In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, mghodge wrote: Resonators and crystals are okay to leave in during programming. TTL oscillators are not as they can not tolerate the 12.5v programming voltage. I had an old serial SX-Key go bad recently. I noticed occasionally it would just lock up and draw several hundred mA. Had I set the current limiting on my power supply correctly I might not have burned the key up. ---------- End of Message ---------- You can view the post on-line at: http://forums.parallax.com/forums/default.aspx?f=7&p=1&m=414293#m414364 Need assistance? Send an email to the Forum Administrator at forumadmin@parallax.com The Parallax Forums are powered by dotNetBB Forums, copyright 2002-2009 (http://www.dotNetBB.com)