From: "Jim Martin" >I know everyone here is NOT in favour of the hobbiest, I disagree! It could be said that perhaps not everyone is in favour, but I don't think that this is true either. I know alot of members (perhaps mostly lurkers) are hobbiests. The problems are that hobbiests will often have beginners problems and like with most things people quickly forget their old mistakes in order to make new ones..... Similarly, when you're contemplating the ins and outs of complex uC interfacing it's difficult to remember the time when you didn't know your RC from your elbow (or even your XT).... Luckily I wrote down all my mistakes and tribulation so I can look back at how little I knew..... Good luck with the project though! Ben -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads