> Otherwise, you might also look at the HC123 and similar parts When Forrest mentioned the 556 I thought of other one-shots or analogue-controlled logic, like a couple of NOR gates for the shut-out delay and one other + RC on the front end for the propagation delay. Not familiar at all with L6206 so may have missed the real requirement on the Enable pin. I think I see it now though -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist