Oh, i didn't know the RC could be so innacurate. I think I have successfully configured OSCCON and T1CON, but now my ICD2 refuses to program - it says it programs OK, but when it verifies it never succeeds. Does anyone know if the ICD is actually compatible with using T1 as the system clock? On 5/8/05, Olin Lathrop wrote: > Dave Turner wrote: > > I have it next to an accurate clock here, and it > > can get as far out as half a second every 2 minutes. > > So that's 1/2 a part in 120, or 1 part in 240, or about 1/4 percent. > > > I am using the > > 16F87's internal oscillator, running at 8MHz. I have checked the > > datasheet for the 16F87, and it says the internal oscillator is +- 1% > > accurate, I think, at 25 degrees C. I think something must be very > > wrong for it go get that far out. > > Huh? It's specified at 1% and your seeing 1/4%. Looks like everything is > working fine. > > ***************************************************************** > Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts > (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist