Re: [Xylo-SDR] dsPIC

["Steven Bible" <n7hpr@tapr.org>]

Hi Guys,

That "ps" means lead free.  That's the industry standard symbol for lead
free.

John, you might be thinking of the "-ES" suffix after the part number that
means engineering sample.

Always check for errata sheets on any microcontroller you play with.

73,

- Steve, N7HPR
 (n7hpr@tapr.org)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: xylo-sdr-bounces@lists.ae5k.us
> [mailto:xylo-sdr-bounces@lists.ae5k.us]On Behalf Of Leon Heller
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 10:17 AM
> To: Xylo-SDR Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Xylo-SDR] dsPIC
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John H. Fisher" <k5jhf@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Xylo-SDR Discussion" <xylo-sdr@lists.ae5k.us>
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 4:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [Xylo-SDR] dsPIC
>
>
> > Leon, is there a "PS" suffix on the part number lasered on the chip?
> > Microchip will do a free upgrade later on, if so. I'm very curious if
> > they have made it past the Prototype Sample or "PS" chips :-) Thanks
> > very much,
>
> Yes, it is a PS chip. There isn't any way to order the chips themselves,
> yet, although I have heard that they are shipping samples to some
> customers.
> They don't mention upgrades in any of the documentation, and I
> haven't seen
> any errata.
>
> I've just powered up the board, and it's working OK. I'll try
> building the
> demo and downloading it.
>
> Leon
>
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