David D wrote:
> >I don't want the TX pin to go into the hi-Z state when the transmitter
> >is disabled so I leave the tris bit for the TX cleared instead.

Alan P wrote:
>But having set the UART up to use it, why would you then disable it?
>
>If you have a requirement to disable it, surely that is the time to set the
>RC6 bit to an output, and then in the next instruction disable the UART.
>Otherwise while the UART is in normal operation you have two outputs trying
>to drive the same line, and hence fighting each other.

There's no fight or contention - the UART overrides the tris settings.
David...

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