Vasile Surducan wrote: > Maybe if you compare aples with aples, so Ethernet chip from Microchip > with other older ethernet chips on the market (having the same > internal arhitecture, but with parallel and/or I2C IO ) > you'll se the ENC is one of the power hungriest one Are you sure you are comparing MAC/PHY combinations, or just MAC or PHY? The ENC29J60 is a MAC/PHY combination. ****************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, (978) 742-9014. #1 PIC consultant in 2004 program year. http://www.embedinc.com/products -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist