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How to find out if the PIC microcontroller is good or dead?
I am working with a PIC microcontroller (part number dsPIC33FJ64MC802).
Previously I was able to program it fine. But today, I have powered the PCB which contains the PIC microcontroller, then ...
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Can chips be sensitive to mechanical stress after an electrical incident?
Is it possible to electrically damage a microcontroller (or any chip) in such a way that it becomes very sensitive to mechanical stress?
Some background:
We are developing a board with 7 identical ...
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Can Micro-controller bear the voltage at its pins more than its rated voltage?
I have a micro-controller, for which i have a datasheet specifying the ac/dc characteristics of that mcu. But in this datasheet there are no absolute maximum ratings only the operating conditions are ...
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Burning a microcontroller's peripheral. is it possible?
Have you came across with a microcontroller by chance which a/two/... peripheral(s) of the microcontroller didn't work? or at first a peripheral of your MCU was working but now it doesn't? I mean ...
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Is it possible to physically destroy a microcontroller with software?
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No external circuitry connected (other than the programming circuit, which we assume to be correct).
uC is not faulty.
By destroying I mean releasing the blue smoke of death, not ...
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Random microcontroller deaths?
I'm eager for help in figuring out why all the microcontrollers I'm using are dying randomly. At first, I was using LPC810Ms and LPC1114FN28s (both DIP packages on a breadboard), so I overlooked the ...
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What kind of failure would I see in moisture sensitive parts?
I am reflowing a design using an electric skillet. When the uC and LEDs arrived they were in moisture sensitive packaging. They were in sealed bags with moisture indicator cards. After I opened them I ...
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