Hmm? Did anybody else notice that the PicList Mail Server converts "e" + "accute accent" to an "i" ? Or am I the only one to see my posts converted in this way ? Perhaps some kind of mail character encoding difference between my client and the server ? TEST : i I h H j J ` @ g G t T n N y Y { [ (you should see a bunch of common french characters with accents) regards, Tobie Horswill Ex Machina ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tobie Horswill" To: Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 10:31 AM Subject: Re: Multiple uCs sharing same clock > Hey! many thanks to all. Geez this list is great! I did'nt even have time to > repost my first request that I already had 3 answers... > > > ________________________________ > Tobie Horswill > Ex Machina, Quibec (Quibec) CANADA > thorswil@exmachina.qc.ca > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Spehro Pefhany" > To: > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 10:22 AM > Subject: Re: Multiple uCs sharing same clock > > > > At 09:32 AM 8/16/01 -0400, you wrote: > > >Hi, I was wondering if there were any quirks that I should know of if I > want > > >to drive several PICs from the same clock ? A 20MHz ceramic resonator in > > >this particular case. Can I simply run all the PICs clock inputs in > parallel > > >on the same resonator ? Somehow this doesn't feel wright, perhaps I > should > > >"regenerate" the clock at TTL level first ? I recall a circuit that did > > >something like this on the MicroChip site but couldn't track it down... > > > > If there is much distance (more than an inch or two with ground plane) > > between the clock pins, it might be wise to buffer the clock output pin > > using a single gate buffer. Here is one possbility, most of the > > manufacturers have something similar: > > > > http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/NC/NC7S32.pdf > > > > One input to the clock OUT pin from the PIC with the crystal, decrease > > the capacitor value by the input capacitance of the 7S32, and connect the > > other input of the S32 to 0V. The output of the gate drives the other > > PIC(s) using the external clock circuit (clock OUT open, input to clock > IN). > > > > If you have the room, a 74HC32 will be a bit cheaper (0.19 vs. 0.39 > US/100pcs) > > > > Or, use a packaged oscillator, which is guaranteed to work, as someone > just > > mentioned. > > > > Best regards, > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > = > > Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the > reward" > > speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: > http://www.trexon.com > > Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: > http://www.speff.com > > Contributions invited->The AVR-gcc FAQ is at: > http://www.bluecollarlinux.com > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > = > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics