> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 1:17 AM, PicDude wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> What would be really nice right now for debugging a program in progress = is >> if I had an easy way to dump a bunch data from a PIC to a display. =A0The >> serial port on the PIC is in use, but the MSSP is unused, so first thoug= ht >> is to make a small circuit that would accept I2C or SPI data and put it = on a >> large (40x4 or 80x4) LCD display. =A0But on second thought, seeing as I = don't >> have an LCD handy, =A0it would be nice to just send the output to >> hyperterminal. =A0Plus it would be so nice and portable as I travel a lo= t and >> get most of my coding done when I'm out. >> >> The circuit should be very simple, but before I go out and re-create the >> wheel here, anyone have code for this they're willing to share? >> >> Yes, I guess I could bit-bang serial through the spare pins, but I'd lik= e to >> use the MSSP to impact the PIC application as little as possible. >> For $30 you could purchase the Bus Pirate from Hack-a-day (http://hackaday.com/the-bus-pirate-universal-serial-interface/) which probes many different busses and interfaces to your computer over USB, so you could easily monitor the bus you choose to output your debug data. I am waiting for mine, and already I feel that it is an invaluable tool. -Scott -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist