> >>The "proper" approach would be pull-ups on the output lines. > >>But that's extra parts, and equal in parts count to your > approach of > >>series resistors in the output lines. > > > > Or use PORTB with it's internal pullups. I think we had problems with switches in pins with pull-ups. The PIC pull-ups were a little on the weak side, and the environmet was very noisy (big AC machines switching on and off in the nearby). This was IIRC with a PIC12CE674. Watch the noise. No problem with matrix keyboards and PIC pull-ups in other projects, thought. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist