>> Two nop's gets you to just before >> the middle of the first bit, three nop's to just after the >> middle of the second bit... Not a lot of time to do >> everything perfect, and extra time >> between characters would probably help A LOT... >Why not ignore the stop bit altogether? and/or run at a slower baud rate, after all, if the clock frequency is so low, the PIC isn't exactly going to be doing anything fast, so a fast baud rate pushing the interface to the limit is not an advantage. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist