Olin Lathrop wrote:
>
> > I forgot to mention that I'm using the OSC2/CLKOUT from the 16F877 to
> > provide the OSC1 signal for the MCP2510. The P16F877 is using a 4MHz
> > oscillator (SG531P).
>
> A rather important piece of information!  Short answer: You can't do that.
> Long answer: You can do that if you don't expect TTL level signals, can
> properly buffer the clock output with very little extra loading, and are
> conscious of the oscillator mode and its ramifcations.  If long answer is
> too complicated, revert to short answer.

Now you tell me! :)

Its easy enough to wire the oscillator to both chips so the short answer
will do just fine. Thanks for explaining it though.

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