>Easy. Mount a strain gauge to any floor, connect it to a PIC, with a >piezo speaker for the sound of your choice :) Or just live in a really old house, they have these built in floor alarms for free :-) Trust me, I used to live in one. I never really thought of it as a safety feature though... -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist