Actually, it helps a lot. What you are really saying is that I have no hope of finding a place with "all the answers", and that experience counts for a lot. I guess I will have to just earn some experience. Thanks for the pointer to the app-notes as well. I should have taken the hint earlier as I have certainly scanned a lot of the Microchip ones. Rolf Dave Dilatush wrote: > Rolf wrote... > > [snip] > > So when the "right" component is defined as "something suitable > from my current 'stable' of parts", it becomes fairly easy to > find. > > Hope this helps a bit... > > Dave D. > > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist