassle to use it.

Microchip admitted that there are some bugs, and they said someone is
working on it, but I haven't heard anything from them now for 3 weeks.

I suspect that when I get it going with the COM ports on my preferred
computers, I will encounter additional problems such as those you
mention.  In the meantime, I've put that particular project on the back
burner.

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Paul Mathews, consulting engineer
AEngineering Co.
optoeng@whidbey.com
non-contact sensing and optoelectronics specialists