doug metzler wrote: > I'm building a dedicated system that will require a backplane. =A0each ca= rd > will be 2.85 inches high so taking some off for the edges leaves me 2.6 > inches. =A0If I get a .100 pitch .062 thick card edge connector I could h= andle > 52 lines. > > But what I don't want to do is lay out, fab and build my own backplane. Probably you should convert your bus to serial. Serial nowadays is quick and cheap. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .