Joe, Well the PWM is out. Are you trying to say that we only need the=20 20ns? What if we are off a little bit and the reset pulse is only 19ns=20 long. Wouldn't it be better to use a longer pulse to insure that we=20 always meet that 20ns requirement? Thanks, rich! On 7/18/2014 5:50 AM, IVP wrote: >> My understanding of the PWM is that once setup it continues to >> output what ever all by its self with no input from the rest of the code >> being necessary > That is true, but 1Hz is a very very very low speed for PWM and is > not achievable with the PWM module when the PIC is running so fast. > I have a sensor driver that takes 40Hz - 150Hz PWM and had to > use the timers as the PIC (628 or 88) also had to be running fast for > other functions. 150Hz is well below the minimum frequency of the > PWM module. > >> OK, I see. So you just execute 5 or 6 NOPs for the reset pulse >> since it isn't critical? > I doubt it. 20ns will be the minimum time. Once the reset is in effect > you can't make it any resetier by extending the pulse > > Joe --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .