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[[basicstamps] Suddenly unable to communicate with Stamp 2p]

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2003-04-27 09:05 in General Discussion
If you've removed the chip and put it back in and it behaves the same, it's
not a lockup.

How were you driving the motors? If you directly connected the motor to I/O
pins, the inductive kicks from the motor coil may have damaged the chip.

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-04-27 09:05
    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, Fred Kerr (usa.net) <fkerr@u...>
    wrote:
    > If you've removed the chip and put it back in and it behaves the
    same, it's
    > not a lockup.
    >
    > How were you driving the motors? If you directly connected the
    motor to I/O
    > pins, the inductive kicks from the motor coil may have damaged the
    chip.

    I have a quite complex circuit that, in a nutshell, uses a variable
    voltage regulator and some other passives to convert the stamp's PWM
    output to a variable 2-12V output for two motors. There should have
    been no reverse current back to the stamp because the motors are
    controlled by the voltage regulator and not by the stamp itself.

    I have not tried the same circuit on the stamp 2 or 2e that I have
    however.

    -Dan
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