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Visitor II
January 6, 2025
Question

stm32g474met3 keeps burning out for unknown reason

  • January 6, 2025
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i have MCU circuit with stm32g474met3 as the processor, designed such that it controls the main board charging circuit and it keeps burning randomly at random times could be 5 hours or 20 minuts or even few days I cant figure out why, it burns whether its connected to the main board or not. I tested pin configuration (i.e. inputs and outputs ) and they are all defined correctly. I cant find any issue. and the scheme looks fine. i also removed the 2 0ohms resistors on UART2, and permanently shorted the boot instead of the jumper,
i don't have access to the code of the MCU but how can I electrically find the issue?

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    Super User
    January 6, 2025

    VSSA should be shorted to VSS. It appears to be floating in your schematic.

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    If that's not it:

    What does "burn out" mean in particular here? Is something visibly damaged or is it just not doing what you expect it to? What are you expecting it to do?

    Graduate II
    January 6, 2025

    >>What does "burn out" mean in particular here?

    Probably the IC / silicon acting as a fusible link..

    Review the NET LIST, and confirm you don't have any oddly or inconsistently named nets or islands that don't connect to others as expected.

    Test continutity on a PCB, or unpopulated solder-test item.

    Physical damage frequently occurs due to very high potentials and unanticipated current paths, possibly through the device itself.

    Tom12Author
    Visitor II
    January 7, 2025

    Update: 

    i tested the burned chip and check which pins burn the processor and its randomly, meaning i check several chips and each of the chip pins sink the current at different pins unrelated to one another. i assume the damage is due to noise or other reason, if i cannot solve the issue how can i protect the pins from burning again.