Todd Peterson wrote:
>
> At 03:29 PM 4/14/97 +0200, you wrote:
>
> >On the PIC16C84, does anybody knows if porta.4 needs a pull-up
> >resistor, because I can't use this anymore as output, it remains at 0v.
>
> Yes, this port is open-drain, and needs a pull-up resistor.  Check out page
> 9 of the '84 manual.  Also, this pin has a Schmitt trigger when used as an
> input; the others in port a are TTL type (no hysteresis).
>
> -Todd
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        Thanks a lot, I was wordering if my PIC is out.... didn't read the
specs long enough.


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