I recall mention on the list about the IO pins used for UART use are automatically configured when the USART is enabled. This is not the case with the 628 chips. The TRIS bits must be set accordingly for it to work. ie. RX = in, TX = out. It is in the data sheet, although I missed it and got stung. -- Best regards Tony mICros http://www.bubblesoftonline.com mailto:sales@bubblesoftonline.com -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body