> something is definitely screwy here Tony, of all the bugs I've found ISTR they were all down to a control register bit needing a workaround, slow response as I mentioned, or the clock. There was a batch of 18F1320 which were fine with the 4MHz IntOsc but some modules simply didn't work at all at 8MHz IntOsc. All modules worked perfectly in any other oscillator mode, including a crystal up to 40MHz Joe --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com --=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 .