Shiraz Sounds like something that Doug would be able to help with. Scott Scott McMorrow Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC 121 North River Drive Narragansett, RI 02882 (401) 284-1827 Business (401) 284-1840 Fax http://www.teraspeed.com Teraspeed® is the registered service mark of Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC Bashir, Shiraz (GE Healthcare) wrote: > Hi, > A unit with microprocessor based system circuit board is resetting when > we plug in emulator port in JTAG port. > Using scope we see that CPU reset pin is asserted, hence the reset. > We see +5/-3V worth of noise on the signal just by rolling my chair back > and forth in front of the emulator. > > This happens in following scenario: > 1. User is sitting on chair, user gets up (doesn't touches the > unit) and unit resets. > We demonstrated this on three randomly selected units. > Sounds ridiculous but it is true > > OR > > 2. If we keep solder wires for scoping purposes. > > It doesn't happen when Unit is enclosed in it's metal housing. > > Investigated.. > a. Reviewed schematics and CPU's reset line is pulled to 3.3V using 1K > ohm resistor. > b. Physically checked that pull up resistor is in place and is connected > with BGA ball of reset pin. > c. We checked power monitor chip which can drive reset too..but no issue > there. > D. Reset line is not going anywhere else other than JTAG port and Power > Monitor Chip > > Brainstormed.. > a. Soldering issue due to BGA ? Ruled out as how can soldering issue be > on three randomly selected units. > b. ESD- Ruled out as per our understanding ESD (air discharge) cannot > "arc over" from 2-3 feet distance. > > Fix:=20 > A team member recommended to put a capacitor across resistor. Did that > and problem went away. > > Can anybody explain why it is happening ? Is it noise from Power Supply > but how can it defeat a strong pull up ? > > Thanks, > Shiraz Bashir > General Electric Healthcare > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu