gardenyu wrote: > Besides, if I can have this additional power supply, how can I turn on > this supply to charge the boostrap cap? I don't want another output from > microcontroller saying we want a full duty cycle, I just want to turn > on the supply with the 100% PWM output, if it appears. But, if PWM is > below 100%, it won't turn on. How can I realize that? One possibility is to have an (one) additional supply voltage that is a bit higher than the highest gate voltage you need, switch it with opto couplers and limit the gate voltage at each FET. Gerhard -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist