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Re: [ts-7000] Re: Connecting to a PIC24?

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] Re: Connecting to a PIC24?
From: Jason Stahls <>
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:37:48 -0400
bburtan65 wrote:
> Jeez...every time I look at Linux SBC's I find more undocumented or 
> under-documented pitfalls.
>
> This is one thing I really like about Microchip.  Their own internal support, 
> docs, and sample code is excellent and there are a couple of books that take 
> you from Hello World to pithy examples.
>
> By contrast, I have a shelf of Linux Embedded Systems books that talk in 
> generalities but rarely shed light on the pitfalls.  Some enterprising soul 
> could write a book and do pretty well, IMHO.
>   
>> Well if your board has the temp sensor option then you'll want to use 
>> USB :)  The temp sensor does not tri-state the SPI lines when inactive.

Well to backup TS it's not totally their fault...  It's a Maxim/Dallas 
problem, and you'll find it with a lot of their SPI devices.  There's a 
appnote on their site on how to make them play nice by buffering the 
lines but it's sure a pain sometimes, especially if you want to mix a 
number of Dallas devices with "real" SPI devices.

-- 
Jason Stahls


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