Bob Axtell wrote: > I THINK they didn't want to pay the Phillips royalty. It was my understanding they DID pay. Note that you don't need a separate IIC license for your design as long as a PIC is part of the IIC bus because of an agreement between Microchip and Phillips. I think the problem is that the smart people were off doing something else when the IIC module was designed. It seems to have more than its share of difficult to use "features" and a few outright bugs. ***************************************************************** Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu