On 01/07/2011 20:03, Sean Breheny wrote: > Given that metastability is a fundamental property of anything which > makes discrete yea/nay decisions (although the probability may be tiny > of a failure), I don't know how you can possibly say that it just > "does not apply" to these various buses. > > Sean If it's applicable, then it's applicable with ONE CPU and a Mk1 finger=20 pressing a button. If it's applicable, then it's applicable with arbitrary numbers of CPU=20 in any clock relationship. I can think of more believable bad reasons to use one clock. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .