Re: Power-On Reset

From: Rich Grise (richgrise_at_example.net)
Date: 02/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:25:46 GMT

On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:10:10 +1100, Allan Herriman wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:40:56 GMT, Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net>
>>On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 04:10:28 +0000, Paul Rako wrote:
>>> over a range of temperatures and loads. This is really a
>>> design challenge so don't take it lightly.
>>
>>
>>What's wrong with a 1 uF cap from the POR pin to ground, with,
>>say, a 10K pullup?
>
> Rich, I am unable to tell whether you were being sarcastic, or whether
> you really don't know why an RC circuit is a bad reset generator (in
> general).

At the time, I was entirely serious. A cap and 10K pullup works just
fine on, say, a 6502. I've been perusing the thread, and am slowly being
dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. ;-)

Thanks!
Rich