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DS39995C-page 135
PIC24FV32KA304 FAMILY
11.0
I/O PORTS
All of the device pins (except VDD and VSS) are shared
between the peripherals and the parallel I/O ports. All
I/O input ports feature Schmitt Trigger inputs for
improved noise immunity.
11.1
Parallel I/O (PIO) Ports
A parallel I/O port that shares a pin with a peripheral is,
in general, subservient to the peripheral. The
peripheral’s output buffer data and control signals are
provided to a pair of multiplexers. The multiplexers
select whether the peripheral or the associated port
has ownership of the output data and control signals of
the I/O pin. The logic also prevents “l(fā)oop through”, in
which a port’s digital output can drive the input of a
illustrates how ports are shared with other peripherals
and the associated I/O pin to which they are connected.
When a peripheral is enabled and the peripheral is
actively driving an associated pin, the use of the pin as
a general purpose output pin is disabled. The I/O pin
may be read, but the output driver for the parallel port
bit will be disabled. If a peripheral is enabled, but the
peripheral is not actively driving a pin, that pin may be
driven by a port.
All port pins have three registers directly associated
with their operation as digital I/O. The Data Direction
register (TRISx) determines whether the pin is an input
or an output. If the data direction bit is a ‘1’, then the pin
is an input. All port pins are defined as inputs after a
Reset. Reads from the Data Latch register (LAT), read
the latch. Writes to the latch, write the latch. Reads
from the port (PORT), read the port pins; writes to the
port pins, write the latch.
Any bit and its associated data and control registers
that are not valid for a particular device will be
disabled. That means the corresponding LATx and
TRISx registers, and the port pin will read as zeros.
When a pin is shared with another peripheral or
function that is defined as an input only, it is
nevertheless regarded as a dedicated port because
there is no other competing source of outputs.
FIGURE 11-1:
BLOCK DIAGRAM OF A TYPICAL SHARED PORT STRUCTURE
Note:
This data sheet summarizes the features of
this group of PIC24F devices. It is not
intended to be a comprehensive reference
source. For more information on the I/O
Ports, refer to the “PIC24F Family
Reference Manual”
, Section 12. “I/O
Ports
with
Peripheral
Pin
Select
(PPS)”
(DS39711).
Note
that
the
PIC24FV32KA304 family devices do not
support Peripheral Pin Select features.
Note:
The I/O pins retain their state during Deep
Sleep. They will retain this state at
wake-up until the software restore bit
(RELEASE) is cleared.
Q
D
CK
WR LAT +
TRIS Latch
I/O Pin
WR PORT
Data Bus
Q
D
CK
Data Latch
Read PORT
Read TRIS
1
0
1
0
WR TRIS
Peripheral Output Data
Peripheral Input Data
I/O
Peripheral Module
Peripheral Output Enable
PIO Module
Output Multiplexers
Output Data
Input Data
Peripheral Module Enable
Read LAT
Output Enable