Hi!

If your main concern is the I/O pins need, then you can use
3 chained shift registers (8*3) like the 74HCT165 to read
the
states in your 24 wires. It won't use more than 3 pins...

Gael


Steven Kosmerchock wrote:
>
> Friends,
> I have been asked to design a harness tester that will check 24 wires. They wa
nt it to have a LCD  that will either display "FAIL" or "PASS". Does anybody hav
e ANY suggestions. They would be greatly appreciated!!!! As you can tell, I'm no
t a PIC Guru.
>
>                 Best regards,
>                 Steven
>
> email:  steve.kosmerchock@celwave.com