My designs don't often require time keeping but I now have a project where I need to perform several tasks at certain times of the day and certain days of the month. The Maxim/Dallas DS-1302 looks like it will meet my needs without a lot of extra frills. Cost is less than $1.50 so it's not a budget problem either. Anyone have good or bad experiences with this part? Are there better options to consider in your experience? (I don't have precise real time needs, a signal to interrupt the PIC isn't needed.) Thanks, Tim -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads