> hiya
>
> does anyone know how long a stamp is suppose to last?
I think a stamp is suppose to be good until it is canceled.
Seriously, I think I remember reading somewhere in the manual that there is
a limit to the number of times the EPROM can be written and if you are only
writing it when you program it seemed like you would have to reprogram every
minute for 2 years or something to wear it out. If I remember correctly,
they did caution that if you have your program constantly writing to the
EPROM you could induce failure quite rapidly.
--- In basicstamps@egroups.com, TETTRA@a... wrote:
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>
> hiya
>
> does anyone know how long a stamp is suppose to last?
>
> thanks
>
> jeff
Jeff -
Until you see smoke, or the EEPROM write life is exceeded. There is
documentation on the Microchip website <www.microchip.com> regarding
that issue on the BS-2. For the BS-2 SX, refer to the Parallax
website
<www.parallaxinc.com>.
I think the EEPROM fails after 1,000,000 writes or something like that.
-William
Original Message
From: <TETTRA@a...>
To: <basicstamps@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 3:42 PM
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] life of a stamp
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>
> hiya
>
> does anyone know how long a stamp is suppose to last?
>
> thanks
>
> jeff
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i thought they could be licked only once, and then were done.
Norm & Monda
Cozy MK IV #202
Ford V-6 Powered
Original Message
From: "Tim Goldstein" <timg@k...>
To: <basicstamps@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] life of a stamp
> > hiya
> >
> > does anyone know how long a stamp is suppose to last?
>
> I think a stamp is suppose to be good until it is canceled.
>
> Seriously, I think I remember reading somewhere in the manual that there
is
> a limit to the number of times the EPROM can be written and if you are
only
> writing it when you program it seemed like you would have to reprogram
every
> minute for 2 years or something to wear it out. If I remember correctly,
> they did caution that if you have your program constantly writing to the
> EPROM you could induce failure quite rapidly.
>
> Tim
> [noparse][[/noparse]Denver, CO]
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>
>
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>
Comments
>
> does anyone know how long a stamp is suppose to last?
I think a stamp is suppose to be good until it is canceled.
Seriously, I think I remember reading somewhere in the manual that there is
a limit to the number of times the EPROM can be written and if you are only
writing it when you program it seemed like you would have to reprogram every
minute for 2 years or something to wear it out. If I remember correctly,
they did caution that if you have your program constantly writing to the
EPROM you could induce failure quite rapidly.
Tim
[noparse][[/noparse]Denver, CO]
>
>
> hiya
>
> does anyone know how long a stamp is suppose to last?
>
> thanks
>
> jeff
Jeff -
Until you see smoke, or the EEPROM write life is exceeded. There is
documentation on the Microchip website <www.microchip.com> regarding
that issue on the BS-2. For the BS-2 SX, refer to the Parallax
website
<www.parallaxinc.com>.
Regards,
Bruce
-William
Original Message
From: <TETTRA@a...>
To: <basicstamps@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 3:42 PM
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] life of a stamp
>
>
> hiya
>
> does anyone know how long a stamp is suppose to last?
>
> thanks
>
> jeff
>
>
>
>
Norm & Monda
Cozy MK IV #202
Ford V-6 Powered
Original Message
From: "Tim Goldstein" <timg@k...>
To: <basicstamps@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] life of a stamp
> > hiya
> >
> > does anyone know how long a stamp is suppose to last?
>
> I think a stamp is suppose to be good until it is canceled.
>
> Seriously, I think I remember reading somewhere in the manual that there
is
> a limit to the number of times the EPROM can be written and if you are
only
> writing it when you program it seemed like you would have to reprogram
every
> minute for 2 years or something to wear it out. If I remember correctly,
> they did caution that if you have your program constantly writing to the
> EPROM you could induce failure quite rapidly.
>
> Tim
> [noparse][[/noparse]Denver, CO]
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>
>
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>