> to disable the WDT you write 0xDEAD to it! ;-) I've come across a few bits of humour in processors. The C64 had a register called C3PO (no relation at all to a mnemonic you might make up for the serial buffer), others I've seen included IQGONE for a system fail register and a series of consecutive registers called FAT CAT SAT MAT -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist