OK! I suppose I deserved this. I know Olin's posts well enough that I did laugh at it... I so needed humor today as well. But...this operation sounds like the way my Xilinx part went today....blew up... --- Olin Lathrop wrote: > alan smith wrote: > > This is a dsPIC, so I didn't even bother looking > at > > those. Can you put them into a configuration of > being > > just a micro and code them as such? > > No. They have special hardware that detects > properly implemented signal > processing algorithms. If the sum of this DSP > rating and the similar > "coolness" rating don't reach the minimum threshold > within 75mS of startup, > the chip automatically voids its warranty and > deliberately enters SCR > latchup mode. This blows fusible links on all power > and ground pins > permanently disabling the device. Microchip has > decided that running just > ordinary applications on such advanced chips would > hurt the dsPIC's image. > The extra DSP and patented coolness detector was > deemed worth it to > perpetuate the awe for these chips, even if 30% of > the die is required to > implement them. > > In the end we all benefit by knowing that any > application running on a dsPIC > is guaranteed to be advanced or "cool". Think about > it. Do you really want > an invasion of unwashed newbies asking questions > about how to blink an LED > on a dsPIC? Geesh, talk about pearls before swine! > > > ***************************************************************** > Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton > Massachusetts > (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist