SMD code search: identify a part by its marking
1 part is printed 56SC. 4 printed with a similar-looking code.
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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 5 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.
The only part printed 56SC in our tables
MIC5356-3.3/1.0YMME
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Micrel
- Package
- MSOP-8
- Pins
- 8
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vo1/Vo2=3.3V/1.0V±2%, 500mA, +CE, CL
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground. Then ohms with the power off.
Working, it reads
Input pin at the supply, output pin at its rated voltage, and the enable pin high if it has one.
Dead, it reads
- Output equal to the input: the pass element has shorted. Everything after it may have taken the full input.
- Input present, enable high, no output: failed open, or holding itself off into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
- Power off, input to output near 0 Ω: shorted.
- On the board:
- An output at 0 V is often a shorted load with the regulator in current limit. Lift the output pin: if the short stays on the board, the regulator may be fine.
- Compare:
- The same regulator on another rail or another board shows the right voltages and the right resistances.
- Watch for:
- Makers put input, output and ground on different pins in the same package, so take them from this part's datasheet. Diode or ohms readings between its pins say little; check it powered.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
Was it this one?
Printed with a code easy to misread
These parts are printed with a character that is easy to misread as what you typed. The odd one out is marked on each.
PB5615-S26printed 565CSOT-23ESD protection diode, 3 pins, PanjitESD protection diodeSOT-233 pinsPanjit
Printed 565C on the part. Easy to misread as 56SC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- ESD protection diode
- Maker
- Panjit
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead?
Diode range, from the protected line to ground, part lifted if you can.
Working, it reads
A one-way part reads about 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse. A two-way part reads open both ways. Arrays with several lines read as the datasheet's diagram draws them.
Dead, it reads
- From the line to ground, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
- A reading both ways on a one-way part: leaky.
- A one-way part open both ways: failed open.
- On the board
- , a line reading shorted to ground can be this part or anything else on that line. Lift it: if the short goes with it, it has failed.
- Compare:
- The same part on the next line or connector pin is the healthy reading to compare with.
- Watch for:
- A two-way part reads open both ways when it is good, exactly like one that has failed open. The meter cannot tell them apart; an identical part on the next line can.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
MIC5356-3.3/1.8YMMEprinted 56SGMSOP-8LDO regulator, 8 pins, MicrelLDO regulatorMSOP-88 pinsMicrel
Printed 56SG on the part. Easy to misread as 56SC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Micrel
- Package
- MSOP-8
- Pins
- 8
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vo1/Vo2=3.3V/1.8V±2%, 500mA, +CE, CL
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground. Then ohms with the power off.
Working, it reads
Input pin at the supply, output pin at its rated voltage, and the enable pin high if it has one.
Dead, it reads
- Output equal to the input: the pass element has shorted. Everything after it may have taken the full input.
- Input present, enable high, no output: failed open, or holding itself off into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
- Power off, input to output near 0 Ω: shorted.
- On the board:
- An output at 0 V is often a shorted load with the regulator in current limit. Lift the output pin: if the short stays on the board, the regulator may be fine.
- Compare:
- The same regulator on another rail or another board shows the right voltages and the right resistances.
- Watch for:
- Makers put input, output and ground on different pins in the same package, so take them from this part's datasheet. Diode or ohms readings between its pins say little; check it powered.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
S5KP6.5Cprinted 56.5CD2PAKTVS diode, 3 pins, EIC SemiconductorTVS diodeD2PAK3 pinsEIC Semiconductor
Printed 56.5C on the part. Easy to misread as 56SC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- EIC Semiconductor
- Package
- D2PAK
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Transient voltage supressor: Vbr=7.22..8.82V, Vrwm=6.5V, 407A, 5000W(1ms), Bidir.
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Diode range, from the protected line to ground, part lifted if you can.
Working, it reads
A one-way part reads about 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse. A two-way part reads open both ways. Arrays with several lines read as the datasheet's diagram draws them.
Dead, it reads
- From the line to ground, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
- A reading both ways on a one-way part: leaky.
- A one-way part open both ways: failed open.
- On the board
- , a line reading shorted to ground can be this part or anything else on that line. Lift it: if the short goes with it, it has failed.
- Compare:
- The same part on the next line or connector pin is the healthy reading to compare with.
- Watch for:
- A two-way part reads open both ways when it is good, exactly like one that has failed open. The meter cannot tell them apart; an identical part on the next line can.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
SCM56PTprinted SC56SMCSchottky diode, 2 pins, Chenmko EnterpriseSchottky diodeSMC2 pinsChenmko Enterprise
Printed SC56 on the part. Easy to misread as 56SC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Schottky diode
- Maker
- Chenmko Enterprise
- Package
- SMC
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Diode: SBR, 60V, 5A, Vf<0.7V(5A)
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.
Working, it reads
About 0.15 to 0.45 V anode to cathode, roughly half a silicon diode, and open the other way.
