Re: [PIC} Spontaneous resets

Allen Mulvey <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.hardware.microcontrollers.pic
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I had a similar problem with an ESP device rebooting whenever a Doppler 
radar unit was triggered. Isolating and filtering the DC supply resolved 
the issue. I would also consider keeping the reset pin but put a 
capacitor on it and possibly a weak pullup.

Allen Mulvey

On 4/27/2025 8:47 AM, David C Brown wrote:
> I have the |MCLR pin of the PIC configured as an input so that there is no
> external reset.
> The connection between the unit and the display in the house is over copper
> using CAN bus transceivers.
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>
> *Sent from my etch-a-sketch*
>
>
> On Sun, 27 Apr 2025 at 12:26, Jason White<[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> I'd guess the unit is interfering with itself when it transmits a response.
>> If that is the case, typical EMI guidelines apply.
>>
>> I'd suppose that your prototype might lack a ground plane, and the reset
>> line (or something similar) is probably vulnerable to coupling into the
>> signal produced by your radio transmitter. Moving objects in the near field
>> affect the amount of coupling (capacitive, etc.).
>>
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