Gerhard Fiedler wrote: > And it's especially a lot simpler to implement in hardware. That's > probably the reason why SPI chips usually are cheaper than I2C, at > least where the additional I2C logic is not negligible compared to the > chip complexity. Or what about license issues. I know Phillips owns IIC, but is a license required for SPI? I don't remember any such restriction, but I could easily be wrong about that. ***************************************************************** Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist