Hi Phil,

If you're not planning on using the low half of PortC you could use that instead. You change it with a DEFINE, it's all in the manual. If you intended to use any of the hardwarefeatures on portC(low half) you're in trouble. The only option left is to change the assemblercode that makes up the instruction LCDOUT(and LCDIN if used). It can be done if you have the assemblerskills needed. You could perhaps use a different Pic, it all depends on what you want to do.

Never used a powertip, can't help you with that.

/Ingvar