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 2011 Microchip Technology Inc. DS39932D-page 357
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21.2 Selecting and Configuring
Automatic Acquisition Time
The ADCON1 register allows the user to select an
acquisition time that occurs each time the GO/DONE
bit is set.
When the GO/DONE
bit is set, sampling is stopped and
a conversion begins. The user is responsible for ensur-
ing the required acquisition time has passed between
selecting the desired input channel and setting the
GO/DONE
bit. This occurs when the ACQT<2:0> bits
(ADCON1<5:3>) remain in their Reset state (‘000’) and
is compatible with devices that do not offer
programmable acquisition times.
If desired, the ACQT bits can be set to select a pro-
grammable acquisition time for the A/D module. When
the GO/DONE
bit is set, the A/D module continues to
sample the input for the selected acquisition time, then
automatically begins a conversion. Since the acquisi-
tion time is programmed, there may be no need to wait
for an acquisition time between selecting a channel and
setting the GO/DONE
bit.
In either case, when the conversion is completed, the
GO/DONE
bit is cleared, the ADIF flag is set and the
A/D begins sampling the currently selected channel
again. If an acquisition time is programmed, there is
nothing to indicate if the acquisition time has ended or
if the conversion has begun.
21.3 Selecting the A/D Conversion
Clock
The A/D conversion time per bit is defined as TAD. The
A/D conversion requires 11 T
AD per 10-bit conversion.
The source of the A/D conversion clock is software
selectable.
There are seven possible options for T
AD:
•2 T
OSC
•4 TOSC
•8 TOSC
•16 TOSC
•32 TOSC
•64 T
OSC
• Internal RC Oscillator
For correct A/D conversions, the A/D conversion clock
(T
AD) must be as short as possible but greater than the
minimum T
AD (see parameter 130 in Table 29-31 for
more information).
Table 21-1 provides the resultant T
AD times derived
from the device operating frequencies and the A/D
clock source selected.
TABLE 21-1: TAD vs. DEVICE OPERATING
FREQUENCIES
21.4 Configuring Analog Port Pins
The ANCON0, ANCON1 and TRISA registers control
the operation of the A/D port pins. The port pins needed
as analog inputs must have their corresponding TRIS
bits set (input). If the TRIS bit is cleared (output), the
digital output level (VOH or VOL) will be converted.
The A/D operation is independent of the state of the
CHS<3:0> bits and the TRIS bits.
AD Clock Source (T
AD)Maximum
Device
Frequency
Operation ADCS<2:0>
2 T
OSC 000 2.86 MHz
4 T
OSC 100 5.71 MHz
8 TOSC 001 11.43 MHz
16 TOSC 101 22.86 MHz
32 T
OSC 010 45.71 MHz
64 TOSC 110 48.0 MHz
RC
(2)
011 1.00 MHz
(1)
Note 1: The RC source has a typical TAD time of
4 s.
2: For device frequencies above 1 MHz, the
device must be in Sleep mode for the
entire conversion or the A/D accuracy may
be out of specification.
Note 1: When reading the PORT register, all pins
configured as analog input channels will
read as cleared (a low level). Pins config-
ured as digital inputs will convert an
analog input. Analog levels on a digitally
configured input will be accurately
converted.
2: Analog levels on any pin defined as a
digital input may cause the digital input
buffer to consume current out of the
device’s specification limits.