Picked up the MPLABXpress board to play with the FC7 template and USB boot loader. Seems nice for the price.
I want to add an i2c LCD display. But unlike other PIC chips, the LCD display doesn't seem to offer a hardware i2c channel for the MPBLAXpress 16F18855.
Is that the case or am I missing something in the setup process? Or does the component need to be re-created for each processor type?
Thanks...
MPLABXpress: no hardware i2c channel?
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Re: MPLABXpress: no hardware i2c channel?
I think this is because we do not yet support hardware I2C on the PIC16F18855
The software I2C should be usable.
The software I2C should be usable.
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Re: MPLABXpress: no hardware i2c channel?
OK, thanks for the info. I am impressed by the FC7 / Xpress board integration, just was wondering if there is more to come in terms of chip support. I'm sure it's a never-ending job for you guys to keep up with all the hardware options.
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Re: MPLABXpress: no hardware i2c channel?
It certainly is a challenge, with new chips being released all the time and new features being added.
I've added a bit of an explanation of the I2C hardware problem here.
viewtopic.php?f=63&t=18960#p82068
I've added a bit of an explanation of the I2C hardware problem here.
viewtopic.php?f=63&t=18960#p82068
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