> > A low-pass filter is simply a moving-average in a sampled data system. > > Ding! Ding! Ding! The perfect "plain english" description. I get it now. Not so fast. That's only one way to achieve a low pass filter. In techno-speak that's called a box filter, which is usually not what you want to implement in a PIC. For most ordinary situations, there are better methods that are actually easier to implement. ******************************************************************** Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, olin@embedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body