> 4 row drivers are also the LCD data lines After a little extra thought, that may not be necessary. For once the fussiness of an LCD may actually be an advantage As long as the conditions for a data write to the LCD don't occur (by choosing which i/o lines are alternately assigned to the LCD or k/b matrix and how the k/b is scanned), it should be possible to avoid such a condition for any predicted key press combination -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body