AVR-Chat

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Cooke" <rcooke@...> wrote:
> Does this mean the chip is no good? Is there a work-around?

Possibly.  If it were a higher address I would say almost certainly 
so.  The fact that it is address 0 might indicate some other problem, 
e.g. the power supply.

> Of course it's a SMT chip and it's going to be a bear to replace it.

If it is chip with leads (i.e. not BGA) it's not that difficult.  If 
you're willing to sacrifice the chip just use an Exacto knife to shear 
off the leads near the package and then use a soldering iron to 
desolder the leads from the board.  Then, clean up the pads with 
solder wick and solder in the new device.

Don Kinzer
ZBasic Microcontrollers
http://www.zbasic.net