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17 years ago

Help: IO Pin as clock?

Is it possible to use a ProtoIO pin as a clock driver? The reason I ask is I would like to interface a 40 pin daughter card with an HSMC port using an HSMC to 40 pin debug header but the clocks don'...
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17 years ago

Yes, you can use the I/O pin as a clock driver. Take care about using a low output drive strength (I suggest you 4mA) in order to avoid annoying overshoots that may intefere with the adjacent data lines.