Thank you. RC2 had an internal short. I had already replaced the part earlier for another issue so didn't consider that another one might be bad. Ed -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Mike Hord Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 10:01 AM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [PIC]: multi-use for 'F877 PORTC Not off the top of my head, but I guess one other thing to check is that the PIC itself is good; you may replace it with another just to double check. Mike H. >Thanks, Mike. I clear both CCP1CON and CCP2CON, which should turn them >off. >Is there another register that I'm missing? > >Ed > >-----Original Message----- >From: pic microcontroller discussion list >[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Mike Hord >Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 8:27 AM >To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU >Subject: Re: [PIC]: multi-use for 'F877 PORTC > > >Check your CCP registers. It could be a problem with one of them >setting up the pin as a CCP I/O instead of a general purpose I/O. > >Even if you "never" use the CCP, go ahead and initialize the registers >to some known value, just for safety's sake. > >Mike H. > > >Hi, > >I'm using PORTC for SPI, as a UART, and am also trying to use RC2 as an > >enable line associated with an SPI part. I am not using any PWM >functions, > >but am using Timer1 with an internal clock. RC2 is set up as an output >on > >TRISC, but I can't seem to get anything out. I can't find any text in >the > >data sheet that says that RC2 cannot be used as an I/O when the UART and > >SPI > >are enabled. > > > >I've set up an empty pin on PORTD to mimic RC2 so I know the logic is > >correct. Unfortunately, the board layout uses RC2. Any suggestions? > > > >Thanks, > >Ed > > > >-- > >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 > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get holiday tips for festive fun. >http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx > >-- >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 _________________________________________________________________ Our best dial-up offer is back. Get MSN Dial-up Internet Service for 6 months @ $9.95/month now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup -- 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