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Hi Guys,
   
  It was the fuse bits / oscillator settings.  I used PonyProg [config and security bits window] to set it for the external oscillator.
   
  Thanks for your help.  You guys are great... and I'm learning a lot.
   
  Lucky for me [Simple Boy] there was also an example online that was exactly for my setup.
   
  http://www.scienceprog.com/programming-avr-fuse-bits-oscillator-settings/
   
  My next goal is to read analog inputs.  I also hope to [soon] be able to talk to an LCD screen [I think I have found some good code and schematics for this] and then I want to see what this I2C thing is all about.  Haven't played with stepper motors /PWM experiments yet either..... .
   
  I'm like an excited little boy who's just gotten a new toy.
   
  Many thanks [again] to everyone.


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> My next goal is to read analog inputs.  I also hope to [soon] be able to
> talk to an LCD screen [I think I have found some good code and schematics
> for this] and then I want to see what this I2C thing is all about.  Haven't
> played with stepper motors /PWM experiments yet either..... .


If you google a bit, you'll find my "getting started" package that has LCD,
stepper, R/C servo, etc.

With the LCD, you really need to verify that the timing between operations
is correct.
With a problem like the one you just had, you could have the code 100%
correct, and the LCD would sit there looking like you hadn't done anything.

What tools do you have to measure pulse width or frequency?


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