Datasheet

© 2006 Microchip Technology Inc. DS30221C-page 81
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The ADRESH:ADRESL registers contain the 10-bit
result of the A/D conversion. When the A/D conversion
is complete, the result is loaded into this A/D result reg-
ister pair, the GO/DONE
bit (ADCON0<2>) is cleared
and the A/D interrupt flag bit ADIF is set. The block dia-
gram of the A/D module is shown in Figure 10-1.
After the A/D module has been configured as desired,
the selected channel must be acquired before the con-
version is started. The analog input channels must
have their corresponding TRIS bits selected as inputs.
To determine sample time, see Section 10.1. After this
acquisition time has elapsed, the A/D conversion can
be started.
These steps should be followed for doing an A/D
conversion:
1. Configure the A/D module:
• Configure analog pins/voltage reference and
digital I/O (ADCON1)
• Select A/D input channel (ADCON0)
• Select A/D conversion clock (ADCON0)
• Turn on A/D module (ADCON0)
2. Configure A/D interrupt (if desired):
• Clear ADIF bit
• Set ADIE bit
• Set PEIE bit
• Set GIE bit
3. Wait the required acquisition time.
4. Start conversion:
• Set GO/DONE bit (ADCON0)
5. Wait for A/D conversion to complete, by either:
• Polling for the GO/DONE
bit to be cleared
(with interrupts enabled); OR
• Waiting for the A/D interrupt
6. Read A/D Result register pair
(ADRESH:ADRESL), clear bit ADIF if required.
7. For the next conversion, go to step 1 or step 2,
as required. The A/D conversion time per bit is
defined as T
AD.
FIGURE 10-1: A/D BLOCK DIAGRAM
(Input Voltage)
V
AIN
VREF+
(Reference
Voltage)
V
DD
PCFG3:PCFG0
CHS2:CHS0
RA5/AN4
RA3/AN3/V
REF+
RA2/AN2/V
REF-
RA1/AN1
RA0/AN0
100
011
010
001
000
A/D
Converter
VREF-
(Reference
Voltage)
V
SS
PCFG3:PCFG0