Yes you can turn off the LCD and use as GPIO internal oscilators (dont think the 16F87x has those) = = = --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates= starting at 1=A2/min. -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist