Datasheet

 2010 Microchip Technology Inc. Preliminary DS39979A-page 121
PIC18F87J72 FAMILY
10.8 PORTG, TRISG and
LATG Registers
PORTG is a 5-bit wide, bidirectional port. The
corresponding Data Direction and Output Latch registers
are TRISG and LATG. All pins on PORTG are digital only
and tolerate voltages up to 5.5V.
PORTG is multiplexed with both AUSART and LCD
functions (Table 10-16). When operating as I/O, all
PORTG pins have Schmitt Trigger input buffers. The
RG1 pin is also configurable for open-drain output
when the AUSART is active. Open-drain configuration
is selected by setting the U2OD control bit (LATG<7>).
RG4 is multiplexed with LCD segment drives controlled
by bits in the LCDSE2 register and as the RTCC pin.
The I/O port function is only available when the
segments are disabled.
RG3 and RG2 are multiplexed with V
LCAP pins for the
LCD charge pump and RG0 is multiplexed with the
LCDBIAS0 bias voltage input. When these pins are
used for LCD bias generation, the I/O and other
functions are unavailable.
When enabling peripheral functions, care should be
taken in defining TRIS bits for each PORTG pin. Some
peripherals override the TRIS bit to make a pin an
output, while other peripherals override the TRIS bit to
make a pin an input. The user should refer to the
corresponding peripheral section for the correct TRIS bit
settings. The pin override value is not loaded into the
TRIS register. This allows read-modify-write of the TRIS
register without concern due to peripheral overrides.
Although the port itself is only five bits wide, the
PORTG<7:5> bits are still implemented to control the
weak pull-ups on the I/O ports associated with PORTD,
PORTE and PORTJ. Clearing these bits enables the
respective port pull-ups. By default, all pull-ups are
disabled on device Resets.
Most of the corresponding TRISG and LATG bits are
implemented as open-drain control bits for CCP1,
CCP2 and SPI (TRISG<7:5>), and the USARTs
(LATG<7:6>). Setting these bits configures the output
pin for the corresponding peripheral for open-drain
operation. LATG<5> is not implemented.
EXAMPLE 10-7: INITIALIZING PORTG
CLRF PORTG ; Initialize PORTG by
; clearing output
; data latches
CLRF LATG ; Alternate method
; to clear output
; data latches
MOVLW 04h ; Value used to
; initialize data
; direction
MOVWF TRISG ; Set RG1:RG0 as outputs
; RG2 as input
; RG4:RG3 as inputs