[sdiy] PIC freakout?

[Eric Brombaugh]

On 11/22/2011 10:08 AM, Karl Ekdahl wrote:
> Hey list
>
> So this pic that i've been using for a few months, with the same code, all of the sudden started freaking out and spitting out garbage after about 1-2 seconds of being on and i have no idea why. I've tried several new pics with the same code, i've even tried minimizing the code (even though it worked just fine before and i didn't change it) to just have some test-stuff left but to no avail. I feel like not all the PICs i tried could have been blown (as it must have happened as soon as i put them in the socket in that case) and since they still program that's a good testament to that too. I've checked the power-lines and they seem fine. I'm using the internal oscillator so no faults there.
>
> Any ideas? Could it be something with the powerlines even tho they look just fine on the scope? I tried hooking up a big cap to stabilize any unwanted oscillations but no change.

Any changes in the I/O loading? I've seen odd stuff when there's 
contention on the GPIO logic levels (ie PIC tries to drive a '1' into a 
grounded pin, etc).

Eric