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March 09, 2011 by dgikuljot	According to the nerdkits guide this is how you set a pin to output ground or low: `PORTC &= ~(1<<PC3);// set PC3 low the way i do it is : PORTC \|= (0<<2).` Is my method good also, or is it bad for mcu in any way. Thanks, Kuljot Dhami
March 09, 2011 by esoderberg	dgikuljot, See page 58 of NK guide. Say for example PC3 is high and all else on PORTC off, then PORTC = 00000100 and what your code does is: PORTC = 00000100 \| 00000000 = 00000100. IE PC3 still high, so I don't think your method will work as you intend. Eric

March 09, 2011
by dgikuljot
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According to the nerdkits guide this is how you set a pin to output ground or low:

 PORTC &= ~(1<<PC3);// set PC3 low

 the way i do it is : PORTC |= (0<<2).

Is my method good also, or is it bad for mcu in any way. Thanks, Kuljot Dhami

March 09, 2011
by esoderberg

dgikuljot,

See page 58 of NK guide. Say for example PC3 is high and all else on PORTC off, then PORTC = 00000100 and what your code does is: PORTC = 00000100 | 00000000 = 00000100. IE PC3 still high, so I don't think your method will work as you intend.

Eric

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