Hi , I have 20 i/o lines from a test board to be interfaced to FPGA for analysis. The test board chip pad can max drive a current of 8mA , max frequency is 216MHz , and logic level is 3.3V. Calculation for load, C = I * dt/ dv C = 8e-3 * rise time / 3.3 Taking Rise time as (0.46ns)10% of period (4.6 ns) gives the C = 1.12pF , which is very less . But, For any buffer/ line driver the typical input capacitance is 5 to 7pf . Any thoughts on the interface and my calculations for load. Regards Nirmale G ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu