Hi this e-mail is not about a problem just a note to say 'MPLAB IDE 6.4' is now out. The good news is that the simulator can now inject a serial data stream into a chosen pin or pins.(6.3 would not do this) David Liddell -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.