I'm assuming RS485 would do here? Or do you want I2C? The problem I have here is that I don't completely understand what you are asking; Are these two PICs separated by 1 inch on the same PC board, or by tens or hundreds of feet of cable? More details always helps people to help you, I get the idea some people are waiting until you give them enough to suggest something. Mark, mwillis@nwlink.com Leonardo De Palo wrote: > > Hi PICer, > > This is a second posting of the same problem; I resend it hoping someone > will read it. > > I'm searcing ideas an comment about the necessity to connect in mutidrop, > tree or more 16F84 on an another 16F84 functioning as a supervisor. > > I would use PBP functionality (serin, serout) to manage the pins for send > and receive caracters. > > Anyone have suggestion to build the multidrop, connecting the 16F84 with > the lesser count of external parts? > > Grazie e Ciao > > Leonardo