> (C18) 8 MHz crystal, core running @48MHz: do consider this, > since max freq for 452/4520 is 40MHz. Thanks Dario, think you may have nailed it. I'll have to re-read the oscillator section. I dropped in an 8MHz and the two port pins came up. Looks like it was being over-clocked with 9.8 If that is the case what'll probably end up in there is a 7.37. At the moment the board and code is stripped back to the basics so I can sort this out. Will let you know for sure if it was a fix after I put Humpty back together -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist