Installing BS 2 into Prototype Board Question

Saildude

I am planning on taking my BS 2 from a Board of Education and move it onto a prototype board to make things all on a single board

The new board has a 5V power supply - can I just put +5vdc to pint 24?

I see that the newer boards have a capacitor on the reset pin - the capacitor going to pin 21 Vdd - what does the capacitor do in this case? Does that debounce the reset PB?

Is there anything else I should watch out for with the move?

I remember reading that this is a simple move somewhere

Thanks much for any help

rodbrink

You should connect 5v to pin 21, not pin 24. Pin 24 goes to a regulator for higher input voltages. I've been doing this for years with no problems.

I don't see the capacitor on the reset pin that you mention.

Saildude

Thanks

The capacitor is between pin 21Vdd and ground on the Rev C Board of Education, The + side to pin 21 and the Reset Button between pin 22 RES and ground side of the capacitor.

I was not anticipating a problem if I do things correctly, but learned long ago with new stuff that asking questions of more experienced people is good if I have any doubts as to where things go

Thanks again

Hal Albach

The capacitor has nothing to do with reset, it just happens to share the ground connection on the schematic. The 1000 uF cap is there to provide filtering for the +5 power rail.

Saildude

Thanks

The filtering I understand but that is showing where it is threw me a bit - but it would be the filter capacitor for the voltage regulator onboard the BS 2 module also makes sense in hind site

Thanks again for the help

erco

That's a big step, good luck! Once you do it right, you'll keep on doing it. DIY boards rock when tuned for minimum smoke.