That does seem like an unusually easy question for you to be asking Krum.. You just tie the reset lines together, if you still need to reset them separately use an OR gate from their original reset circuit.
That does seem like an unusually easy question for you to be asking Krum.. You just tie the reset lines together, if you still need to reset them separately use an OR gate from their original reset circuit.
I was just going to use a DPDT push button and send each side of the MCLR reset through each side. I wasn't sure if it would cause problems during programming, thats why I asked before I build the circuit.
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Do you have a vacuum desoldering pump? I had one that came in a radioshark tool kit (aunt got it for me) and I was desolering and it got plugged and shot the cap and spring out! I lost the spring, and has this ever happened to you?
Krum do NOT use a DPDT switch, there is no garuntee of any kind that both side of the DPDT switch will close at exactly the same time. Use an SPST and tie the reset lines together. Having the two reset lines shouldn't hurt anything during programming as long as you only try to program one at a time. Also make sure you use a RC filter to debounce the switch in hardware, contact bounce may cause them to not start up at exactly the same period of time.
During programming, it gives a device address error. I am just going to have independent reset switches, since I already put them on. Also, there is no benefit of having them reset at the same time since they are doing independent tasks, and only talking when one needs to send data to the other pic.
I may yet redesign the purpose for PIC to PIC communication through SPI.
Low amount of data, one is the master and the other is the slave. the slave will handle the LCD, 8 LED indicators, various LED's and etc. It basically sends and receives data from the master, such as what LED's to light up, and LCD display. Simple data transfers.