[Kevin Watson]

Okay, lets take a deep breath... Ready? Okay, here's my thinking:

1) Stick with the PWM output because, as Joel pointed out, this device has got a higher resolution ADC on-chip and as all the analog signals stay on-chip, you'll be dealing with fewer noise sources.

2) If you're going to use an external microcontroller to handle the accelerometer interface, use the CCP capture hardware to do the work for you. This won't work on the full-size FRC robot controller because IFI has output buffers on the CCP pins, which precludes them being used as inputs (the smaller EDU robot controller does not have these buffers). I've already written code that will work with the device you're using that uses the CCP capture hardware. If you promise to send me a copy of your project write-up, I'll publish a link to it <grin>.

3) What resistor values did you choose to program the t2 frequency (If you don't know what I'm blathering about, you'd better read the data sheet <grin>). If you're using this accelerometer in a control application, anything higher than 50-100Hz is overkill. If you're integrating the output, you'll want to set it to at least twice the accelerometer's bandwidth (lest Harry Nyquist rise from his grave, and smite thy project), but ideally you'll want to set it as high as possible.

-Kevin (Who didn't get nearly enough sleep and has consumed way too much coffee)