Single PIC to Blink 5 LEDs Independently?

[wdmagic]

try the N-Mosfets out, I think you will end up liking them better than transistors. if you have a company name and a .com email you can get free samples from Fairchild Semiconductor to test them out. their "BS270" is very good, handles 400ma with a 5ohm resistance, but up to 2 amps with pulses. thats enough without the pulses to drive 25 leds.
below is an example of how to hook them up, very easy and once you get into MOSFETS they tend to end up in tons of your projects

this is not my schematic, but it looks like a circuit i would build.

[RossWaddell]

I have some BS170's so I'll give those a try.

If I still want to implement LED brightness control with the code Darrel came up with earlier in this thread, I wonder if there is a way to combine this with his SPWM_INT.bas module; instead of just setting the port pin high (on), send a SWPM at a user-adjustable duty cycle for the duration of the 'on' period.