Hi People, I've been investigating the application of some PICs for a few projects. One of these involves a soft start/soft stop for a DC motor. I have not had much experience in coding techniques, but have heard about "state machines". Does anyone know of a website that has some examples or documentation that might explain state machines, do's and dont's, and their implementation. Regards, Luke ------------------------------- Luke Enriquez (VK3EM) Trio Communications 2000 Pty. Ltd. Electronics Design Engineer. 41 Aster Ave. B.Eng (Comms) Hon. Carrum Downs, Victoria. 3201 03-9775-0505 (BH) Australia 0414-679-432 (Mob) http://www.trio.com.au