X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.14.151,1.0.33,0.0.0000 definitions=2015-06-30_01:2015-06-29,2015-06-30,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=5 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1412110000 definitions=main-1506300140 Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 MIME-version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2098\)) Subject: Re: [geda-user] Stepper driver issues From: "Chris Smith (space DOT dandy AT icloud DOT com)" In-reply-to: Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 09:17:10 +0100 Message-id: <93EB0BD3-96CA-4352-8170-A49682C04D44@icloud.com> References: <55395CD0 DOT 70107 AT m0n5t3r DOT info> <20150423214501 DOT GD47936 AT cicely7 DOT cicely DOT de> <55530929 DOT 2070301 AT gmail DOT com> <5555971C DOT 8000902 AT gmail DOT com> <20150628171205 DOT GB94280 AT cicely7 DOT cicely DOT de> <20150628180958 DOT GD94280 AT cicely7 DOT cicely DOT de> To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.2098) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by delorie.com id t5U8HJVh001668 Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Hi Rob, I notice you’re using a PIC16F1937, which has an onboard LDO regulator. These usually require a bypass capacitor on one of the VCap pins, but you haven’t got one and you’ve allocated two of the VCap pins to I/O functions. This will probably cause issues — you’ll need to check the data sheet and review your configuration bits. Regards, Chris — Chris Smith > On 29 Jun 2015, at 18:28, Rob Butts (r DOT butts2 AT gmail DOT com) wrote: > > I have decided to re-layout and re-fab my stepper driver test board. I'm attaching the pdf schematics. Is there anything I need to be especially careful about? > > Thanks > ​ >