Dear Hamish: You are certainly a brave soul to tackle a new processor type with such a short leash to the deadline! I first encountered PIC's about five years ago and had no idea how very quirky these (C57) parts could be. I certainly could have used the piclist then! My advice would be to get a good compiler and a downloader, then start developing shorts hunks of code that do simple things well. Hopefully you've already got the rest of your hardware in good shape! Let me know if you have any specific questions and can't get your local help (good idea, worth a lot for the right helper) or you both get stuck. Regards, Kris Murphy Custom Solutions ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com