Capacitor on PIC output

[Michael]

Yeah JD123, that's part of this program -- I wait a few seconds and then make the pins inputs to see the charged cap.

16C65's because it's what I have (as in hundreds).

I guarantee though if anyone breadboards it and tries it you'll encounter the same thing.

[JD123]

Okay, Michael... I just didn't see that in your code.

[Michael]

Still would like to learn why I had that problem.

Because actually when you run code over and over again that includes HIGH it's pulsing the output pin again and again based on the instruction clocks square wave?

But when you call HIGH just once and leave the output pin alone, it's a steady DC that is stable.


start

If porta.0 = 0 then
high portd.0
endif

do other stuff

If porta.0 = 0 then
high portd.0
endif

do other stuff

If porta.0 = 0 then
high portd.0
endif

goto start

Not good when a capacitor is on the output?