> My idea too, but I can not find any data on how immediate. They only say "immediately". I don't know if the internal Q clock is runing during MCLR, so it might have to wait for the next Q0 phase, maybe two to get the pipline going. For the 16F87x (DS3029C) the pertinent paragraph is in section 12.8 on page 124: "If MCLR is kept low long enough, the time-outs will expire. Bringing MCLR high will begin execution immediately. This is useful for testing purposes or to synchronize more than one PIC 16F87x device operating in parallel." ******************************************************************** 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