> However, I think the RMW problem has been blown out of proportion.  It
> only matters if 1: you have other bits in the port that you will be
> toggling between input and output and you don't explicitly set their
> state when switching to output, and 2: if the external circuit holds a
> PIC output in its opposite state.  You have full control and knowledge
> of #1.  #2 is rare because it usually means poorly designed hardware,

#2 is common if you are pin bashing I2C and doing other things as
well.

Steve.



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Steve Baldwin                Electronic Product Design
TLA Microsystems Ltd         Microcontroller Specialists
PO Box 15-680, New Lynn      http://www.tla.co.nz
Auckland, New Zealand        ph  +64 9 820-2221
email: steveb@tla.co.nz      fax +64 9 820-1929
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