Richard--

On 5/18/07, Richard Williams wrote:
> Swapnali and others,
>
> Any 'A+ course (basic computer info) will tell you to use compressed air, not a
> vacuum.

The usage of term "vaccum cleaner" is more of a reference to a retail
product which can blow as well as suck(sic). It is common sense that
electronic boards with narrow crevaces and myriad soldering have to be
blow cleaned using compressed air.

--Bhooshan

> R. Williams
>
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: "Bhooshan Iyer"
> To: "Jeff Brower"
> Cc: "Swapnali Patil" , c...
> Sent: Fri, 18 May 2007 16:45:00 +0530
> Subject: Re: [c6x] Emulator Cleanup
>
> > Jeff--
> >
> > On 5/18/07, Jeff Brower wrote:
> > >
> > > Swapnali-
> > >
> > > > Can we use Vacuum Cleaner?
> > >
> > > NO! Don't! Then you will have a polyphasic, correlative airflow mismatch.
> >
> > You (typed and removed "almost") had me till this point! :-)
> >
> > --Bhooshan
> >
> > > Plus the > capacitive field of the JTAG
> > > electrons will be permanently shaped in the direction of maximum vacuum
> > > sucking pressure.
> > >
> > > Just kidding ;-) Of course you can vacuum the card! But seriously I would suggest that you keep
> the emulator card
> > > plugged into the PC and the PC plugged into the wall (but turned off) so it's well grounded
> there's no chance of ESD
> > > between you and the card or the vacuum cleaner and the card.
> > >
> > > Nice that I got to this one first, haha.
> > >
> > > Jeff Brower
> > > DSP sw/hw engineer
> > > Signalogic
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > -swapnali
> > > >
> > > > swapnali patil wrote:
> > > > Hello All,
> > > > We have PCI Emulator in our company. As it is a PIC emulator it is inside CPU, and that CPU is
> not opened ,cleaned
> > > > since last 2.5 years. Till now it must have got lotz of dust inside.
> > > > Will this create any problem in future. If I want to clean the emulator, what kind of
> precautionary steps should be
> > > > followed.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks and Regards
> > > > -swapnali
> ------- End of Original Message -------
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Swapnali and others,

Any 'A+ course (basic computer info) will tell you to use compressed air, not a vacuum.

R. Williams

---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Bhooshan Iyer"
To: "Jeff Brower"
Cc: "Swapnali Patil" , c...
Sent: Fri, 18 May 2007 16:45:00 +0530
Subject: Re: [c6x] Emulator Cleanup

> Jeff--
>
> On 5/18/07, Jeff Brower wrote:
> >
> > Swapnali-
> >
> > > Can we use Vacuum Cleaner?
> >
> > NO! Don't! Then you will have a polyphasic, correlative airflow mismatch.
>
> You (typed and removed "almost") had me till this point! :-)
>
> --Bhooshan
>
> > Plus the > capacitive field of the JTAG
> > electrons will be permanently shaped in the direction of maximum vacuum
> > sucking pressure.
> >
> > Just kidding ;-) Of course you can vacuum the card! But seriously I would suggest that you keep
the emulator card
> > plugged into the PC and the PC plugged into the wall (but turned off) so it's well grounded
there's no chance of ESD
> > between you and the card or the vacuum cleaner and the card.
> >
> > Nice that I got to this one first, haha.
> >
> > Jeff Brower
> > DSP sw/hw engineer
> > Signalogic
> >
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > -swapnali
> > >
> > > swapnali patil wrote:
> > > Hello All,
> > > We have PCI Emulator in our company. As it is a PIC emulator it is inside CPU, and that CPU is
not opened ,cleaned
> > > since last 2.5 years. Till now it must have got lotz of dust inside.
> > > Will this create any problem in future. If I want to clean the emulator, what kind of
precautionary steps should be
> > > followed.
> > >
> > > Thanks and Regards
> > > -swapnali
------- End of Original Message -------

Swapnali-

> If we do not clean Emulator for 3-4 years will it be a problem?

After that long, it would not be a bad idea to open up the box, clean it with a
blower (Richard's suggestion), and check for any cards, peripherals or cables that
could have come loose during storage and handling.

You might have to open it anyway if there are jumper options on the PCI emulator
card.

-Jeff
> Jeff Brower wrote:
>
> Swapnali-
>
> > Can we use Vacuum Cleaner?
>
> NO! Don't! Then you will have a polyphasic, correlative airflow mismatch.
> Plus the capacitive field of the JTAG
> electrons will be permanently shaped in the direction of maximum vacuum
> sucking pressure.
>
> Just kidding ;-) Of course you can vacuum the card! But seriously I would
> suggest that you keep the emulator card
> plugged into the PC and the PC plugged into the wall (but turned off) so
> it's well grounded there's no chance of ESD
> between you and the card or the vacuum cleaner and the card.
>
> Nice that I got to this one first, haha.
>
> Jeff Brower
> DSP sw/hw engineer
> Signalogic
>
> > (2) The distributors I've contacted say they don't have the part
> > number that TI calls out on the BOM. I've contacted TI about this
> > matter, but I thought that somebody here (C54x newsgrp) might know
> > what I'm babbling about!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
>
> >
> > Regards
> > -swapnali
> >
> > swapnali patil wrote:
> > Hello All,
> > We have PCI Emulator in our company. As it is a PIC emulator it is
> inside CPU, and that CPU is not opened ,cleaned
> > since last 2.5 years. Till now it must have got lotz of dust inside.
> > Will this create any problem in future. If I want to clean the
> emulator, what kind of precautionary steps should be
> > followed.
> >
> > Thanks and Regards
> > -swapnali
>

Richard-

> Any 'A+ course (basic computer info) will tell you to use compressed air,
> not a vacuum.

