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fixed_bor_setup [2006/02/06 22:37]
smashtv created
fixed_bor_setup [2006/10/15 09:35]
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-LCD Message "fixed BOR setup" 
  
-  * **//From the forum://** 
-The BOR feature is a brown-out reset, which resets the core if Vdd is too low. 
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-  * **//From the Change Log://​** ​ 
-The "Brown Out Reset" (BOR) settings in the configuration sector are changed automatically when MIOS detects unproper settings - the appr. cell in this sector will be overwritten and the device will be reset. 
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-New Setting: Brown Out Reset at 4.5V 
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-This ensures that the PIC won't access devices during power-off which cannot operate at voltages < 4.5V (e.g. the BankStick, which could get an unintended write command) 
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-  * **//From the forum: //**  
-The LCD message you saw notifies about the activation of the BOR flag, see documentation in the Change Log: http://​www.ucapps.de/​mios_changelog.html - this is no error message, but just a hint, that this (required!) change has been done. 
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-So, what could happen: your PSU is too weak, or there is a short circuit somewhere, which drops the core   ​voltage to below 4.5V. At this voltage some external components (like LCDs or BankSticks) don't work   ​reliable anymore, therefore the PIC is forced into reset state, so that nothing "​dangerous"​ happens (e.g. so   that the bankstick format routine won't be started). Propably for your application the BOR reset is not   ​really relevant, but in general it makes sense to activate it. 
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-So - my tip - remove all 74HC595 chips and check if the reset still happens. The successively put them into the sockets again (switch-off the power when doing this!) in order to find out, which part of the DOUT chain is defective. \\  
-If this doesn'​t help, disconnect the whole DOUT chain from the core module in order to find out, if the short-circuit is there, or anywhere else. 
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-Best Regards, Thorsten. 
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