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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "lcdpublishing" <lcdpublishing@yahoo.com>
To: <AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 10:25 PM
Subject: [AVR-Chat] Re: Mega2560 chips - using for first time and am looking 
for coaching :-)


> David,
>
> Thanks so much for the information.  I believe I am going to be able
> to dedicate the SPI soley for programming - no other functions that
> I need will use those pins.
>
> Uh-oh on the crystals and caps!!! I have always been using the cap
> rating as speced by the Xtal.  For instance if it says 18pF that is
> what I use - I don't know enough to know otherwise.  I would like to
> learn more about that but don't know what "the Fox site" is?

Fox makes crystals.

>
>
> Can you clarify what this means " (2C)-5pF is a good starting "

The capacitor value depends on the crystal load capacitance specification.

Leon
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