Steven Kosmerchock wrote:

> Two of the I/O lines go through about 6 feet of wiring.  The problem
> is that the lines are having problems with (I'm guessing!?)
> capacitance.  I will use a very short cable and everything seems to
> work fine.

  May I firstly issue the Standard Reply:  Could you please tell us just
*what* you mean by "problems"?  It's very hard to guess a diagnosis when
no *actual* information is given.

  This makes it necessary to give the answers to both of the implied
questions.  If the PIC itself is malfunctioning, then put a 150 ohm
resistor between PIC and "long line" and a Schmitt trigger at the other
end.  Note that to prevent echoes, it is necessary to terminate at least
one end of the line by its characteristic impedance (or a fair guess),
but you can take your pick of *which* end to terminate!

  If the I/O signal is not being received correctly, the above is likely
to be equally effective, unless (and I doubt it will, but...) this
delays the signal too much, in which case you need a true line driver
and receiver with termination.
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  Cheers,
        Paul B.