> dsPIC is using hardware SPI as far as PLL I have no idea how > it is setup in dsPIC AFAIK, the FRC option (8MHz internal) doesn't work with PLL. PLL can be applied only to the primary oscillator So, maybe you can assume that the 3012 is running at 8MHz. You'd think that would be the fastest simplest configuration. If so, then you could work out what the highest SPI rate would be. Don't uM give any information like that ? What speed do you get up to before the SPI fails ? -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist