>I've never used an inverter + MAX232. All the >RS232 I've ever worked with has been negative logic Yeah, but it sounds like the unit he is working with uses a software UART, as the pin numbers he is calling out are not the usual ones for a hardware uart. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist