Dave King wrote : > 10 pics and 10 oscillators. I'd like to lower the parts count > and board size and one thing I wonder about is using a > single oscillator or as few as possible to act as a master > and pull the timing signal into all the pics. > If they realy are 10 *oscillators* (and not *crystals*), I guess that one of them could drive all 10 PICs. If they realy are 10 *crystals*, you might concider replacing them with one ("canned") oscillator. And in this case, change the PICs to "External Clock". Jan-Erik. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist