Hi: I am attempting to do the following project. If anyone has done a similar project or part, there of I would appreciate any advice or suggestions you may have. I need to do a cheap bar code reader, compare the code with some data previusly stored in a EEPROM (may be serial EEPROM 96LC54),ask a code password altrought a 3x4 keypad, compare bar code id with password and if its rigth, open a door (don't forget first how store the initial values for bar code id's), Im thinking in use the PIC16C84-04/P Thanks in advance Cesar E. H. White