Re: is it possible to interface SPI to serial?

From: Anders F (af-spam_at_hi5.dk)
Date: 02/02/05 

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 15:22:07 +0100

"Tim Wescott" <tim@wescottnospamdesign.com> wrote in message
news:10vvs4494dlguec@corp.supernews.com...
> Michael Noone wrote:
>
> > Hi - I'm looking to connect an RF chip with an SPI interface
> > (http://www.nordicsemi.no/index.cfm?obj=product&act=display&pro=83) to a
> > computer through the serial port. Right now I'm just planning on putting
a
> > microcontroller that has both a uart and an spi interface between the
> > computer and the chip - but are there any more elegant solutions?
Thanks,
> >
> > Michael
>
> Nope, that's probably the best. Look around, there should be some very
> small solutions. Don't overlook parts that have UARTs but no SPI -- SPI
> is easy to bit-bang. If you hold the baud rate down and you don't mind
> consuming lots of processor resources you can even bit-bang asynchronous
> serial; I believe that Microchip has app notes.

I think they all have. And I know Texas has for the MSP430.

/Anders

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> Tim Wescott
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