16 Nov
2006
16 Nov
'06
5:06 p.m.
On 16 Nov 2006 at 16:44, Chris M wrote:
Yet I can only wonder what *could* be used to scope
out problems on the uP systems of today. You need at
the very least 2x the sampling rate to effectively
analyze a waveform. I cannot image what an 8ghz scope
would go for.
An even better question might be "where is the tradeoff between
simply tossing a non-functional modern uP board and replacing it and
actually trying to repair one?"
Heaven knows, there's probably a whole landfill full of 90's PeeCee
mobos that died from the Chinese Capacitor Disease. One might even
know that a given board died of said ailment. Where's the gain in
repairing one?
On the other hand, if this is a piece of specialized equipment that
simply uses a uP, that's a different matter.
Cheers,
Chuck