Hi Guys
can someone tell me where can I get PICCLite.
thanks
                Luis

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Ammerman [mailto:rammerman@ADELPHIA.NET]
Sent: 19 October 2003 20:59
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: [PIC]: PICCLite problem


> On Sun, 19 Oct 2003, Ken Pergola wrote:
>
> > Would you mind given me a lesson on the caveats of using string packing?
>
> The string packing code places two seven-bit ASCII characters in one
> 14-bit program word, and relies on the ability to read program memory
> to fetch a string.  It's not always safe to assume program memory can
> be read, since the PIC's interface to program memory is shared with
> its interface to internal EEPROM.  This could be a problem, for
> example, if you have an interrupt-driven EEPROM write queue.  Say
> you're in the middle of transferring a packed string to your LCD, and
> EEIF pops.  When your ISR returns, the string unpacking code continues
> reading program memory, which fails because an EEPROM write is in
> progress.
>
> --
> John W. Temples, III

What?

Is there any truth to this?

Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems

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