Generally, yes. IDE runs at rates considerably higher than 4Mhz, and it's only HC drive levels. John Ferrell wrote: > > I have a project board set up for a 28 pin OTP device. > I would like to adapt a 40 pin ZIF to the devices that I can experiment with > a 16F874. > Mechanically I can adapt an IDE cable from a PC to another circuit board > with the ZIF pretty easy. > > The question: > Can I get away with using about 8 inches of ribbon cable between these > boards? > It is only running at 4mhz. > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads