Post by thread:[PIC] Engineering samples?

Hello picdudes, many months ago I purchased a lot of 20 dsPICs on eBay. Now I just realized they could be engineering samples. :-( I've tried to contact the seller for 2 weeks, but emails always bounche back. The code on the chip reads: dsPIC 30F5013 I/PT-ES 042627Q May that "ES" mean "engineering samples?". If so, can I expect them to work reliably? It's not for commercial projects, yet I wouldn't want to waste a board full of other, expensive chips (or, even worse, having to rework it with my cronical lack of equipment), for just the microcontroller. But if those dsPIC are considered reliable like the others I could purchase now, then by all means I'll solder them! Any advice? Thanks!

On Tuesday 07 June 2005 02:54 am, Electron scribbled: > Hello picdudes, C'mon man, I know I've gained some weight this year, but must you use the plural form? :-) Cheers, -Neil N.

At 02.31 2005.06.07 -0500, you wrote: >On Tuesday 07 June 2005 02:54 am, Electron scribbled: >> Hello picdudes, > >C'mon man, I know I've gained some weight this year, but must you use the >plural form? :-) Guilty complex to the extreme? ;) Now where's that cake to cure the induced depression? ;D

Electron wrote: > The code on the chip reads: > dsPIC > 30F5013 > I/PT-ES > 042627Q > > May that "ES" mean "engineering samples?". Yes. > If so, can I expect them to work reliably? No. At least not unless Microchip can promise you that the same batch passed all test and was also used for production. The assumption should be that this is not the case. ***************************************************************** Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com