Well, I added a reset (toggle SSPEN off and on ) after every SPI IRQ, and the system is again working! I sure wish they'd tell you about this somewhere! Thanks for letting me think this thru with you all... -- * | __O Thomas C. Sefranek tcs@cmcorp.com |_-\<,_ Amateur Radio Operator: WA1RHP (*)/ (*) Bicycle mobile on 145.41, 448.625 MHz ARRL Instructor, Technical Specialist, VE Contact. http://hamradio.cmcorp.com/inventory/Inventory.html http://www.harvardrepeater.org -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body