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01/24/05 13:10
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#85648 - Comments!
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Michael Karas said:
However it seems likely to me from what you said... "the chip seems to stall or pause for a short period" is highly indicative of some kind of software bug that you have that sends your code out to lunch from time to time.

This could be a pure & simple error in your code, or it could be that you have not fully handled all possible scenarios; eg, a glitch might cause a value to be read from a port that is (way) outside the normal range - if your software doesn't properly handle this, it could well crash.
There are obviously two issues in this example:
  • The hardware issue that your circuit is susceptible to glitches;
  • The software issue that a glitch can crash it!

    It's that 90:10 Rule again!




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    TopicAuthorDate
    Unstable Reset            01/01/70 00:00      
       uh oh            01/01/70 00:00      
          Reset            01/01/70 00:00      
       Primary Symptom            01/01/70 00:00      
       Still a bit worried            01/01/70 00:00      
          Well...            01/01/70 00:00      
             If you're worried...            01/01/70 00:00      
          No Comments?            01/01/70 00:00      
             Comments            01/01/70 00:00      
             Comments!            01/01/70 00:00      
       stable and unstable            01/01/70 00:00      

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