16F1454 RA4 input only

To save someone else a wasted evening, RA4 on the MicroChip PIC 16F1454 is an input-only pin, not I/O like stated in the datasheet. In other news, I’ve prototyped the ColorHug ALS on a breadboard (which, it turns out was a good idea!) and the PCB is now even smaller. 12x19mm is about as small as I can go…

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Richard has over 10 years of experience developing open source software. He is the maintainer of GNOME Software, PackageKit, GNOME Packagekit, GNOME Power Manager, GNOME Color Manager, colord, and UPower and also contributes to many other projects and opensource standards. Richard has three main areas of interest on the free desktop, color management, package management, and power management. Richard graduated a few years ago from the University of Surrey with a Masters in Electronics Engineering. He now works for Red Hat in the desktop group, and also manages a company selling open source calibration equipment. Richard's outside interests include taking photos and eating good food.