Thanks for your support John. This is for a project I've had on the back burner for a while now. The problem is exactly as you said, I get a huge number of hits but nothing simple and starting from the beginning. Maybe my best bet is to buy someone's pre-programmed Sony decoding chip and see if I can generate the Sony codes. From: "John Ferrell" Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 7:02 AM >I think it a fair question. > > Google it and you will be over run with more than you ever wanted to know. > It is not easy to find a "simple tutorial" on this subject. > > If you find one please bring it back to the list, I hate it when I find > myself reinventing the wheel! -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist