Re: [neonixie-l] How to kill a microcontroller with one finger

2020-12-10 Thread newxito
I might have to clarify: I'm not saying that the IC has a problem and that I don't recommend it for projects. As I said, it works very well. The manufacturer itself has set the status to "not recommended for new designs", they have developed a new version. -- You received this message because

Re: [neonixie-l] How to kill a microcontroller with one finger

2020-12-10 Thread Frank Bemelman
Or just bad luck. I don't think there is a generic design problem. Usually and in particular when I have been moving around - I touch some ground first to discharge myself just to be on the safe side... On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 8:30 PM newxito wrote: > I just wanted to share something that happene

Re: [neonixie-l] How to kill a microcontroller with one finger

2020-12-10 Thread newxito
yes, the schematic in the datasheet. I hope it will work as expected, I already ordered some new boards. bani schrieb am Donnerstag, 10. Dezember 2020 um 12:33:23 UTC+1: > Are you just using the reference design for AP63205WU-7 ? > > -Dan > -- You received this message because you are subscr

Re: [neonixie-l] How to kill a microcontroller with one finger

2020-12-10 Thread Dan Hollis
Are you just using the reference design for AP63205WU-7 ? -Dan On Thu, 10 Dec 2020, newxito wrote: I was using the datasheet schematic of the MP1584 regulator. The FB divider for 3.3V is 124k to Vout and 40.2k to ground. The regulator works great but now is no longer recommended for new design

Re: [neonixie-l] How to kill a microcontroller with one finger

2020-12-10 Thread newxito
I was using the datasheet schematic of the MP1584 regulator. The FB divider for 3.3V is 124k to Vout and 40.2k to ground. The regulator works great but now is no longer recommended for new designs anyway. I switched to AP63203WU-7 for 3.3V and AP63205WU-7 for 5V. The design is now cheaper and u

Re: [neonixie-l] How to kill a microcontroller with one finger

2020-12-10 Thread petehand
Ah, this is not uncommon. A lot of AVR Dragons were slain for the same reason. Touching the regulator affects its feedback and therefore its output voltage. A tiny ESD, not enough to cause any damage, can drive the output high for enough milliseconds to cook a 3.3V IC downstream. On Wednesday,

Re: [neonixie-l] How to kill a microcontroller with one finger

2020-12-09 Thread David Forbes
The voltage feedback resistor is a low impedance node on every voltage regulator design that I have worked with. Typically 1k ohm. I don't see how that could happen. On Wed, Dec 9, 2020, 12:30 PM newxito wrote: > I just wanted to share something that happened to me yesterday. I killed > the ESP

[neonixie-l] How to kill a microcontroller with one finger

2020-12-09 Thread newxito
I just wanted to share something that happened to me yesterday. I killed the ESP32 on my nixie board just by touching the adjustable voltage regulator IC with one finger. I’m pretty sure that I touched the feedback pin causing the voltage to increase. I already changed the design, and, in the f