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PIC24FJ64GA004 FAMILY

24.2

On-Chip Voltage Regulator

All of the PIC24FJ64GA004 family of devices power

their core digital logic at a nominal 2.5V. This may

create an issue for designs that are required to operate

at a higher typical voltage, such as 3.3V. To simplify

system design, all devices in the PIC24FJ64GA004

family incorporate an on-chip regulator that allows the

device to run its core logic from VDD.

The regulator is controlled by the DISVREG pin. Tying

VSS to the pin enables the regulator, which in turn, pro-

vides power to the core from the other VDD pins. When

the regulator is enabled, a low-ESR capacitor (such as

ceramic) must be connected to the VDDCORE/VCAP pin

(Figure 24-1). This helps to maintain the stability of the

regulator. The recommended value for the filter capacitor

is provided in Section 27.1 “DC Characteristics”.

If DISVREG is tied to VDD, the regulator is disabled. In

this case, separate power for the core logic at a nomi-

nal 2.5V must be supplied to the device on the

VDDCORE/VCAP pin to run the I/O pins at higher voltage

levels, typically 3.3V. Alternatively, the VDDCORE/VCAP

and VDD pins can be tied together to operate at a lower

nominal voltage. Refer to Figure 24-1 for possible

configurations.

24.2.1

VOLTAGE REGULATOR TRACKING

MODE AND LOW-VOLTAGE

DETECTION

When it is enabled, the on-chip regulator provides a

constant voltage of 2.5V nominal to the digital core

logic.

The regulator can provide this level from a VDD of about

2.5V, all the way up to the device’s VDDMAX. It does not

have the capability to boost VDD levels below 2.5V. In

order to prevent “brown out” conditions when the volt-

age drops too low for the regulator, the regulator enters

Tracking mode. In Tracking mode, the regulator output

follows VDD, with a typical voltage drop of 100 mV.

When the device enters Tracking mode, it is no longer

possible to operate at full speed. To provide information

about when the device enters Tracking mode, the

on-chip regulator includes a simple, Low-Voltage

Detect circuit. When VDD drops below full-speed oper-

ating voltage, the circuit sets the Low-Voltage Detect

Interrupt Flag, LVDIF (IFS4<8>). This can be used to

generate an interrupt and put the application into a

low-power operational mode, or trigger an orderly

shutdown.

Low-Voltage Detection is only available when the

regulator is enabled.

FIGURE 24-1:

CONNECTIONS FOR THE

ON-CHIP REGULATOR

24.2.2

ON-CHIP REGULATOR AND POR

When the voltage regulator is enabled, it takes approxi-

mately 20

s for it to generate output. During this time,

designated as TSTARTUP, code execution is disabled.

TSTARTUP is applied every time the device resumes

operation after any power-down, including Sleep mode.

If the regulator is disabled, a separate Power-up Timer

(PWRT) is automatically enabled. The PWRT adds a

fixed delay of 64 ms nominal delay at device start-up.

VDD

DISVREG

VDDCORE/VCAP

VSS

PIC24FJ64GA

3.3V(1)

2.5V(1)

Regulator Disabled (DISVREG tied to VDD):

VDD

DISVREG

VDDCORE/VCAP

VSS

PIC24FJ64GA

2.5V(1)

Regulator Disabled (VDD tied to VDDCORE):

VDD

DISVREG

VDDCORE/VCAP

VSS

PIC24FJ64GA

CEFC

3.3V

(10

F typ)

Regulator Enabled (DISVREG tied to VSS):

Note

These are typical operating voltages. Refer

to Section 27.1 “DC Characteristics” for

the full operating ranges of VDD and

VDDCORE.

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