Remember a while ago when we were talking about whether there was likely to be a uart (or microcontroller) with built-in rs232 drivers? Well, guess what Exar just announced: http://www.exar.com/new.php?newsID=272 BillW -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist