<googlinggoogler@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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> Hi,
> Just realised that my ascii image might be muddled up, so i've placed
> the image on a webpage -
>
> http://tinyurl.com/rry9c
>
> I want to use the atmel for the clock, and its not really fussy
> regarding time as the device only requires that the data be transfered
> in this means with a clock cycle of greater than 25ns.
>
> thanks
>
> David
>

Your processor at 40MHz is going to have a timer interval of at least 300nS 
so no worries on excessive speed there. If you are new to timers then I'd 
start off by making a couple of LEDs flash at a rate that you can see, then 
ramp it up.

Peter 

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> Just realised that my ascii image might be muddled up, so i've placed
> the image on a webpage -

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As far as ascii images are concerned, just be sure you always used
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<gregadelliot@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I'm a bit struck at present as I am trying to make my data transfer
> over a clock cycle. I'm new to C in terms of using it on
> microcontrollers. my task is like -
>
>     __    __     __     __     __
> __|   |__|   |__|   |__|   |__|   |____ - clock
>     ____     ____     ____
> __|      |___|     |___|     |_______- data
>
> I am using a AT89C51ED2, I don't understand how to use the timers, and
> to achieve my goal I dont get whether I need to watch the overflow of
> both TH0 and TH1.
>
> Can anyone show me an example because im very confused by this...
>
> I don't really understand the setup of them and the values that are
> placed into the things like TMOD, SCON, TH1, TL1...
>
> Thank you for your response
>
> David

Try using the SPI (page 64 of the datasheet). Much easier than bit
twiddling.

Bob

Hi,
Just realised that my ascii image might be muddled up, so i've placed
the image on a webpage -

http://tinyurl.com/rry9c

I want to use the atmel for the clock, and its not really fussy
regarding time as the device only requires that the data be transfered
in this means with a clock cycle of greater than 25ns.

thanks

David

On 4 Apr 2006 13:08:33 -0700, gregadelliot@gmail.com wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I'm a bit struck at present as I am trying to make my data transfer
>over a clock cycle. I'm new to C in terms of using it on
>microcontrollers. my task is like -
>
>    __    __     __     __     __
>__|   |__|   |__|   |__|   |__|   |____ - clock
>    ____     ____     ____
>__|      |___|     |___|     |_______- data
>
>I am using a AT89C51ED2, I don't understand how to use the timers, and
>to achieve my goal I dont get whether I need to watch the overflow of
>both TH0 and TH1.
>
>Can anyone show me an example because im very confused by this...
>
>I don't really understand the setup of them and the values that are
>placed into the things like TMOD, SCON, TH1, TL1...

I feel your pain but you're looking for an explanation of 'way too much,
all at once, as well as not really specifying the exact design
requirements with respect to the data transfer.

Atmel has some good app notes on their web site. There is also a great
deal of family-general information at http://www.8052.com/

Recommend before jumping right into pacing a data transfer that you
start out with just using the timers to toggle an I/O pin until you get
comfortable with manipulating the controlling registers.

-- 
Rich Webb   Norfolk, VA

Hi,

I'm a bit struck at present as I am trying to make my data transfer
over a clock cycle. I'm new to C in terms of using it on
microcontrollers. my task is like -

    __    __     __     __     __
__|   |__|   |__|   |__|   |__|   |____ - clock
    ____     ____     ____
__|      |___|     |___|     |_______- data

I am using a AT89C51ED2, I don't understand how to use the timers, and
to achieve my goal I dont get whether I need to watch the overflow of
both TH0 and TH1.

Can anyone show me an example because im very confused by this...

I don't really understand the setup of them and the values that are
placed into the things like TMOD, SCON, TH1, TL1...

Thank you for your response

David