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05/17/06 18:59
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 		 #116413 - Guarantees
Responding to: ???'s previous message
The datasheet tells you the conditions under which the chip is guaranteed to operate as described.

At anything outside those conditions, you have NO guarantee whatsoever - the chip could do absolutely anything:
It need not be predictable;
It need not be repeatable;
It need to even be sensible!

Probably the worst thing the chip could do would be to appear to work. It could appear to work for a long time. It could appear to work while you do loads of tests.
Then, one day, when it's really important and you have no test equipment, it will just not work.
And you will have no comeback whatsoever - it will all be entirely your own fault for operating the chip outside its defined parameters.

Is it worth the risk...?




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8052 overclocking            01/01/70 00:00      
   The absolutely complete answer is            01/01/70 00:00      
      its a definate maybe            01/01/70 00:00      
      Ideas...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Guarantees            01/01/70 00:00      
      i think Jeroen is an amateur            01/01/70 00:00      
   Even PC Overclockers know....            01/01/70 00:00      
      but PC overclockers also know            01/01/70 00:00      
         buying a 40MHz XTAL?            01/01/70 00:00      
         So get a faster one.            01/01/70 00:00      
         no need for overclocking !            01/01/70 00:00      
            more global            01/01/70 00:00      
            how to program            01/01/70 00:00      
               on programming tools, clocks and other            01/01/70 00:00      
               bootloader devices            01/01/70 00:00      
                  don't forget the Dallas devices            01/01/70 00:00      
         that's not quite true ... sadly enough            01/01/70 00:00      
   Entertaiment            01/01/70 00:00      
      Can you post that schematic?            01/01/70 00:00      
      How much performance did you squeeze out            01/01/70 00:00      
   Over-52-ing            01/01/70 00:00      
      yes well critical paths            01/01/70 00:00      
      Flash is a little slow...            01/01/70 00:00      
         well, it "is" possible            01/01/70 00:00      
            wide/interleaved FLASH            01/01/70 00:00      
               caching            01/01/70 00:00      
                  no cache, but prefetch            01/01/70 00:00      
                     the difference            01/01/70 00:00      
                        this is how your childhood is dying            01/01/70 00:00      
                           the 2 meanings            01/01/70 00:00      
   many devices do not need a "programming            01/01/70 00:00      
   Re: 8051 o/clock...            01/01/70 00:00      
      gobbelygook            01/01/70 00:00      
         working like crazy :-)))            01/01/70 00:00      
            I under clocked once...            01/01/70 00:00      

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