[KenWittlief]

you cant equate the gyro to the analog input - you have to use the Get_Analog_Value() function like this:

gyro1 = Get_Analog_Value( rc_ana_in01);

its detailed in the 2004 Programming Reference Manual from innovationfirst.com - page 16

and if you want to shift it down to 8 bits its the other way

gyro1 = gyro1>>2;

:^)