Re: PIC24F winge

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From: Joerg
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:37

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Sylvia Else wrote:
> I suppose I should read errata sheets, but I expect them to contain
> obscure edge cases, not information to the effect that a basic function
> of the chip won't work when configured in the documented way, and that
> the work around is to change the configuration on an unrelated pin.
> 
> What caught me was item 9 in
> 
> http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/80473g.pdf
> 
> The effect is that the UART RX (on RB2) won't work unless one changes
> RA2 to be non-analogue input (it defaults to analogue).
> 
> Haven't these people heard of testing?
> 

Wot testing? Isn't that what the customer is supposed to do? :-)


> Looks like a revision without this fault has been out for at least a
> year, so how come RS Components sold me an earlier revision?
> 

So I take it that "winge" is Australian for "rant", right?

-- 
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

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