Nico, I am not sure whether I understand your question completely. If you = want to implement an interface without direction control signal and are looking for some = hints on how to implement it, any I2C document would provide you the details. I2C interface is = bidirectional without any direction control signal. I am pretty sure there are other similar = interfaces but this should provide you with a=20 good starting point. If you want to know what kind of i/os to use, you = should go with open drain/open collector i/os. Muhammad -----Original Message----- From: Nico Fleurinck [mailto:nico.fleurinck@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 3:02 AM To: 'compactPCI (E-mail)'; 'si-list' Subject: [SI-LIST] bidirectional line driver needed Importance: High Dear experts, For a project I'm currently working on I need have a component or = components to make a bidirectional line. I don't have a direction control signal for those line, so a transceiver (with direction control) is not a solution. The reason I need this is to have the possibility to desite during = testing that sone parallel I/O signals or input OR output. For example: during test 1 is PIO1 an input and during test 2 it is an output, do you understand? If you have a solution for my problem please let me know. The signals are slow changing signals, so no high speed lines!!! The PIO's will be only used during debugging and testing of the system. Best regards, Nico Nico Fleurinck Junior Design Engineer VERHAERT Satellites & Platforms Hogenakkerhoekstraat 21 B-9150 Kruibeke Tel : +32 3 250.1984 Fax : +32 3 254.1008 e-mail : nico.fleurinck@xxxxxxxxxxxx Visit us : www.verhaert.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 archives are viewable at: =20 //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages=20 Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu =20 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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