At 08:02 PM 6/05/98 -0700, you wrote: >Does anyone know of a serial static RAM I could use for additional PIC >data memory? I am attempting to alter a pre-existing design that uses >93C66 EEPROMs, so something with the same pinout and bit-banging scheme >would be nice, although not absolutely necessary. I don't care whether >the SRAM is volatile or not. > >The only firm requirements are three pin interface, minimum 64 bytes RAM >per chip (bigger is better), and no write cycle limitations like those >associated with EEPROM and FLASH. > >Bonuses would be: > 256 bytes per chip > nonvolatile > 8 pin package with pinout similar to 93C66 EEPROM > >I have searched extensively already, and all that I've found are some >XICOR non-volatile SRAMs that aren't large enough, and a variety of >parallel parts (including the Dallas RAMPort). It seems like something >like this should exist. Am I missing something obvious? > >Oh, I also spoke with a Microchip tech support guy who told me he's had >the same problem and was also unable to find a solution. > >Any help would be greatly appreciated! > >Jason Harris > > If I remember correctly, Philips had an I2C SRAM or around 256 bytes. Your other option is shift registers, or perhaps another PIC Dennis