arrrgh!! still no joy, and this is on a new core! T, can u dble chek the pdf/gif of the connection diagrams as I noticed on there u have: Pin 16 (CS1) - PIC Pin D2 But u just posted: CS1 -> Pin RD0 I dunno if it's just a one-off mistake, as u have the wire going to S0/J8 of the core (which is RD0)... But just to make sure, can u confirm the rest is def right, as it's weird i'm gettin the same display (or lack of) with a new shiny core.... Ta Dan