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PIC18F87J10 FAMILY
4.5 Power-up Timer (PWRT)
PIC18F87J10 family devices incorporate an on-chip
Power-up Timer (PWRT) to help regulate the Power-on
Reset process. The PWRT is always enabled. The
main function is to ensure that the device voltage is
stable before code is executed.
The Power-up Timer (PWRT) of the PIC18F87J10 fam-
ily devices is an 11-bit counter which uses the INTRC
source as the clock input. This yields an approximate
time interval of 2048 x 32 µs = 65.6 ms. While the
PWRT is counting, the device is held in Reset.
The power-up time delay depends on the INTRC clock
and will vary from chip to chip due to temperature and
process variation. See DC parameter 33 for details.
4.5.1 TIME-OUT SEQUENCE
If enabled, the PWRT time-out is invoked after the POR
pulse has cleared. The total time-out will vary based on
the status of the PWRT. Figure 4-3, Figure 4-4,
Figure 4-5 and Figure 4-6 all depict time-out
sequences on power-up with the Power-up Timer
enabled.
Since the time-outs occur from the POR pulse, if MCLR
is kept low long enough, the PWRT will expire. Bringing
MCLR high will begin execution immediately
(Figure 4-5). This is useful for testing purposes, or to
synchronize more than one PIC18FXXXX device
operating in parallel.
FIGURE 4-3:
TIME-OUT SEQUENCE ON POWER-UP (MCLR TIED TO VDD, VDD RISE < TPWRT)
VDD
MCLR
INTERNAL POR
PWRT TIME-OUT
INTERNAL RESET
TPWRT
FIGURE 4-4:
TIME-OUT SEQUENCE ON POWER-UP (MCLR NOT TIED TO VDD): CASE 1
VDD
MCLR
INTERNAL POR
PWRT TIME-OUT
INTERNAL RESET
TPWRT
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