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    Default Input Pins – Low Impedance

    I have a programme running correctly but the input pins seem to be of low impedance, rather than the high impedance expected.
    Each input current is about 4 mA. The chip is a Pic 16F84 with port A not used and pulled low thru 10 K resistors. Input and output is on port B. Input pins are pulled high with 10K. Under test on the bench a power supply is used to connect to the pin and simulate high and low inputs, and the 4 mA is then measured. However, when used in the application, the signal is from a data acquisition system which can only supply 2.5 mA max.
    I am not able to understand why, from the code attached, a pin seems to work correctly as an input but is not of high-impedance.
    Any help would be much appreciated.
    Regards,
    GraemeJ.
    Code:
                                                                                                                                                                                                      
    ‘pump driver.
    ‘Pic 16F84
    DEFINE OSC 4
    ‘----------[constants and variables]------------
    pump        VAR    PORTB.0        ‘switch pump on/off
    info        VAR    PORTB.1        ‘data being collected
    nsamp        VAR    PORTB.2        ‘new sample required
    autotrig    VAR    PORTB.3        ‘trigger autosampler
    relay        VAR    PORTB.5        ‘pump relay
    sampler    VAR    PORTB.6                ‘goto autosampler position
    led        VAR    PORTB.7        ‘switch on led
    
    ‘----------[initialisation]------------------------
    PORTB    = %00000000            ‘all variable values = 0
    Pause 10
    TRISB        = %11110000        ‘B.0 B.3 inputs, rest outputs.
    Pause 10
    ‘----------[Main]--------------------------------
    begin :        if pump = 0 then pumpoff    ‘hold pump off    
            High    relay            ‘else switch it on
            Pause 5
    datasw :    if info   = 0 then sampsw    ‘if no data flash led
            High    led            ‘else keep led on
            Pause 5
            Goto begin
    Sampsw :    if nsamp = 0 then ledoff    ‘flash led
            Pause 800
            High led
            Pause 800
            Low led
            Pause 5
            Goto begin
    Pumpoff :    Low relay            ‘keep pump off
            Pause 5
            Goto datasw
    Ledoff :    Low led
            Pause 5
            Goto begin
    End
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    Last edited by Archangel; - 4th December 2010 at 22:01. Reason: code tags

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