> Looks pretty bizzare to me... It's an 18bit processor core! What is bizarre about that? The PICs are 12, 14 and 16 bit core and who cares? "Core" in this case (as often) refers to the size of the instructions, not to the size of the data. Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist