An update on this thread. Never did get the 4 bit parallel LCD to work,=20 then this morning, mistakenly, powered up the LCD on 12 VDC instead of 5=20 VDC :(. Ordered two, 4 x 20 Serial LCD's from Digikey. I have some=20 18F1320 proven boards, that I might be able to use, at least for=20 prototyping. The PICKIT2 works without the LCD attached, and am=20 thinking, once I remove the LCD wiring, should no longer be an issue.=20 Thanks again everyone. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .