At 02:00 AM 4/14/2004 -0400, you wrote: >You could also use an analog or bus switch to connect SDO to SDI just >when this particular chip is being accessed. For example, the 5 ohm >NC7SZ66 with an inverter or extra port pin, or the NC7SB3157 controlled >directly by the TMP124 /CS line. To clarify, you'd have to switch the SDO output of the PIC to high-Z (make it an input) and back during transmission/reception to/from this chip in order to avoid using the extra control pin. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body