PIC16F872 Datasheet, PDF(25/160 Page) Microchip Technology – 28-Pin, 8-Bit CMOS FLASH Microcontroller

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PIC16F872 Datasheet, PDF (25/160 Pages) Microchip Technology – 28-Pin, 8-Bit CMOS FLASH Microcontroller

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PIC16F872

3.2 PORTB and the TRISB Register

PORTB is an 8-bit wide bi-directional port. The corre-

sponding data direction register is TRISB. Setting a

TRISB bit (=1) will make the corresponding PORTB pin

an input (i.e., put the corresponding output driver in a

hi-impedance mode). Clearing a TRISB bit (=0) will

make the corresponding PORTB pin an output (i.e., put

the contents of the output latch on the selected pin).

Three pins of PORTB are multiplexed with the Low

Voltage Programming function; RB3/PGM, RB6/PGC

and RB7/PGD. The alternate functions of these pins

are described in the Special Features Section.

Each of the PORTB pins has a weak internal pull-up. A

single control bit can turn on all the pull-ups. This is per-

formed by clearing bit RBPU (OPTION_REG<7>). The

weak pull-up is automatically turned off when the port

pin is configured as an output. The pull-ups are dis-

abled on a Power-on Reset.

FIGURE 3-3:

RBPU(2)

Data Bus

WR Port

WR TRIS

BLOCK DIAGRAM OF

RB<3:0> PINS

VDD

Data Latch

weak

P pull-up

I/O

pin(1)

TRIS Latch

TTL

Input

Buffer

RD TRIS

RD Port

RB0/INT

RB3/PGM

Schmitt Trigger

Buffer

RD Port

Note 1: I/O pins have diode protection to VDD and VSS.

2: To enable weak pull-ups, set the appropriate TRIS bit(s)

and clear the RBPU bit (OPTION_REG<7>).

Four of PORTBâs pins, RB<7:4>, have an interrupt on

change feature. Only pins configured as inputs can

cause this interrupt to occur (i.e., any RB<7:4> pin con-

figured as an output is excluded from the interrupt on

change comparison). The input pins (of RB<7:4>) are

compared with the old value latched on the last read of

PORTB. The âmismatchâ outputs of RB<7:4> are

ORâed together to generate the RB Port Change Inter-

rupt with flag bit RBIF (INTCON<0>).

This interrupt can wake the device from SLEEP. The

user, in the interrupt service routine, can clear the inter-

rupt in the following manner:

a) Any read or write of PORTB. This will end the

mismatch condition.

b) Clear flag bit RBIF.

A mismatch condition will continue to set flag bit RBIF.

Reading PORTB will end the mismatch condition and

allow flag bit RBIF to be cleared.

The interrupt on change feature is recommended for

wake-up on key depression operation and operations

where PORTB is only used for the interrupt on change

feature. Polling of PORTB is not recommended while

using the interrupt on change feature.

This interrupt on mismatch feature, together with soft-

ware configurable pull-ups on these four pins, allow

easy interface to a keypad and make it possible for

wake-up on key-depression. Refer to the Embedded

Control Handbook, âImplementing Wake-Up on Key

Strokeâ (AN552).

RB0/INT is an external interrupt input pin and is config-

ured using the INTEDG bit (OPTION_REG<6>).

RB0/INT is discussed in detail in Section 11.10.1.

FIGURE 3-4:

RBPU(2)

Data Bus

WR Port

BLOCK DIAGRAM OF

RB<7:4> PINS

VDD

Data Latch

weak

pull-up

I/O

pin(1)

TRIS Latch

WR TRIS

TTL

Input

Buffer

RD TRIS

Latch

Set RBIF

RD Port

From other

RB<7:4> pins

RB<7:6> in serial programming mode

RD Port

Note 1: I/O pins have diode protection to VDD and VSS.

2: To enable weak pull-ups, set the appropriate TRIS bit(s)

and clear the RBPU bit (OPTION_REG<7>).

Note: When using Low Voltage ICSP Programming (LVP) and the pull-ups on PORTB are enabled, bit 3 in the

TRISB register must be cleared to disable the pull-up on RB3 and ensure the proper operation of the device.

Preliminary

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