On Thu, 21 Apr 2005, ThePicMan wrote: > > Hellos, > > I have a big FIFO chip covered by dust, that I'd like to finally use. > The most useful application I'm imagining for it is to finally make > myself a logic analyzer. This FIFO (Texas Instruments SN74V3690-6PEU) > is a 3.3V device, but has 5V tolerant inputs. "Great!" I thought. > > What I'm asking you is: should I connect the probes (just a header > cable) directly to the FIFO, or should I use an high speed buffer > inbetween? Consider that the chip is specced at 166MHz. > > Moreover, what is the cheapest way to produce a variable clock > speed up to 166MHz (and possibly beyond, for other applications)? > A PLL? Any chip you may suggest me? Cypress makes what you need. Mouser sells them afair. Peter -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist