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2002 Microchip Technology Inc.
Preliminary
DS30453D-page 21
PIC16C5X
5.1
Power-On Reset (POR)
The PIC16C5X family incorporates on-chip Power-On
Reset (POR) circuitry which provides an internal chip
RESET for most power-up situations. To use this fea-
ture, the user merely ties the MCLR/VPP pin to VDD. A
simplified block diagram of the on-chip Power-On
The Power-On Reset circuit and the Device Reset
power-up, the RESET latch is set and the DRT is
RESET. The DRT timer begins counting once it detects
MCLR to be high. After the time-out period, which is
typically 18 ms, it will RESET the reset latch and thus
end the on-chip RESET signal.
A power-up example where MCLR is not tied to VDD is
shown in Figure 5-3. VDD is allowed to rise and stabilize before bringing MCLR high. The chip will actually come
out of reset TDRT msec after MCLR goes high.
being used (MCLR and VDD are tied together). The VDD
is stable before the start-up timer times out and there is
no problem in getting a proper RESET. However,
Figure 5-5 depicts a problem situation where VDD rises too slowly. The time between when the DRT senses a
high on the MCLR/VPP pin, and when the MCLR/VPP
pin (and VDD) actually reach their full value, is too long.
In this situation, when the start-up timer times out, VDD
has not reached the VDD (min) value and the chip is,
therefore, not guaranteed to function correctly. For
such situations, we recommend that external RC cir-
cuits be used to achieve longer POR delay times
For more information on PIC16C5X POR, see
Power-
Up Considerations - AN522 in the Embedded Control
Handbook.
The POR circuit does not produce an internal RESET
when VDD declines.
FIGURE 5-2:
EXTERNAL POWER-ON
RESET CIRCUIT (FOR
SLOW VDD POWER-UP)
Note:
When the device starts normal operation
(exits the RESET condition), device oper-
ating parameters (voltage, frequency, tem-
perature, etc.) must be met to ensure
operation. If these conditions are not met,
the device must be held in RESET until the
operating conditions are met.
C
R1
R
D
MCLR
PIC16C5X
VDD
External Power-On Reset circuit is required
only if VDD power-up is too slow. The diode D
helps discharge the capacitor quickly when
VDD powers down.
R < 40 k
is recommended to make sure that
voltage drop across R does not violate the
device electrical specification.
R1 = 100
to 1 k will limit any current flow-
ing into MCLR from external capacitor C in the
event of MCLR pin breakdown due to Electro-
static Discharge (ESD) or Electrical Over-
stress (EOS).