Microchip may want to sell their dedicated RTCs ;-)

Sunish

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 5:36 AM, funlw65(Vasi) <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hmmm, Microchip are designing devices thinking with their legs and not
> the brains...
>
> It seems to me that you can't use I2C, SPI and RTC same time :
> ( (thinking at pins used to remap the second SPI)
>
> Here are three workarounds (target:  logger applications):
> 1. using an external RTCC - waste.
> 2. using HW SPI with a SD card and I2C software - RTC on chip
> 3. using HW I2C and software SPI with SD card - RTC on chip.
>
> Only the first one it appears to be reliable to me.
>
> I don't know an ATmega with RTC but ATmega644P have 2 USART, 1 SPI, 1
> I2C (TWI).. All are separated - have their own pins.
>
> On Feb 6, 6:02 pm, Sebastien Lelong <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > 18F27J53 has two MSSP modules. MSSP1 can be used for both I²C and SPI,
> while
> > MSSP2 can only be used for SPI. Since I want i²C, and SPI for embedded
> > sd-card, I²C must use RB4 and RB5 pins (pullups for SDA1 and SCL1).
> >
> > I thus need to use different pins for SPI. MSSP2 has remappable pins (RPn
> > pins on datasheets, see screenshot). Interesting feature, I'm supposed to
> > select whatever remappable pins needed for SPI... Need more thoughts, but
> I
> > think I'll remap them on RP2, RP11, RP12 and RP13.
> >
> > Datasheet reading.........
> >
> > [image: 18f27j53.png]
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Seb
> >
> > 2011/2/6 Sebastien Lelong <[email protected]>
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hi Vasi,
> >
> > > 2011/2/6 funlw65(Vasi) <[email protected]>
> >
> > >> The board will be less general with the two 4k7  resistors on RB1-2...
> >
> > > Arf... These were supposed to be I²C pull-up resistors, but they aren't
> > > connected to the correct pins ! Nice catch, thanks, I'll fix this asap
> ! If
> > > you don't want this feature, just don't solder resistors, that's the
> idea.
> >
> > > BTW I tried to move traces and add more spaces as you suggested. I'll
> post
> > > the result soon.
> >
> > > cheers,
> > > Seb
> >
> > --
> > Sébastien Lelonghttp://www.sirloon.nethttp://sirbot.org
> >
> >  18f27j53.png
> > 56KViewDownload
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