>> As someone else has mentioned, the baud rate is irrelevant, the above problem is just as bad at 300 baud and 19200 baud<< Why would that be? Aren't serial bitwidths wider at lower speeds? Just curious - trying to get an educashun. -matt redmond -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads