PIC16(L)F1526/1527 Family Silicon Errata and Data Sheet Clarification

PIC16(L)F1526/1527
PIC16(L)F1526/1527 Family
Silicon Errata and Data Sheet Clarification
The PIC16(L)F1526/1527 family devices that you have
received conform functionally to the current Device Data
Sheet (DS41458C), except for the anomalies described
in this document.
For example, to identify the silicon revision level
using MPLAB IDE in conjunction with a hardware
debugger:
1.
The silicon issues discussed in the following pages are
for silicon revisions with the Device and Revision IDs
listed in Table 1. The silicon issues are summarized in
Table 2.
2.
3.
The errata described in this document will be addressed
in future revisions of the PIC16(L)F1526/1527 silicon.
4.
Note:
This document summarizes all silicon
errata issues from all revisions of silicon,
previous as well as current. Only the
issues indicated in the last column of
Table 2 apply to the current silicon
revision (A5).
Using the appropriate interface, connect the
device to the hardware debugger.
Open an MPLAB IDE project.
Configure the MPLAB IDE project for the
appropriate device and hardware debugger.
Based on the version of MPLAB IDE you are
using, do one of the following:
a) For MPLAB IDE 8, select Programmer >
Reconnect.
b) For MPLAB X IDE, select Window >
Dashboard and click the Refresh Debug
Tool Status icon (
).
Depending on the development tool used, the
part number and Device Revision ID value
appear in the Output window.
5.
Data Sheet clarifications and corrections start on page 6,
following the discussion of silicon issues.
The silicon revision level can be identified using the
current version of MPLAB® IDE and Microchip’s
programmers, debuggers, and emulation tools, which
are available at the Microchip corporate web site
(www.microchip.com).
TABLE 1:
Note:
If you are unable to extract the silicon
revision level, please contact your local
Microchip sales office for assistance.
The DEVREV values for the various PIC16(L)F1526/
1527 silicon revisions are shown in Table 1.
SILICON DEVREV VALUES
DEVICE ID<13:0>(1), (2)
Part Number
DEV<8:0>
REV<4:0> Silicon Revision
A2
A3
A5
PIC16F1526
01 0101 100
—
0 0011
0 0101
PIC16LF1526
01 0101 110
0 0010
0 0011
0 0101
PIC16F1527
01 0101 101
—
0 0011
0 0101
PIC16LF1527
01 0101 111
0 0010
0 0011
0 0101
Note 1:
2:
The Device ID is located in the configuration memory at address 8006h.
Refer to the “PIC16(L)F151X/152X Memory Programming Specification” (DS41442) for detailed
information on Device and Revision IDs for your specific device.
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TABLE 2:
SILICON ISSUE SUMMARY
Module
Feature
Item
Number
Issue Summary
Affected
Revisions(1)
A2
A3 A5
High-Frequency Internal
Oscillator (HFINTOSC)
HFINTOSC Operation
1.1
HFINTOSC is not stable when
VDD < 2.3V.
High-Frequency Internal
Oscillator (HFINTOSC)
HFINTOSC Operation
1.2
HFINTOSC Max. VDD at -40°C.
FVR
FVR Ready Bit (FVRRDY)
2.1
FVRRDY bit may not get set at low
VDD and low-operating
temperature.
X
FVR
Gain Amplifier
2.2
Higher than expected current
consumption.
X
EUSART
Break generation – SREN
bit
3.1
Break generation in Asynchronous
mode is inaccurate.
X
EUSART
Auto-baud – WUE and
ABDEN bits
3.2
Setting WUE and ABDEN
simultaneously does not perform
auto-baud correctly.
X
Oscillator
HFINTOSC Ready/Stable
bit
4.1
Bits remained set to ‘1’ after initial
trigger.
X
X
Oscillator
Clock Switching
4.2
Clock switching can cause a single
corrupted instruction.
X
X
X
Oscillator
Oscillator Start-up Timer
(OST) bit
4.3
OST bit remains set.
X
X
X
5.1
Buffer Full (BF) bit or MSSP
Interrupt Flag (SSPIF) bit becomes
set half SCK cycle too early.
X
X
X
MSSP (Master
SPI Master mode
Synchronous Serial Port)
Note 1:
X
X
X
X
Only those issues indicated in the last column apply to the current silicon revision.
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Silicon Errata Issues
Note:
This document summarizes all silicon
errata issues from all revisions of silicon,
previous as well as current. Only the
issues indicated by the shaded column in
the following tables apply to the current
silicon revision (A5).
1. Module: High-Frequency Internal
Oscillator (HFINTOSC)
1.1 Internal Oscillator Min. VDD
The High-Frequency Internal Oscillator requires a
minimum voltage of 2.3V to operate.
Work around
A3
A5
X
1.2 HFINTOSC Max. VDD at -40°C
For the LF devices only, the High-Frequency
Internal Oscillator may stop working at -40°C when
VDD is 3.6V.
In order to minimize current consumption when the
FVR is disabled, the gain amplifier(s) should be
turned off by clearing the Buffer Gain Selection
bits.
Affected Silicon Revisions
A2
A3
A5
X
X
X
None.
Affected Silicon Revisions
A3
A5
X
Work around
Affected Silicon Revisions
A2
A3
A5
X
2. Module: FVR
2.1 FVR Stable Bit
After the FVR is stabilized, the FVR Ready bit may
not be set when the temperature is -40°C and VDD
= 1.8V.
Work around
Operate above -30°C or with VDD >2.0V.
Affected Silicon Revisions
A3
In Asynchronous mode, when the SENDB bit is set
during an active character transmission, then the
TX pin will improperly be forced low and the
transmit time will be extended to a total of 13-bit
times. During the extension, both the TRMT and
TXIF flags will be set, thus giving a false indication
that the transmitter is inactive.
Ensure that the transmitter is not active by sensing
if the TRMT flag is set before setting the SENDB
bit.
Work around
A2
Work around
3.1 Break Generation – SREN bit
Affected Silicon Revisions
A2
Higher than expected, current consumption can be
experienced if one or both (if available) gain
amplifiers are enabled when the FVR is not is use.
3. Module: EUSART
None.
A2
2.2. Gain Amplifier
A5
X
3.2 Auto-baud – WUE and ABDEN bits
Setting WUE and ABDEN simultaneously does not
perform auto-baud correctly. The resulting number
in SPBRG, after the Break and Sync character, is
indeterminate.
Work around
Set only the WUE bit to enable wake from Sleep.
Upon waking, immediately set the ABDEN bit to
activate auto-baud.
Affected Silicon Revisions
A2
A3
A5
X
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4. Module: Oscillator
4.1 OSCSTAT bits: HFIOFR and HFIOFS
When HFINTOSC is selected, the HFIOFR and
the HFIOFS bits will become set when the
oscillator becomes ready and stable. Once these
bits are set, they become “stuck”, indicating that
HFINTOSC is always ready and stable. If the
HFINTOSC is disabled, the bits fail to be cleared.
Work around
None.
Affected Silicon Revisions
A2
A3
X
X
A5
4.2 Clock Switching
When switching clock sources between INTOSC
clock source and an external clock source, one
corrupted instruction may be executed after the
switch occurs.
This issue does not affect the Two-Speed start-up
or the Fail-Safe Clock Monitor operation.
Work around
When switching from an external oscillator clock
source, first switch to 16 MHz HFINTOSC. Once
running at 16 MHz HFINTOSC, configure IRCF to
run at desired internal oscillator frequency.
4.3 Oscillator Start-up Timer (OST) bit
During the Two-Speed Start-up sequence, the
OST is enabled to count 1024 clock cycles. After
the count is reached, the OSTS bit is set, and the
system clock is held low until the next falling edge
of the external crystal (LP, XT or HS mode), before
switching to the external clock source.
When an external oscillator is configured as
primary clock and Fail-Safe Clock mode is enabled
(FCMEN = 1), any of the following conditions will
result in the Oscillator Start-up Timer (OST) failing
to restart:
• MCLR Reset
• Wake from Sleep
• Clock change from INTOSC to Primary Clock
This anomaly will manifest itself as a clock failure
condition for external oscillators, which takes
longer than the clock failure time-out period to
start.
Work around
None.
Affected Silicon Revisions
A2
A3
A5
X
X
X
When switching from an internal oscillator
(INTOSC) to an external oscillator clock source,
first switch to HFINTOSC High-Power mode (8
MHz or 16 MHz). Once running from HFINTOSC,
switch to the external oscillator clock source.
Affected Silicon Revisions
A2
A3
A5
X
X
X
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5. Module: MSSP (Master Synchronous
Serial Port)
5.1 SPI Master mode
When the MSSP is used in SPI Master mode and
the CKE bit is clear (CKE = 0), the Buffer Full (BF)
bit and the MSSP Interrupt Flag (SSPIF) bit
becomes set half an SCK cycle early. If the user
software immediately reacts to either of the bits
being set, a write collision may occur as indicated
by the WCOL bit being set.
Work around
To avoid a write collision one of the following
methods should be used:
Method 1: Add a software delay of one SCK
period after detecting the
completed transfer (the BF bit or
SSPIF bit becomes set) and prior
to writing to the SSPBUF register.
Verify the WCOL bit is clear after
writing to SSPBUF. If the WCOL
bit is set, clear the bit in software
and rewrite the SSPBUF register.
Method 2: As part of the MSSP initialization
procedure, set the CKE bit
(CKE = 1).
Affected Silicon Revisions
A2
A3
A5
X
X
X
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Data Sheet Clarifications
The following typographic corrections and clarifications
are to be noted for the latest version of the device data
sheet (DS41458C):
Note:
Corrections are shown in bold. Where
possible, the original bold text formatting
has been removed for clarity.
None.
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APPENDIX A:
DOCUMENT
REVISION HISTORY
Rev A Document (02/2011)
Initial release of this document.
Rev B Document (03/2011)
Added Silicon Revision A3; Added PIC16F1526 and
PIC16F1527 devices; Added Module 1.2.
Rev C Document (02/2012)
Added Module 4, Oscillator; Other minor corrections.
Data Sheet Clarifications: Added Module 1, Oscillator.
Rev D Document (09/2013)
Added Silicon Revision A5; Other minor corrections.
Rev E Document (11/2014)
Added Module 5, MSSP; Other minor corrections.
Data Sheet Clarifications: Removed Module 1,
Oscillator.
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