Hello Harold, > But the standard calls for 2 stop bits, doesn't it? yes, you're right. But... who knows. Better be safe. Best regards, Brusque ----------------------------------------------------------------- Edson Brusque C.I.Tronics Lighting Designers Ltda Researcher and Developer Blumenau - SC - Brazil Say NO to HTML mail www.citronics.com.br ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.