Allen Mulvey wrote:
> Sent: Tuesday, 3 February 2015 1:06 PM
> To: 'Microcontroller discussion list - Public.'
> Subject: RE: [EE] ICs working with Vdd/Vcc disconnected?
>=20
> This is a documented feature of the DS18B20 digital temperature sensor.
> They call it "parasite power."

Yeah, I knew about it from 1-wire devices - but didn't know that it was an
"undocumented feature" of chips with separate power supply pins!


Cheers,
David



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