A Visual Basic Application is sending to my PIC circuit a string 'a'. How can I recognize letter 'a' is being received by my PIC 16F873A?? Can my PIC read strings or identify this "a" in another way? I need to know whether I'm receiving an "a" because if this is so, I must enable an interruption. Many thanks in advace for your help and support. Carolina. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist