PIC18F6520-I Datasheet, PDF (229/380 Pages) Micrel Semiconductor – 64/80-Pin High-Performance, 256 Kbit to 1 Mbit Enhanced Flash Microcontrollers with A/D

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20.7 Comparator Operation
During Sleep
When a comparator is active and the device is placed
in Sleep mode, the comparator remains active and the
interrupt is functional, if enabled. This interrupt will
wake-up the device from Sleep mode, when enabled.
While the comparator is powered up, higher Sleep
currents than shown in the power-down current
specification will occur. Each operational comparator
will consume additional current, as shown in the com-
parator specifications. To minimize power consumption
while in Sleep mode, turn off the comparators
(CM<2:0> = 111) before entering Sleep. If the device
wakes up from Sleep, the contents of the CMCON
register are not affected.
20.8 Effects of a Reset
A device Reset forces the CMCON register to its Reset
state, causing the comparator module to be in the Com-
parator Reset mode, CM<2:0> = 000. This ensures
that all potential inputs are analog inputs. Device cur-
rent is minimized when analog inputs are present at
Reset time. The comparators will be powered down
during the Reset interval.
20.9 Analog Input Connection
Considerations
A simplified circuit for an analog input is shown in
Figure 20-4. Since the analog pins are connected to a
digital output, they have reverse biased diodes to VDD
and VSS. The analog input, therefore, must be between
VSS and VDD. If the input voltage deviates from this
range by more than 0.6V in either direction, one of the
diodes is forward biased and a latch-up condition may
occur. A maximum source impedance of 10 kΩ is
recommended for the analog sources. Any external
component connected to an analog input pin, such as
a capacitor or a Zener diode, should have very little
leakage current.
FIGURE 20-4:
COMPARATOR ANALOG INPUT MODEL
VDD
RS < 10k
AIN
VA
CPIN
5 pF
VT = 0.6V
VT = 0.6V
RIC
ILEAKAGE
±500 nA
Comparator
Input
VSS
Legend:
CPIN
=
VT
=
ILEAKAGE =
RIC
=
RS
=
VA
=
Input Capacitance
Threshold Voltage
Leakage Current at the pin due to various junctions
Interconnect Resistance
Source Impedance
Analog Voltage
 2004 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS39609B-page 227