Kieran, I have a similar problem, I'm running my 16LC76s on 5 V supply and talking to 3.3V MMC card. I use a 74LVC14 buffer to let the 5 V pic drive the 3.3 V card. But you still need two supplies. For me, that was OK, since a had a seperate regulator with shutdown for the card slot. Good luck! Barry. ------------ Barry King, KA1NLH NRG Systems "Measuring the Wind's Energy" http://www.nrgsystems.com Check out the accumulated (PIC) wisdom of the ages at: PIC/PICList FAQ: http://www.piclist.org