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    Single Chip FM Radio recommendation

    Hi: I would like to add an FM radio as an alternate to the piezo alarm on a clock that I just finished building using a 28x. All suggestions welcome. Thanks Tim
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    Max7219 question for MartinM57 or anyone

    Good Afternoon: I would appreciate some troubleshooting suggestions. I am having a challenge with getting a MAX7219 to run 4 CC 7 segment display digits. I have all of the segments joined on a bus and with the cathodes grounded, +5 to any segment on the bus lights up the segment on all 4...
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    some pointers please???

    The code below is for a "simple" clock that I wish to use a keypad to provide settings for. Some of it seems to work great on it's own (displaying the digits if manually set) and fetching the hex values from the keypad, but I seem to have no consistent results when I try to put it...
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    Need to drop voltage

    Can someone recommend the best way to lose about 1/2 a volt or so? I am trying to use a 74LS32 quad OR gate to combine 4 imputs to 1. The logic is straight forward, but I am presenting 1.08 volts to the inputs of the 74LS32 before I push a button to make the input high. The 74LS32 will read...
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    keypad software help please

    I have basically lifted the code below from http://www.rev-ed.co.uk/docs/chi008.pdf and I am trying to scan a 4x4 keypad. In the "scan" section, only the last key_value routine seems to work. For example, as is, only the key_value = 12 routine works. If I comment out the key_value =...
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    Still Cannot Connect to 28x

    Hi Folks. I got my new 28x and I tried to connect with just the 10k / 22k minimum circuit. I'm stuck way back at the beginning. I have read the new user checklists and I did read the comment that says the circuit diagram on Pag 21 of the getting started manual is correct. Please tell me what...
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    Could my 28x have survived

    In my excitement to get started with my new Pic 28X I accidently hooked my power suuply line on the unregulated 12v side of my power supply instead of on the 5v side. I have not been able to communicate with the 28x and I figure I probably burned it out with the 12v. It was connected to 12v...
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