Datasheet
PIC12F683
DS41211D-page 62 © 2007 Microchip Technology Inc.
9.1.3 ADC VOLTAGE REFERENCE
The VCFG bit of the ADCON0 register provides control
of the positive voltage reference. The positive voltage
reference can be either V
DD or an external voltage
source. The negative voltage reference is always
connected to the ground reference.
9.1.4 CONVERSION CLOCK
The source of the conversion clock is software select-
able via the ADCS bits of the ANSEL register. There
are seven possible clock options:
•F
OSC/2
•F
OSC/4
•FOSC/8
•FOSC/16
•F
OSC/32
•FOSC/64
•FRC (dedicated internal oscillator)
The time to complete one bit conversion is defined as
T
AD. One full 10-bit conversion requires 11 TAD periods
as shown in Figure 9-2.
For correct conversion, the appropriate TAD specification
must be met. See A/D conversion requirements in
Section 15.0 “Electrical Specifications” for more
information. Table 9-1 gives examples of appropriate
ADC clock selections.
TABLE 9-1: ADC CLOCK PERIOD (TAD) VS. DEVICE OPERATING FREQUENCIES (VDD > 3.0V)
FIGURE 9-2: ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION T
AD CYCLES
Note: Unless using the FRC, any changes in the
system clock frequency will change the
ADC clock frequency, which may
adversely affect the ADC result.
ADC Clock Period (TAD) Device Frequency (FOSC)
ADC Clock Source ADCS<2:0> 20 MHz 8 MHz 4 MHz 1 MHz
F
OSC/2 000 100 ns
(2)
250 ns
(2)
500 ns
(2)
2.0 μs
FOSC/4 100 200 ns
(2)
500 ns
(2)
1.0 μs
(2)
4.0 μs
F
OSC/8 001 400 ns
(2)
1.0 μs
(2)
2.0 μs 8.0 μs
(3)
FOSC/16 101 800 ns
(2)
2.0 μs4.0 μs 16.0 μs
(3)
FOSC/32 010 1.6 μs4.0 μs 8.0 μs
(3)
32.0 μs
(3)
FOSC/64 110 3.2 μs 8.0 μs
(3)
16.0 μs
(3)
64.0 μs
(3)
FRC x11 2-6 μs
(1,4)
2-6 μs
(1,4)
2-6 μs
(1,4)
2-6 μs
(1,4)
Legend: Shaded cells are outside of recommended range.
Note 1: The FRC source has a typical TAD time of 4 μs for VDD > 3.0V.
2: These values violate the minimum required TAD time.
3: For faster conversion times, the selection of another clock source is recommended.
4: When the device frequency is greater than 1 MHz, the F
RC clock source is only recommended if the
conversion will be performed during Sleep.
TAD1 TAD2 TAD3 TAD4 TAD5 TAD6 TAD7 TAD8 TAD9
Set GO/DONE bit
Holding Capacitor is Disconnected from Analog Input (typically 100 ns)
b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2
TAD10 TAD11
b1 b0
TCY to TAD
Conversion Starts
ADRESH and ADRESL registers are loaded,
GO bit is cleared,
ADIF bit is set,
Holding capacitor is connected to analog input