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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Let me start by saying I'm a
software engineer and do not have much EE experience. I just received an
Ethernut V1.3 development kit last week and read in the manual that it can
be powered with an unregulated 8-16V supply. All I had around at the
time I received the board was a Class 2 16V DC transformer. I
was not able to get the board to work<SPAN class=267032514-29032004> using
it</SPAN>. I then decided to use an HP power supply set to 12V, but
it is still not working. I hope I did not damage the board by
using the 16V supply. I noticed in the back of the Hardware manual the
power connector on the board layout is labeled 9-12V! Was there a typo
made at the beginning of the manual that stated the board can accept 8 to 16V or
is there a typo on the connector<SPAN class=267032514-29032004> in the
back</SPAN>?</SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN class=267032514-29032004>After
further evaluation </SPAN><SPAN
class=267032514-29032004>u</SPAN>sing <SPAN
class=267032514-29032004>an</SPAN> oscilloscope I<SPAN
class=267032514-29032004>'m</SPAN> noti<SPAN
class=267032514-29032004>cing</SPAN> that one side of the 20 Mhz
oscillator is not outputting a sinusoidal wave<SPAN class=267032514-29032004> on
the C3 side, it is noise</SPAN>. The other side<SPAN
class=267032514-29032004> (C4 side)</SPAN> is outputting the
wave correctly and the Atmel 14.75 Mhz oscillator also appears to be
working. The Red and Yellow LEDs illuminate on power-up and stay
illuminated. I'm thinking the Atmel is up and running but the Ethernet
controller is not responding so it is going into some kind of fault state.<SPAN
class=267032514-29032004> Maybe the 20 Mhz oscillator is bad and needs to
be replaced.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Will I be able to have this board
replaced or fixed by a qualified egnite technician?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=267032514-29032004>Regards,</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=267032514-29032004>Brad Long</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>