Would someone refer me to a working example of tip #5 "Scanning many
keys with one input" from "12f6xx - Tips and Tricks" from MicroChip. A
link to the pdf is at the end of this message. Here is the complete text
of that tip.

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TIP #5 Scanning Many Keys With One Input

The time required to charge a capacitor depends on resistance between
VDD and capacitor. When a button is pressed, VDD is supplied to a
different point in the resistor ladder. The resistance between VDD and
the capacitor is reduced, which reduces the charge time of the
capacitor. A timer is used with a comparator or changing digital input
to measure the capacitor charge time. The charge time is used to
determine which button is pressed.

Software sequence:

1.  Configure GP2 to output a low voltage to discharge the capacitor
through I/O resistor.
2.  Configure GP2 as one comparator input and CVRef as the other.
3.  Use a timer to measure when the comparator trips. If the time
measured is greater than the maximum allowed time, then repeat;
otherwise determine which button is pressed.
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There is a schematic diagram in the pdf

Thanks,
Rob

Link to pdf version
http://www.microchip.com/download/lit/pline/picmicro/families/12f6xx/40040b.pdf

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