> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdb [SMTP:bodgy1@OPTUSNET.COM.AU]
> Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 11:31 AM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      18F series program coding question APOLOGY
>
> My apologies, I don't know how the piclist accepted my other email
> address, when it's the optusnet one that is registered and set up for
> piclisting.
>
> I'm a little confused, according to a Microchip document, when
> writing to a Port they advise using the LAT instruction, I assume
> this gets around the RWM problem, however the example code offered by
> Microchip and from others floating around don't use it.
>
> I realise that it doesn't have to be used, but if its there and does
> get around the RWM problem, why aren't people taking advantage of it?
>
>
Well, I certainly am.  I think it's one of the best enhancements over the
14bit core if you want to do some high speed bit banging.  I suspect a lot
of code being used on the 18x is legacy stuff that has been ported from a
14bit PIC, and it's simply the speed and memory that is being taken
advantage of rather than the extra instructions/peripheral features.

Regards

Mike

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