Flowkit and 3.3V (dsPIC33) devices

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Flowkit and 3.3V (dsPIC33) devices

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The flowkit documentation does not mention anything about 3.3V device (in)compatibility, looking at the circuit diagram I fear the worst, but just to be sure:

Is Flowkit compatible with 3.3V devices on pins NOT 5V tolerant? (Like pin 4 & 5 of the dsPIC33GJ128GP802)
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Re: Flowkit and 3.3V (dsPIC33) devices

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Hello,

Our EB064 dsPIC programmer has ICD built in which works at 3.3 or 5V.

The Flowkit ICD tool only works at 5V so you will need to use 5V tolerant I/O if possible. You may get away with using the Flowkit on non 5V tolerant pins as the current used is minimal but I cannot guarantee that the pins will survive.

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Re: Flowkit and 3.3V (dsPIC33) devices

Post by kersing »

Hi Ben,

Including 3.3V compatibility might be a nice enhancement for the next revision :D For now we'll just use 5V tolerant pins.

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