SN65HVD10: Date codes for SN65HVD10QD

Sergio82

Prodigy 50 points

Part Number: SN65HVD10

Hi, could anyone help me with decoding date codes to determine when the parts were produced?

marking is VP10Q which is SN65HVD10QD

remaining markings:

part 1: 4CM A7HE

part 2: 59M AHE1

Thank you!

over 4 years ago

0 Miguel Robertson over 4 years ago

TI__Guru 62920 points

Hi Sergio,

The date of assembly is given in the three-character code on the second row of top-side markings. The first character represents the year (e.g., "4" = 2014) and the second character represents the month ("1" = January, "2" = February, ..., "A" = October, "B" = November, and "C" = December). The last character is a code for the assembly site used (in this case "M" represents TI Mexico).

Max

0 Sergio82 over 4 years ago in reply to Miguel Robertson

Prodigy 50 points

Is there a way to tell between 2004 and 2014?

What does 3rd row stand for?

Thank you!

0 Miguel Robertson over 4 years ago in reply to Sergio82

TI__Guru 62920 points

Sergio,

The third line is a unique lot trace code. You can't get any meaning from the characters themselves, but we could use them if needed to track down more info on the specific assembly lot the unit originated from. If you wanted I could check with our component quality team to look these two up to see if we can give a specific year. Otherwise you would either need to make a guess as to whether they were 2004 or 2014 based on when they were purchased or refer to the label information (if you still have access to this, I believe they generally write out the full year).

Max

0 Sergio82 over 4 years ago in reply to Miguel Robertson

Prodigy 50 points

If you could look those up, it would be great! Looks like they were put on custom reels at some point, so no markings there. I want to make sure we use the latest parts, not something which was in storage since 2004.

Thank you!

0 Miguel Robertson over 4 years ago in reply to Sergio82

TI__Guru 62920 points

Sergio,

Part 1 is from 2014. I'm not finding anything for part 2 - is it possible you've mis-read any of the characters? If you'd like to post a photo I could take a look.

Max