PIC16C432
EXAMPLE 8-1:
VOLTAGE REFERENCE
CONFIGURATION
MOVLW
MOVWF
BSF
MOVLW
MOVWF
MOVLW
MOVWF
BCF
CALL
0x02
CMCON
STATUS,RP0
0x07
TRISA
0xA6
VRCON
STATUS,RP0
DELAY10
; 4 Inputs Muxed
; to 2 comps.
; go to Bank 1
; RA3-RA0 are
; outputs
; enable VREF
; low range
; set VR<3:0>=6
; go to Bank 0
; 10s delay
8.2 Voltage Reference Accuracy/Error
The full range of VSS to VDD cannot be realized due to
the construction of the module. The transistors on the
top and bottom of the resistor ladder network (Figure 8-
1) keep VREF from approaching VSS or VDD. The Volt-
age Reference is VDD derived and therefore, the VREF
output changes with fluctuations in VDD. The absolute
accuracy of the Voltage Reference can be found in
Table 12-2.
8.3 Operation During SLEEP
When the device wakes up from SLEEP through an
interrupt or a Watchdog Timer timeout, the contents of
the VRCON register are not affected. To minimize
current consumption in SLEEP mode, the Voltage
Reference should be disabled.
8.4 Effects of a RESET
A device RESET disables the Voltage Reference by
clearing bit VREN (VRCON<7>). This RESET also
disconnects the reference from the RA2 pin by clearing
bit VROE (VRCON<6>) and selects the high voltage
range by clearing bit VRR (VRCON<5>). The VREF
value select bits, VRCON<3:0>, are also cleared.
8.5 Connection Considerations
The Voltage Reference Module operates
independently of the comparator module. The output of
the reference generator may be connected to the RA2
pin if the TRISA<2> bit is set and the VROE bit,
VRCON<6>, is set. Enabling the Voltage Reference
output onto the RA2 pin, with an input signal present,
will increase current consumption. Connecting RA2 as
a digital output with VREF enabled will also increase
current consumption.
The RA2 pin can be used as a simple D/A output with
limited drive capability. Due to the limited drive
capability, a buffer must be used in conjunction with the
Voltage Reference output for external connections to
VREF. Figure 8-2 shows an example buffering
technique.
FIGURE 8-2:
VOLTAGE REFERENCE OUTPUT BUFFER EXAMPLE
VREF
R(1)
Module
Voltage
Reference
Output
Impedance
RA2
•
+
–
•
VREF Output
Note 1: R is dependent upon the Voltage Reference Configuration VRCON<3:0> and VRCON<5>.
TABLE 8-2: REGISTERS ASSOCIATED WITH VOLTAGE REFERENCE
Address Name Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0
Value On
POR/BOD
Value On
All Other
RESETS
9Fh
VRCON VREN VROE VRR —
VR3
VR2
VR1
VR0 000- 0000 000- 0000
1Fh
CMCON C2OUT C1OUT —
—
CIS
CM2
CM1
CM0 00-- 0000 00-- 0000
85h
TRISA
—
—
— TRISA4 TRISA3 TRISA2 TLINRX(1) TRISA0 ---1 1111 ---1 1111
Legend: — = Unimplemented, read as ‘0’
Note 1: TLINRX must be set to ‘1’ at all times.
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