At 01:35 PM 5/18/00 -0500, John Patrick wrote: >(Aside: the problem I had with the EEPROM access has been fixed. >Apparently, the "not really saving" bug bit me after I commented out >the #define EMULATED in the code. As such, the compiled code >was accessing the OSCCAL register instead of GPIO to talk to >the EEPROM (reg 0x05 is used for ICE-PIC). Silly, stupid mistake.) > >The current problem is now that the processor takes well over >5 seconds to start up from powerup. Power is coming up quickly, >and everything seems to be fine. > >I'm using a 12CE519 at approx. 150 kHz with 47 pF load caps. Are you using the MPLAB ICE (1000 or 2000)? If so, you should be aware that Microchip states that the flex ribbon flat cable from the header board to the pod adds about 100 pF to all leads, including the osc pins. I suspect that you have too much capacitance for your crystal. Try removing the 47 pF caps and see if that makes a difference. If so, leave them off while you are emulating. Just a thought. dwayne Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax Celebrating 16 years of Engineering Innovation (1984 - 2000) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Do NOT send unsolicited commercial email to this email address. This message neither grants consent to receive unsolicited commercial email nor is intended to solicit commercial email.