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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: owenbear317 on March 13, 2010, 10:59:16 AM

Title: Another MCU Question
Post by: owenbear317 on March 13, 2010, 10:59:16 AM

If I can't obtain the ATmega8A-PU AVR, could I still use ATmega8-PU AVR? Would something go wrong and explode? :(

Title: Re: Another MCU Question
Post by: cyberfish on March 13, 2010, 01:10:03 PM

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/AVR523.pdf (http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/AVR523.pdf)

In short, it will be fine. They are drop-in replacements.

8A is the newer revision that draws less current (but you don't need to change your circuit for that).

Title: Re: Another MCU Question
Post by: Admin on March 15, 2010, 08:34:26 PM

Just make sure you change the chip name in the code before compiling, thats all.