Re: Another one bites the dust...

"Bruce D. Lightner (La Jolla Shores)" <lightner-2huV/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.uclinux.actiontec
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Patrick,

> Well, I managed to kill one of my boards today.  "It's dead Jim".  It's really
> dead.  I burned my finger on the processor it was so hot.

My condolences!  "I hate it when that happens"...

> I'm not sure what killed it.
> I'm guessing I let one of the bare USB pins wander across the board
> and touch something it shouldn't have.

Likely classic CMOS "latch up"...induced by putting >Vcc + 0.7 volts onto
the supply rail...likely via an I/O pin.

> I suppose I'll just have to make another pilgramage to Fry's at some point.

Everytime I got to Fry's, I buy all the "Actiontec Dual PC modems" that
they have in stock...never more than two on the shelf.  I wonder who's
buying them!?

P.S.- You can also get them at Radio Shack for $10 more.

Bruce
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