> How to freeze the LCD so the elapsed time can be read? Brooke, I've tried a couple of watch/clock LCDs and found they weren't quite so simple as segments on/off. There was multiplexing and stepped voltage drives. You should put yours on a scope to see if that's the same for yours. I could make some sense of mine with a scope and an analyser but didn't actually follow through to trying to drive it with a PIC. You might look up ther datasheet for one of the PICs with an LCD drive port wbr -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist