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PIC12F629/675
The PIC12F629/675 family of devices that you have
received conform functionally to the current Device Data
Sheet (DS41190F), except for the anomalies described
in this document.
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.
The errata describ ed in this document will be addressed
in future revisions of the PIC12F629/67 5 silic on.
Data Sheet clarifications and corrections start on page 4,
following the discu ssion 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).
For example, to identify the silicon revision level using
MPLAB IDE in conjunction with MPLAB ICD 2 or
PICkit™ 3:
1. Using the appropriate interface, connect the
device to the MPLAB ICD 2 programmer/
debugger or PICkit™ 3.
2. From the main menu in MPLAB IDE, select
Configure>Select Device, and then select the
target part number in the dialog box.
3. Select the MPLAB hardware tool
(Debugger>Select Tool).
4. Perform a “Connect” operation to the device
(Debugger>Connect). Depending on the
development tool used, the part number and
Device Revision ID value appear in the Output
window.
The DEVREV values for the various PIC12F629/675
silicon revisions are shown in Table 1.
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 curre nt silicon revision
(B0).
Note: If you are unable to extract the silicon
revision level, please contact your local
Microchip sales office for assistance.
TABLE 1: SILICON DEVREV VALUES
Part Number Device ID(1) Revision ID for Silicon Revision(2)
A9 B0
PIC12F629 1111110 xxxxx 0F90h 0F8Bh
PIC12F675 1111100 xxxxx 0FD0h 0FCBh
Note 1: The Devic e IDs (DEVID an d DEVREV) are locate d at the las t two implemen ted addres ses of config uration
memory space. They are shown in hexadecimal in the format “DEVID DEVREV”.
2: Refer to the “PIC12F629/675 Flash Programming Specificati on (DS41191) for detailed information on
Device and Revision IDs fo r your specific device.
PIC12F629/675 Family
Silicon Errata and Data Sheet Clarification
PIC12F629/675
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TABLE 2: SILICON ISSUE SUMMARY
Module Feature Item
Number Issue Summary Affected Revis ions (1)
A9 B0
Data EEPROM
Memory Interrupt Flag 1. Inadvertently clears. X X
Power-on Reset 2. Low VDD Level may fail to release
the Reset. X
Note 1: Only those issues indicated in the last column apply to the current silicon revision.
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PIC12F629/675
Silicon Errata Issues
1. Module: Data EEPROM Memory
The EEIF flag may be cleared inadvertently when
performing operations on the PIR1 register,
simultaneously with the completion of an EEPROM
write. This condition occurs when the EEPROM
write timer completes at the same moment that the
PIR1 register operation is executed. Register
operations are those that have the PIR1 register as
the destination and include, but are not limited to,
BSF, BCF, ANDWF, IORWF and XORWF.
Work around
1. Avoid operations on the PIR1 register when
writing to the EEPROM memory.
2. Poll the WR bit (EECON1<1>) to determine
when the write is complete.
3. Use a timer interrupt to catch any instances
when the EEIF flag is inadvertently cleared.
The timer interrupt should be set longer than
8 ms. If EEIF fails, then the timer interrupt
occurs as a default time out. The WR and
WRERR flags are c he ck ed as p a rt of the tim er
Interrupt Service Routine to verify the
EEPROM write success.
4. If pe riodic interrupt s are oc curring in a ddition to
the EEIF interrupts, then use a secondary flag
to sense write completion. The secondary flag
is set wh enever EEPROM writes a re active. An
EEPROM write completion is indicated when
the secondary flag is set and the WR flag is
clear.
Affected Silicon Revisions
2. Module: Power-on Reset (Rising VDD
Detect)
The PIC12F629/675 Power-on Reset (POR)
circuitry is sensitive to a low VDD level and may fail
to release the Reset if VDD returns to an operational
voltage after dropping to a very low level.
The sensitive VDD condition occurs when VDD
drops into an out-of-specification voltage region
below the Brown-out Detect threshold and then
recovers to a normal operating condition. The
voltage region that can cause the problem is
dependant upon temperature with the region
growing as the temper ature drops. A typical region
is between 0.5 and 0.7V at -25°C. Below the region,
the POR operates corr ectly. Above the region, the
POR is inactive per the data sheet. Inside the
region, the POR will assert Reset and will not
release Reset until power is removed and VDD
reaches VSS. Be cause the POR is independent of
other Reset circuits (see Figure 9-4 of the data
sheet), activating BOR or using the MCLR input will
not eliminate the problem.
Work around
To resolve this problem, the application must be
designed to assure that VDD reaches VSS. This is
described as D003 VPOR in Section 12.0
“Electrical Specifications” of the Device Data
Sheet (DS41190F).
Affected Silicon Revisions
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 (B0).
A9 B0
XX
A9 B0
X
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Data Sheet Clarificatio n
None.
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APPENDIX A: DOCUMENT
REVISION HISTORY
Rev. A Document (3/2002)
First revision of this document. Revised Table 12.3
Rev. B Document (9/2002)
Added Module 1: “In-Circuit Serial Programming™”,
changes made to the Typical In-Circuit Serial Program-
ming Connection, Figure 9-18.
Rev. C Document (04/02/04)
Removed Table 12.3 and Figure 9-18 due to Data
Sheet revisions.
Added Module 1: “GPIO Port”, changes made to the
TRISIO – GPIO Tri-state Register.
Rev. D Document (11/2004)
Added Module 1: “Data EEPROM Memory” for
PIC12F629/675 silicon.
Rev. E Document (07/2005)
Data Sheet Clarifications/Corrections Section: Added
Module 2: New 4x4 DFN Package added.
Rev. F Document (10/2005)
Data Sheet Clarifications/Corrections Section:
Replaced 8-Lead Plastic Dual Flat No Lead Package
4x4 (DFN).
Rev. G Document (8/2006)
Added Module 2: “Power-on Reset (Rising VDD
Detect)” for PIC12F629/675 silicon.
Rev. H Document (6/2009)
Updated the document with new format. Deleted
Module 1 and 2 from the Data Sheet Clarification
section. Updated Table 1 and 2. Other minor edits.
PIC12F629/675
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