Jamie wrote:
>> Joerg wrote:
>>> Jamie wrote:
>>>
>>>> Joerg wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> TT_Man wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> ">> Is this an Atmel part?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If so, I would check the datasheets for updates.
>>>>>>>> I know on their 8252/3 series, they made a change to the crystal cap
>>>>>>>> requirements.
>>>>>>>> Went from 30pf to around 5pf. Would occasionally cause improper
>>>>>>>> startup/reset, and very slow operation if it did reset. If they
>>>>>>>> changed the oscillator on ED2, that could very well be the problem.
>>>>>>>> (?)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hopefully not without changing the rev level and informing their
>>>>>>> customers? Yikes, I sure hope not.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Regards, Joerg
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Joerg, I get regular updates on all atmel processor revision
>>>>>> changes/data sheet spec changes, . In this respect, Atmel are 100%
>>>>>> on the ball.
>>>>>> AFAIK there have been none for this particular part......
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> That's good. I'd call them anyhow though. I once had an issue with
>>>>> them regarding an 89C51 that was advertized at a higher clock than
>>>>> it could do. IIRC it was touted as 16MHz but I could only get it to
>>>>> run at 12MHz. They did apologize and other than that it ran in that
>>>>> same design forever. In fact, it's still in production, over a
>>>>> decade now. That's the beauty of 8051 designs, those things are like
>>>>> the VW Beetle.
>>>>>
>>>> Thats not true. My bosses VW bug finally shit the bed not to long
>>>> ago! :)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yeah, but how old was it by then?
>>>
>> Ok, its a 1968 :)
>>
>> Guess that last side collision he had didn't
>> do the under structure to good! :)
>>
>
>Well! 40 years is a respectable life for a car.
It certainly is. Question: Are there any current electronic parts, resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, transistors or ICs that have been available for 40 years.