Mark Rages wrote: > I think that running ground and power in a circle around the board > might invite inductive noise pickup. Think "star," not "circle." I agree with half of that. You definitely don't want circuitous ground. However, circuitous power is OK as long as it's locally bypassed to the solid ground close to where it's used. ******************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .