Wagner Lipnharski wrote:
>
> Peter Forde wrote:
> >
> >   As a matter of curiosity, how fast can you overclock a PIC with
> > injecting an external clock signal?
> >
> >   I'm experimenting with PIC16F877-04/P, and been injecting into CLKIN
> > from an EXO 16MHz clock generator.  Usually use the 4 MHz divided output
> > from this but sometimes I select the 16 MHz output, when the PIC still
> > seems to work perfectly well.  Doesn't get warm or anything.
>
> Hey Peter, make sure this chip was not *specially* prepared with Mark's
> explosives to detonate when you apply 16.0001 Mhz...
> Check at the bottom if there is a "M" letter (from "Mark") ... hehe

I use an A, to throw blame on Andy (pick one!), or a W, to throw blame
on Wagner.  I'm not *that* dumb <Snicker!>  Don't forget to feed that
watchdog, the second watchdog timeout's the charm, folks <EG>

> Peter Forde wrote:
>
> Errrh, methinks these chips have been specially slowed down so as not to
> compete with military specs.  So if experimenting I shall keep my
> windows shut lest any EXO-set missiles fly in..

They just launch an INO-sent missile, instead, then.  <G>

  Mark

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