Also check out the vidio cast from TI at this page
http://focus.ti.com/hirel/space_interface.shtml

It is a good overview of the problem ans some options

--- In m...@yahoogroups.com, "Richard \(UK\)" wrote:
>
> Any docs you can find on the Voyager space probe STAR (Self Test
And Repair)
> computer might help ... although it won't be for the MSP430 of
course ...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Hardy Griech
> To: m...@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 12:23 PM
> Subject: [msp430] MSP430 internal bit flips - how to deal with?
> Hi,
>
> during my current project the question was raised, how sensitive the
> MSP430 devices are to bit flips due to radation or EMI or other
effects.
>
> Bit flips may occur in the different areas of the MSP430:
>
> 1. RAM
> 2. Special Function Registers (SFRs) like P2SEL
> 3. internal SFRs which cannot be addressed by firmware,
> e.g. internal JTAG registers
> 4. not identified yet
>
> In all areas bit flips are fatal for long running applications.
Fatal
> in this case means
> 'application partly/completely stopped', 'application delivering
wrong
> results'...
>
> So my questions are:
> - how do you deal with bit flips or are you completely ignoring
them?
> - does anybody has further information or experience with this
topic?
>
> Many thanks for any suggestion!
>
> Hardy
>
> ._,___
>

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