>I've outgrown the I/O on the F877 (yes I know i can expand it using I2C) so >I am looking at the next size up. Looks as if the 18F6525 might be a good >choice...comments? What sort of I/O do you need. Could you do it using shift registers? What sort of devices do you have attached (I am thinking that if you have an LCD then using Mike Predkos 2 line interface may save some pins)? -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.