Sounds common sense to me.

-Jeff

> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: "Bhooshan Iyer"
> To: "Jeff Brower"
> Cc: "Swapnali Patil" , c...
> Sent: Fri, 18 May 2007 16:45:00 +0530
> Subject: Re: [c6x] Emulator Cleanup
>
> > Jeff--
> >
> > On 5/18/07, Jeff Brower wrote:
> > >
> > > Swapnali-
> > >
> > > > Can we use Vacuum Cleaner?
> > >
> > > NO! Don't! Then you will have a polyphasic, correlative airflow mismatch.
> >
> > You (typed and removed "almost") had me till this point! :-)
> >
> > --Bhooshan
> >
> > > Plus the > capacitive field of the JTAG
> > > electrons will be permanently shaped in the direction of maximum vacuum
> > > sucking pressure.
> > >
> > > Just kidding ;-) Of course you can vacuum the card! But seriously I would suggest that you keep
> the emulator card
> > > plugged into the PC and the PC plugged into the wall (but turned off) so it's well grounded
> there's no chance of ESD
> > > between you and the card or the vacuum cleaner and the card.
> > >
> > > Nice that I got to this one first, haha.
> > >
> > > Jeff Brower
> > > DSP sw/hw engineer
> > > Signalogic
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > -swapnali
> > > >
> > > > swapnali patil wrote:
> > > > Hello All,
> > > > We have PCI Emulator in our company. As it is a PIC emulator it is inside CPU, and that CPU is
> not opened ,cleaned
> > > > since last 2.5 years. Till now it must have got lotz of dust inside.
> > > > Will this create any problem in future. If I want to clean the emulator, what kind of
> precautionary steps should be
> > > > followed.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks and Regards
> > > > -swapnali
> ------- End of Original Message -------

Jeff--

On 5/18/07, Jeff Brower wrote:
>
> Swapnali-
>
> > Can we use Vacuum Cleaner?
>
> NO! Don't! Then you will have a polyphasic, correlative airflow mismatch.

You (typed and removed "almost") had me till this point! :-)

--Bhooshan

> Plus the > capacitive field of the JTAG
> electrons will be permanently shaped in the direction of maximum vacuum
> sucking pressure.
>
> Just kidding ;-) Of course you can vacuum the card! But seriously I would suggest that you keep the emulator card
> plugged into the PC and the PC plugged into the wall (but turned off) so it's well grounded there's no chance of ESD
> between you and the card or the vacuum cleaner and the card.
>
> Nice that I got to this one first, haha.
>
> Jeff Brower
> DSP sw/hw engineer
> Signalogic
>
> >
> > Regards
> > -swapnali
> >
> > swapnali patil wrote:
> > Hello All,
> > We have PCI Emulator in our company. As it is a PIC emulator it is inside CPU, and that CPU is not opened ,cleaned
> > since last 2.5 years. Till now it must have got lotz of dust inside.
> > Will this create any problem in future. If I want to clean the emulator, what kind of precautionary steps should be
> > followed.
> >
> > Thanks and Regards
> > -swapnali

Swapnali-

> Can we use Vacuum Cleaner?

NO! Don't! Then you will have a polyphasic, correlative airflow mismatch. Plus the capacitive field of the JTAG
electrons will be permanently shaped in the direction of maximum vacuum sucking pressure.

Just kidding ;-) Of course you can vacuum the card! But seriously I would suggest that you keep the emulator card
plugged into the PC and the PC plugged into the wall (but turned off) so it's well grounded there's no chance of ESD
between you and the card or the vacuum cleaner and the card.

Nice that I got to this one first, haha.

Jeff Brower
DSP sw/hw engineer
Signalogic

> (2) The distributors I've contacted say they don't have the part
> number that TI calls out on the BOM. I've contacted TI about this
> matter, but I thought that somebody here (C54x newsgrp) might know
> what I'm babbling about!
>
> Thanks,
> Mike

>
> Regards
> -swapnali
>
> swapnali patil wrote:
> Hello All,
> We have PCI Emulator in our company. As it is a PIC emulator it is inside CPU, and that CPU is not opened ,cleaned
> since last 2.5 years. Till now it must have got lotz of dust inside.
> Will this create any problem in future. If I want to clean the emulator, what kind of precautionary steps should be
> followed.
>
> Thanks and Regards
> -swapnali
>

Can we use Vacuum Cleaner?

Regards
-swapnali

swapnali patil wrote:
Hello All,
We have PCI Emulator in our company. As it is a PIC emulator it is inside CPU, and that CPU is not opened ,cleaned since last 2.5 years. Till now it must have got lotz of dust inside.
Will this create any problem in future. If I want to clean the emulator, what kind of precautionary steps should be followed.

Thanks and Regards
-swapnali

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