> And the "characterized" not guaranteed clock frequency can be off by almost > 8.75% (low) or 7% (high) over the temperature range at 5V (worse at 2.5V). > (page 87, table 13-3). > I say- put in the fifteen cent 3-pin resonator, lose the two port pins and > make > a reliable product! Another solution is to send a "training" character from the PC to the PIC, to measure the timing error. The PIC can then adjust its bit timing. -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! use mailto:listserv@mitvma.mit.edu?body=SET%20PICList%20DIGEST