> Is this Fosc/4 signal available on OSC2 while driving OSC1 from an > external TTL oscillator in XT or HS mode ?. No dummy [sorry ;) ], of course not: in XT and HS modes OSC2 is the output of the amplified signal from OSC1 (or maybe the other way round, RTM). This is the only way I know that the Xtal oscillator can work! Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu