I'm considering using the UART in a PIC for a simple master/slave network between two PICs. I'm hoping to send data half-duplex on one wire. I'm thinking of just tying the Tx and Rx pins together. Normally the TRIS bit on the transmit line would be high. When a PIC needs to transmit, I'd set the TRIS low, send the data, then put TRIS high again. Will that work? Does a high TRIS float the USART transmit pin? Thanks! Harold FCC Rules Online at http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/ ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! use mailto:listserv@mitvma.mit.edu?body=SET%20PICList%20DIGEST