>        There are also a bunch of peripheral drivers available from
>Allegro.  I've used their 5832 which provides 32 open drain outputs with
>a serial in and out.  The serial out is nice so you can cascade them and
>get as many outputs as you want, using only 3 I/O lines on the PIC.

I've used the MIC5841 from Micrel for similar purposes.  It has high-power
outputs.

Andy


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