[avr-gcc-list] FYI: FW: appnote avr309

[Steve Franks]

I thought people would want to know about this:

> Mr. Franks,
> 
> You are absolutely right, and after taking a closer look I 
> can also see that
> the use of 90S2313 would be out of spec. This app.note is 
> written by an
> external consultant, and I can see our review wasn't good enough.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Franks [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: 16. September 2005 00:51
> To: 'address@hidden'
> Subject: appnote avr309
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Looking at Avr309, I notice a 12MHz xtal is utilized with a 
> 3.5V regulator.
> However, the "External Clock Drive" table of the AtMega8 (an 
> indeed, most,
> if not all, avr's) specifies Fmax = 8MHz for Vcc < 4.5V.  Is 
> the app note
> suggesting running the device out-of-spec?  Please reply.
> 
> Best,
> Steve
> 
> Steve Franks
> Electrical Engineer
> Tucson Embedded Systems
> (520) 575-7283 x171
>