> Hi Jinx, its ocillator is very different from 452... and 4520 too, due > to the USB thing > Apart from that, yes, it should work similarly. OK, here's where we're up to. Think I need some pointers. I've read the d/s oscillator section again. Without a couple of clues though I don't know what I can disregard As I said, I dropped to 8MHz on OSC1,2 and there is now some activity on the LCD lines, but it isn't what I expected and it isn't consistent either. The 100ms delay I call between operations varies between just a few ms and 45ms after a reset (which triggers the analyser), so something's not stable I'm trying to work my way through Figure 2.1 of DS39632B For this particular application I won't be using USB. It seems to me that the Fosc bits in CONFIG1H should enable HSPLL to provide a 32MHz primary clock or, as I originally intended, a 39.3216MHz primary, for the core. That said, what effect, if any, does CPUDIV have, being an output of the crystal's path through the USB clock section ? TIA -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist