On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, w. v. ooijen / f. hanneman wrote: > > Two chip solution: an LM75 or DS1620 + a 12c508 to set the switch point? You don't need the PIC for that. Once set, the DS1620 will retain its settings. You could have a 1620 setup box (PIC based, of course!! ;-) to program the thermostats before insertion. I've got a DS1620 .H file, if anyone needs C code for it... Dale --- The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny ..." -- Isaac Asimov -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.