Dead, it reads
- The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
- A reading the wrong way round as well: leaky.
- Open both ways: failed open.
- On the board
- this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
- Compare:
- If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
- Watch for:
- A large Schottky can read about 0.1 V forward and beep like a short, and leaks a little the wrong way when good, more when warm. It is shorted only if it reads the same both ways. Measure it cold, beside an identical cold one.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
4 more parts have codes that begin with 56SC
Codes that begin with 56SC
For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each one shows its full printed code.
S5KP6.5CAprinted 56.5CAD2PAKTVS diode, 3 pins, EIC SemiconductorTVS diodeD2PAK3 pinsEIC Semiconductor
Printed 56.5CA. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- EIC Semiconductor
- Package
- D2PAK
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Transient voltage supressor: Vbr=7.22..7.98V, Vrwm=6.5V, 447A, 5000W(1ms), Bidir.
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Diode range, from the protected line to ground, part lifted if you can.
Working, it reads
A one-way part reads about 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse. A two-way part reads open both ways. Arrays with several lines read as the datasheet's diagram draws them.
Dead, it reads
- From the line to ground, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
- A reading both ways on a one-way part: leaky.
- A one-way part open both ways: failed open.
- On the board
- , a line reading shorted to ground can be this part or anything else on that line. Lift it: if the short goes with it, it has failed.
- Compare:
- The same part on the next line or connector pin is the healthy reading to compare with.
- Watch for:
- A two-way part reads open both ways when it is good, exactly like one that has failed open. The meter cannot tell them apart; an identical part on the next line can.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
XC6371C560Dprinted 5C560USP-6BDC-DC converter, 6 pins, TorexDC-DC converterUSP-6B6 pinsTorex
Printed 5C560. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- DC-DC converter
- Maker
- Torex
- Package
- USP-6B
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 50kHz, 5.6V±2.5%, 100mA, +CE
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Voltage with the board powered; ohms from each pin to ground with it off.
Working, it reads
Supply pin at its voltage and the output doing what the datasheet says. Readings between pins depend on the part.
Dead, it reads
- A pin near 0 Ω to ground or to the supply pin where an identical part does not read that: failed short.
- Supply present, output stuck: failed, or its load has.
- On the board:
- A pin shorted to ground on the board can be anything on that net. Lift the pin to be sure.
- Compare:
- The surest reference is the same IC on a working board, measured pin by pin.
- Watch for:
- Its protection diodes can read like junctions between pins, even like a transistor. That proves nothing either way.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
XC6371C561Dprinted 5C561USP-6BDC-DC converter, 6 pins, TorexDC-DC converterUSP-6B6 pinsTorex
Printed 5C561. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- DC-DC converter
- Maker
- Torex
- Package
- USP-6B
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 100kHz, 5.6V±2.5%, 100mA, +CE
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Voltage with the board powered; ohms from each pin to ground with it off.
Working, it reads
Supply pin at its voltage and the output doing what the datasheet says. Readings between pins depend on the part.
Dead, it reads
- A pin near 0 Ω to ground or to the supply pin where an identical part does not read that: failed short.
- Supply present, output stuck: failed, or its load has.
- On the board:
- A pin shorted to ground on the board can be anything on that net. Lift the pin to be sure.
- Compare:
- The surest reference is the same IC on a working board, measured pin by pin.
- Watch for:
- Its protection diodes can read like junctions between pins, even like a transistor. That proves nothing either way.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
XC6371C562Dprinted 5C562USP-6BDC-DC converter, 6 pins, TorexDC-DC converterUSP-6B6 pinsTorex
Printed 5C562. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- DC-DC converter
- Maker
- Torex
- Package
- USP-6B
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 180kHz, 5.6V±2.5%, 100mA, +CE
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Voltage with the board powered; ohms from each pin to ground with it off.
Working, it reads
Supply pin at its voltage and the output doing what the datasheet says. Readings between pins depend on the part.
Dead, it reads
- A pin near 0 Ω to ground or to the supply pin where an identical part does not read that: failed short.
- Supply present, output stuck: failed, or its load has.
- On the board:
- A pin shorted to ground on the board can be anything on that net. Lift the pin to be sure.
- Compare:
- The surest reference is the same IC on a working board, measured pin by pin.
- Watch for:
- Its protection diodes can read like junctions between pins, even like a transistor. That proves nothing either way.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
Did you find your part?
One code, several parts
Marking codes are not unique. In the standard code book, 6H on a SOT-23 is an NPN transistor, a varicap, an N-channel JFET, two digital transistors, a 3.6 V voltage detector: six parts from five makers. So a search shows the parts we hold under that code and under codes easily misread as it, with only the columns that tell them apart.
- NPN transistor
- Varicap
- N-channel JFET
- Digital transistor ×2
- 3.6 V voltage detector
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