Shows you how frequently I use SPI stuff.

I prefer having the extra pin(s) available too.

Andy








Andrew Warren <fastfwd@IX.NETCOM.COM> on 03/27/2000 01:31:34 PM

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Andrew Kunz <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> wrote:

> I2C usually has page-write modes (multiple bytes per write
> command).

Andy:

Most of the SPI EEPROMs do, too.  Personally, I prefer using I2C
EEPROMs in general... But for this application, I'd probably use a
93C46, just because the code to access it is smaller and faster.

-Andy


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