Zemin Liu wrote: > I have a project which needs a battery powered real-time clock (RTC) chip. The > chip should have a serial port that can be connected to a PIC16C54. Does any > one know where there is such kind of chip, its type and source? Any help is > greatly appriciated. http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~donmck/rtc.html has pointers to PIC code examples and data sheets on the Panasonic NJU6355 and Dallas 1202/1302 Real Time Clocks. Don McKenzie donmck@labyrinth.net.au DonTronics Tullamarine, Australia http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~donmck SimmStick(tm) A PIC proto PCB the size of a 30 pin Simm Memory Module. EASY PIC'n Beginners Guide to using PIC 16/17 MicroChip products. MEL PicBasic Compiler. Programmers from 15 USD. Pic-Axe(tm) A New Tool.