> So > basically, I'll be dealing with two time intensive operations (recieving > 250kbps serial stream, and triggering a triac 120 times a second). Will > I have enough processor speed? The F876 has a UART, so dealing with the data stream is not that CPU intensive (160 instructions per byte received). And doing something 120 times per second is not very intensive either. Wouter -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics