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02/15/05 18:19
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 		 #87555 - serial RAM and time
Responding to: ???'s previous message
I'm thinking of adding a serial ram to add as buffer for the display, this way I will use only few pins for i2c which my board can afford. Is this a good idea or would it be a waste of time because serial ram is much slower in speed than normal ram?
If you are held up by "display not ready" a serial RAM may be a good idea; however since you seem to be in time trouble, I would first verify that the display was the culprit and the calculate if 100 or 400 (see spec) kbs would hold you up.

On one superfast app I went dramatically different and used a "serial RAM" namely a FIFO controlled by a CPLD. That way the data was pumped out at max speed and the stops in the display could also be used to stuff the FIFO which allowed the uC to keep up.

Erik

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TopicAuthorDate
GLCD Project (low frequency scope)            01/01/70 00:00      
   GLCD Scrolling            01/01/70 00:00      
      Lesson learned            01/01/70 00:00      
         did you check            01/01/70 00:00      
   hi Speed GLCD displays?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Probably            01/01/70 00:00      
      Hardware scroll            01/01/70 00:00      
         PaceSetter            01/01/70 00:00      
      Best Display >> None is perfect            01/01/70 00:00      
         Sweep mode            01/01/70 00:00      
            Scope Squares            01/01/70 00:00      
            8 Bits Update            01/01/70 00:00      
               like rotate it 90°?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  90° Rotation Indeed            01/01/70 00:00      
   One step further            01/01/70 00:00      
      Animation            01/01/70 00:00      
         scan too slow!!            01/01/70 00:00      
            15 seconds? !!!            01/01/70 00:00      
               or....            01/01/70 00:00      
               slightly more            01/01/70 00:00      
               Optimization            01/01/70 00:00      
                  calculation            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Will have a look            01/01/70 00:00      
                        assembler speedup            01/01/70 00:00      
                  if it is really slow            01/01/70 00:00      
                     too smart Man            01/01/70 00:00      
                        another way            01/01/70 00:00      
                  When do you wait?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     first choice            01/01/70 00:00      
               should I use Serial RAM for buffer?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  serial RAM and time            01/01/70 00:00      
                     lcd_not_busy();            01/01/70 00:00      
                        a much faster approach            01/01/70 00:00      
                           I don't have enough XRAM            01/01/70 00:00      
                              magic            01/01/70 00:00      
                              more tweaking            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Good thinking Jan            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    tweaking II.            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Magic Tweeking            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Serial RAM is useless            01/01/70 00:00      
   maybe this technique will work here            01/01/70 00:00      
      Multi-microcontrollers            01/01/70 00:00      

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