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  1. May 25, 2017 #1
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    I noted this in PIC16F877A controller.They mentioned into current maximum to VDD is 250mA. While choosing resistor across power supply and VDD means we having use 250mA maximum value to find out the specific resistor value or have to use any lower value below 250mA...?
     

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  2. May 25, 2017 #2
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    No resistor is required. You must design your system to keep within the budget.

    It's a bit like the maximum load rating for a truck. You don't ask what cost per pound you need to charge to avoid overloading the truck, you weigh the boxes and make sure the total weight is ok.
     
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  3. May 25, 2017 #3
    steve_venkat

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    Thanks for your kindly reply...
    I can't understand this line "you weigh the boxes and make sure the total weight is ok"..

    Are you suggesting to calculate something else..?
     
  4. May 25, 2017 #4
    Audioguru

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    The maximum allowed current into the IC is 250mA. You do not use a resistor to reduce the current, instead you do not overload the IC. If the IC has no load then its current is only a few mA.

    The battery in a car can supply 400A to the starter motor when it is very cold. But the clock in the car does not use 400A, instead it uses only about 10mA. A resistor does not limit its current, instead its design and loading determine its low current.
     
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  5. May 25, 2017 #5
    davenn

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    yes

    read AG's post --- specifically the first bit

    you need to consider the loads on the outputs of the micro and ensure that they do not, when combined, exceed 250mA
    I would make sure they don't exceed around 200mA ... I wouldn't want the micro operating anywhere near its max


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  6. May 26, 2017 #6
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    1.In PIC16F877A they mentioned like this..If i used all ports as OUTPUT means the IC will be overloaded right..?
    2.If I used PORTB as INPUT and PORTC is used as OUTPUT means,the output current will depend on VDD..?
    3.Or output of each port is depend on VDD..?
     

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    No. All of the ports might be outputs, but the current drawn from them might be a fraction of a milliamp.
     
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  8. May 27, 2017 #8
    BobK

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    Calculate the current drawn from pins that are outputs and high and add them up.
    Extra credit: Calculate the max current drawn from all pins that might be high as the same time.

    Bob
     
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