I looked at the app note, and thought it was a little misleading IMHO. It seemed to say that all the caps should be considered to be in series, which is not correct. Say that you have Ca and Cb as the two main load caps. Then we have Cp for parasitics and Ct for trim, in parallel with Cb So we would figure this as the parallel combination of Cb and Ct, in series with Ca, and that value in parallel with Cp. Cp could be in the 3-10pF range, and Ct might be about the same, but if you consider them all in series as the app note seemed to suggest, then you'd end up with absurdly large values required to get the right number.. Or did I misread the AN? Otherwise, everything seemed in order. Oscillator drive adjustments, etc. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist