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14 years ago

EP3C MSEL voltage

I noticed in another thread that the MSEL lines are supposed to be tied to VCCA or GND, regardless of whether the other config lines are pulled to VCCIO or not. I must have missed that, because I hav...
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14 years ago

Our boards are back-ends to analog sampling systems - so we only use linear regulators to avoid coupling switching noise into the power planes. I was just concerned that the pin could fail over time, causing a boot failure in the field. Some of our boards go into places where it's not always trivial to ship a replacement unit. Thanks for the heads up.