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Re: Unused I/O lines

2004-06-24 by Ken

>just program them as inputs with the pullups.

You can do that! Sweet. The more I play with the AVR's, the more I 
like them.  Sorry if it seems like a simple question. I'm a software 
guy mostly and have only begun to explore hardware.

Ken
http://www.speechchips.com


--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Al Welch" <alwelch@a...> wrote:
> IF it were me I would leave them untied to any external 
connections, just
> program them as inputs with the pullups. That way you can always 
connect
> something to them in a pinch after the board is built and you 
suddenly
> discover you need an input or output line.
> 
> Al Welch
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken [mailto:kenlem@m...]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:22 AM
> To: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [AVR-Chat] Unused I/O lines
> 
> 
> I'm new to AVR's and just want to know what to do with unused I/O
> lines.  I assume I would set them to inputs, enable the internal
> resistors and tie them to ground.  Is that right?
> 
> 
> 
> 
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