My serial ports do better than that! They will do 921,600 bps CYA Andy K. On Fri, 7 Apr 2000 12:37:20 -0400 Andrew Kunz writes: > In my copious free time I'll think on this. I have an > application which, > for now, is using an Atmel serial DataFlash chip. Getting data in > and out is > painfully slow at 115200 bps. But if I could just drop it into my > laptop... > > Andy > > > > > > > > > > > "M. Adam Davis" on 04/07/2000 12:23:54 PM > > Please respond to pic microcontroller discussion list > > > > > > > > > > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > > cc: (bcc: Andrew Kunz/TDI_NOTES) > > > > Subject: Re: ide interface offer > > > > > > > > > Andrew Kunz wrote: > > > > I went and checked your site again: > > > > >Code must be fully commented (1 comment for every two lines in > assembly, 1 > > comment of every line in a higher level language). > > > > I don't know about the rest of the list, but I think these are WAY > out of > line. > > This sounds like somebody who knows nothing about coding making > policies for > > programmers (ie, the pointy haired boss). > > Well, I would say use your judgment (as I believe many of us have > good > judgment), but I've run across so many badly commented pieces of > code that I > thought this was reasonable. > > Do you have a suggestion as to how I can word that so we don't end > up at either > of the two extremes? (too much commenting, too little commenting) > > > >If you choose a language other than assembly then one of the > following must > be > > true: > > > 1) The compiler is free, or your code example must completely > compile > under > > the free version of the compiler you choose. > > > 2) You also completely comment the assembly listing (1 > comment for every > > two lines) > > > > Well, Clyde just made the compiler of my choice available free in > a limited > > subset today. Problem is, it doesn't support your mandated chip. > Now what? > > > > Since C is so portable () how about just making it in "C" is > good enough. > > > > I htink you might get more takers if you made it so any commonly > available > > compiler (ByteCraft, HiTech, CCS) or assembler (HiTech, > Tech-Tools, MPASM) can > > be used. > > I don't care what you use or how much it may have cost. I just want > to be able > to assemble it in MPLAB for free. I just want to require that the > code be > submitted in assembly, and that someone who may not understand C or > whatever > language you use can still use your code (in assembly) in their > program, or they > can obtain, for free, a version of the compiler you use which will > compile your > code. > > I don't feel this is an onerous burden. I'll remove the requirement > that the > assembly code must be commented separately as long as you can > generate an > assembly file which includes your higher level code as comments (I > have not yet > seen a compiler which won't do this): > > ; TRISA = 0b.1100.0000; /* 7:6 Input(1), 5:0 > Output(0) */ > MOVLW .192 > BSF 0x03,RP0 > MOVWF TRISA > ; TRISB = 0b.1111.1111; /* 7:0 Input, no output > */ > MOVLW .255 > MOVWF TRISB > ; TRISC = 0b.1100.0000; /* 7:0 Output > */ > MOVLW .192 > MOVWF TRISC > > I'll also remove the requirement for a specific chip to be used. > You can use > any chip in the picmicro line. While I would like to keep the > requirement that > no external chips be used, that pretty much goes out the window if > you plan on > using an f'84 (excepting the serial sandisk). At this point it > would be nicer > to have the code than the restrictions. > > Please send your comments, I'll update the webpage today or monday > with the > sandisk contest, and any changes to the HD contest. > > -Adam ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.