yep...thats always the first thing to do....configure the device correctly. Thanks for the info! Timothy Weber wrote: Used it, love it, for the same reasons - smallest PIC with a UART. I can't recall any particular gotchas other than the usual "turn off unused peripherals before using GPIOs." alan smith wrote: > Looking at using the 16F688, in that its low cost, has a uart, and not much I/O is required. > > Anyone used this before, just looking for any hidden 'features" that might make me steer away from it. > > > --------------------------------- > Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. > Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. -- Timothy J. Weber http://timothyweber.org -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --------------------------------- Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist