In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, bean wrote: First of all you don't have to set the pin to an output. The SEROUT command will do that. As for the garbled character, you should set the pin to the "idle" state before the pause. Since you are using "true" serial mode that would be high. Try this HIGH RA.1 MAIN: PAUSE 254 SEROUT RA.1,T9600,71 GOTO MAIN Bean. ---------- End of Message ---------- You can view the post on-line at: http://forums.parallax.com/forums/default.aspx?f=7&p=1&m=125135#m125136 Need assistance? Send an email to the Forum Administrator at forumadmin@parallax.com The Parallax Forums are powered by dotNetBB Forums, copyright 2002-2006 (http://www.dotNetBB.com)