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MSP432E411Y: VDDC pins: E10 and H16 Not Tied Together and with No Storage Capacitance on Custom Design. Options?

Part Number: MSP432E411Y


Hello All,

I have put myself into quite a bit of a pickle. In my design, I forgot to tie E10 and H16 (Net VDDC) together as well as put in the storage capacitance denoted as necessary on pages 39 and 58 in the MSP432E411Y SimpleLink Ethernet Microcontroller datasheet. Here is a link:

ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/msp432e411y.pdf?ts=1644947751819&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ti.com%252Fproduct%252FMSP432E411Y

Could I get an idea of how stable pins E10 and H16 are without the storage capacitance? Additionally, is there an estimate on how much current can be drawn before the P1V2 voltage starts to droop? I know that VDDC is used for logic. Is there an idea about much can be done without the storage capacitance? 

It is virtually impossible to rework extensively under this component due to it being a BGA, however, I am looking into board/assembly houses capable of (hopefully) doing so. I am looking into reusing a nearby GPIO thru-hole via to maybe connect a bypass capacitance on the bottom layer of the board. I would like to know if having the board function without the storage capacitance for a little work is feasible, i.e., just connecting and programming a "return 0" program. 

Thank you for your time,

Joseph 

  • Hi Joseph,

    I checked the datasheet and could not find any thing that describes the results without that capacitor. 

    However, based on the recommend capacitor value is 2.5uF to 4uF. I think this capacitor is mainly for a filter rather than a power storage

    I still recommend you to add this capacitor as possible. 

    Best regards,

    Cash Hao