PIC18F8722-I/PT Microchip Technology Inc., PIC18F8722-I/PT Datasheet - Page 137

• Manufacturer Part Number: PIC18F8722-I/PT
• Description: 80 PIN, 128 KB FLASH, 4K RAM, 70 I/O
• Manufacturer: Microchip Technology Inc.

Specifications of PIC18F8722-I/PT

• A/d Inputs: 16-Channel, 10-Bit
• Comparators: 2
• Cpu Speed: 10 MIPS
• Eeprom Memory: 1024 Bytes
• Input Output: 70
• Interface: SPI/I2C/USART
• Memory Type: Flash
• Number Of Bits: 8
• Package Type: 80-pin TQFP
• Programmable Memory: 128K Bytes
• Ram Size: 3.9K Bytes
• Speed: 40 MHz
• Timers: 2-8 bit, 3-16-bit
• Voltage, Range: 2-5.5 V
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: RoHS Compliant part Electrostatic Device

11.0
Depending on the device selected and features
enabled, there are up to nine ports available. Some
pins of the I/O ports are multiplexed with an alternate
function from the peripheral features on the device. In
general, when a peripheral is enabled, that pin may not
be used as a general purpose I/O pin.
Each port has three registers for its operation. These
registers are:
• TRIS register (data direction register)
• Port register (reads the levels on the pins of the
• LAT register (output latch)
The
read-modify-write operations on the value that the I/O
pins are driving.
A simplified model of a generic I/O port, without the
interfaces to other peripherals, is shown in Figure 11-1.
FIGURE 11-1:
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device)
Note 1:
RD LAT
Data
Bus
WR LAT
or Port
WR TRIS
RD TRIS
RD Port
Data
I/O PORTS
I/O pins have diode protection to V
Latch
TRIS Latch
Data Latch
D
D
CKx
CKx
(LAT
GENERIC I/O PORT
OPERATION
Q
Q
register)
Q
EN
EN
D
DD
is
and V
useful
I/O pin
Buffer
Input
SS
.
(1)
Preliminary
for
11.1
PORTA is an 8-bit wide, bidirectional port. The corre-
sponding data direction register is TRISA. Setting a
TRISA bit (= 1) will make the corresponding PORTA pin
an input (i.e., put the corresponding output driver in a
high-impedance mode). Clearing a TRISA bit (= 0) will
make the corresponding PORTA pin an output (i.e., put
the contents of the output latch on the selected pin).
Reading the PORTA register reads the status of the
pins, whereas writing to it, will write to the port latch.
The Data Latch register (LATA) is also memory
mapped. Read-modify-write operations on the LATA
register read and write the latched output value for
PORTA.
The RA4 pin is multiplexed with the Timer0 module
clock input to become the RA4/T0CKI pin. Pins RA6
and RA7 are multiplexed with the main oscillator pins;
they are enabled as oscillator or I/O pins by the selec-
tion of the main oscillator in the Configuration register
(see Section 25.1 “Configuration Bits” for details).
When they are not used as port pins, RA6 and RA7 and
their associated TRIS and LAT bits are read as ‘0’.
The other PORTA pins are multiplexed with the analog
V
RA5:RA0 as A/D converter inputs is selected by
clearing or setting the PCFG3:PCFG0 control bits in the
ADCON1 register.
The RA4/T0CKI pin is a Schmitt Trigger input and an
open-drain output. All other PORTA pins have TTL
input levels and full CMOS output drivers.
The TRISA register controls the direction of the PORTA
pins, even when they are being used as analog inputs.
The user must ensure the bits in the TRISA register are
maintained set when using them as analog inputs.
EXAMPLE 11-1:
PIC18F8722 FAMILY
REF
CLRF
CLRF
MOVLW
MOVWF
MOVLW
MOVWF
Note:
+ and V
PORTA, TRISA and
LATA Registers
PORTA
LATA
0Fh
ADCON1 ; for digital inputs
0CFh
TRISA
On a Power-on Reset, RA5 and RA3:RA0
are configured as analog inputs and read
as ‘0’. RA4 is configured as a digital input.
REF
- inputs. The operation of pins
; Initialize PORTA by
; clearing output
; data latches
; Alternate method
; to clear output
; data latches
; Configure A/D
; Value used to
; initialize data
; direction
; Set RA<3:0> as inputs
; RA<5:4> as outputs
INITIALIZING PORTA
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