In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, skynugget wrote: thanks guys, i get what your saying about using a display buffer, but the whole thing that is throwing a wrench in shifting half a byte, i guess. anyway here is what im working with so far, its basically the bs2 ds1302 timer ported over, on top of JohnnyMacs PWM ISR routine that i use for dimming digits. the thing thats neat about using bcd through the shift registers, is that there is a bcd to anything driver chip out there, i guess that's why i started out the way i did. ---------- End of Message ---------- You can view the post on-line at: http://forums.parallax.com/forums/default.aspx?f=7&p=1&m=408151#m409962 Need assistance? Send an email to the Forum Administrator at forumadmin@parallax.com The Parallax Forums are powered by dotNetBB Forums, copyright 2002-2009 (http://www.dotNetBB.com)