I don't like relying on a single source component and I don't like having to buy a modestly expensive special purpose part to use USB. It seems odd to me that after all this time the best solution for small projects is an FTDI chip. Why hasn't Microchip made this easy for us by now with sample code? -- Bryan Mumford Mumford Micro Systems bryan@bmumford.com -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body