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microcontroller_annoyances [2008/06/10 16:37] pcbgcode High-voltage programming can fix bad fuses too. |
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====== AVRs ====== | ====== AVRs ====== | ||
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===== Calculating Fuses ===== | ===== Calculating Fuses ===== | ||
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WinAVR is great, better than AVR studio but there's no nice fuse selector like there is with AVR studio. Luckily there are two calculators | WinAVR is great, better than AVR studio but there's no nice fuse selector like there is with AVR studio. Luckily there are two calculators | ||
- [[http://www.vonnieda.org/AVRFuses/ | AVRFuses]] is a simple fuse programmer for the AVR series of microcontrollers from Atmel. It is written in C#.NET with the intention of being cross platform compatible with Windows, OS X and Linux. It is written to mimic the look, feel and utility of the AVR Studio fuse programmer. | - [[http://www.vonnieda.org/AVRFuses/ | AVRFuses]] is a simple fuse programmer for the AVR series of microcontrollers from Atmel. It is written in C#.NET with the intention of being cross platform compatible with Windows, OS X and Linux. It is written to mimic the look, feel and utility of the AVR Studio fuse programmer. | ||
- | - [[http://palmavr.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/fc.cgi | AVR Fuse Calculator]] is a webpage that does it all | + | - [[http://www.engbedded.com/cgi-bin/fc.cgi/ | AVR Fuse Calculator]] is a webpage that does it all |
===== Fixing fuses ===== | ===== Fixing fuses ===== | ||
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So make sure to always use BOD fuses! | So make sure to always use BOD fuses! | ||
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+ | ===== EEPROM corruption from brownouts ===== | ||
+ | Brownouts can cause the first location of the on-board EEPROM to be overwritten. | ||
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+ | ''In addition to the precautions elsewhere on this Wiki, consider not using the first EEPROM location.'' | ||
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===== Brownout fuses ===== | ===== Brownout fuses ===== | ||
If the voltage on your chip goes too low it can start executing random instructions, or corrupt the flash/eeprom (see above) so just always set the BOD unless there's some good reason not to! | If the voltage on your chip goes too low it can start executing random instructions, or corrupt the flash/eeprom (see above) so just always set the BOD unless there's some good reason not to! | ||
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===== Reset Pin ===== | ===== Reset Pin ===== | ||
- | Not really an annoyance, but just so you know: its not necessary to have a pull-up 10K (or whatever) resistor on the Reset pin, there's an internal one already! | + | Not really an annoyance, but just so you know: Unless your design is in an electrically noisy environment, it is not necessary to have a pull-up 10K (or whatever) resistor on the Reset pin, there's an internal one already! |
- | (Reference: see "DC characteristics" of any AVR datasheet for R_RST 20-100Kohm pull up resisitor) | + | (Reference: see "DC characteristics" of any AVR datasheet for R_RST 20-100Kohm pull up resistor) |
For a solid design, follow [[http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/doc1619.pdf|AVR app note AVR040]]'s suggestions: "To achieve the same protection on Reset as on other I/O pins, an external diode should be connected from Reset to VCC. A normal small-signal diode will do //[ed. 1N914 or 1N4148]//. In addition, a pull-up resistor (10K typical) and a small filter capacitor (4.7 nF) should be connected as shown in Figure 4-7." | For a solid design, follow [[http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/doc1619.pdf|AVR app note AVR040]]'s suggestions: "To achieve the same protection on Reset as on other I/O pins, an external diode should be connected from Reset to VCC. A normal small-signal diode will do //[ed. 1N914 or 1N4148]//. In addition, a pull-up resistor (10K typical) and a small filter capacitor (4.7 nF) should be connected as shown in Figure 4-7." | ||
Note: [[http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/doc2521.pdf|AVR042]] has more info on reset pin design (as well as overall good advice for hardware design w/AVRs) | Note: [[http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/doc2521.pdf|AVR042]] has more info on reset pin design (as well as overall good advice for hardware design w/AVRs) | ||
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+ | If you plan to use debugWIRE, the resistor to VCC should be 10K or larger, and there should not be a capacitor to ground. See page 4 of [[http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/doc2521.pdf|AVR042]] for details. | ||
===== AVCC ===== | ===== AVCC ===== |