Hello all
I don't know if this is the right sub-forum, I chose the one that seemed the closest.
I've been spending a bunch of time trying to find the part number of a seemingly simple IC, but just hitting walls. I've Googled using the manufacturers name and the #, and looked on the 2 companies I use that are also official suppliers Digikey and Mouser, but the 432 number is way too vague.
There's IC's with this # in it,like the STM micto-controllers, but they seem too big and complicated, this just generates an error code down a wire to a microcontroller circuit.
It seems to be for a LED circuit sensor/ error feedback circuit in a Martin moving light(Concerts, light shows, etc).
It seems 432 is the common # between the same IC on the same board on different units on the same board I replaced in the past that the IC was actually cracked (432wp, or 432wq), it has the ST logo on it. It's rectangular 4.3mm x 3mm(.169" x .118"), with 8 pins(4 per side) on the short ends.
Other than the error code it generates, the rest of the board seems to still operate.
For context, I'm a repair tech with many years of repairs at component level, and these boards are a couple hundred dollars, and getting harder to find, and a not uncommon problem, it seems a waste if the IC can just be replaced.
Manufacturers don't component lever repair boards or offer components these days,and it's an older model.
Thank you
Paul
TSSOP8 package.
Can't find much either. Could be a part not for sale--specially made for that company.
At a wild guess, could it be EEPROM? No marking information given for this in the datasheet, but some of the numbers line up.
M24C32-F | Product - STMicroelectronics
Although if it's cracking, more likely to be a mosfet. Could probe a good board to see if the pinout matches.
