>Mark, >thanks for your info. In my case I already know what the problem is >but I want to mask it because of there is no way I can convince the >guy here to use 10bit ADC instead of 13 bit. I already check with >sensor makers they do not recommend ADC higher then 10 bit but >no thing I can do. The extra noise comes from the sensor >Andre Excuse me for stating the obvious, but why not just mask out the 3 least significant bits? Who'd know you did it? Allan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist