=20 Harold,=20 Thanks for the quick reply. This is inside a large supermarket in a room in one of the "specialist store sections", and has a pretty normal and constant room temperature.=20 -Jim=20 On Tue 27/07/10 4:21 PM , "Harold Hallikainen" harold@hallikainen.org sent: > I am making a parallel to serial converter > (a pic, a max232 and discretes), > I intend to output the data on the serial at about 9600/19200, > would you think an RC clock or internal clcok would be accurate > enough for this simple task? > -Jim Yes, I've found the internal RC to be fine for uart communications. There may be a problem under temperature extremes, but I have not experienced it. Harold --=20 FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com [1] - Advertising opportunities available! --=20 http://www.piclist.com [2] PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist [3] Links: ------ [1] http://www.hallikainen.com [2] http://www.piclist.com [3] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .