> definitely 512 res is enough but at this moment the hardware is
> already made and Vref is not used so what ever solution we can
> do without Vref is acceptable.

Without knowing what the hardware consists of (can you help ?)
it's hard to say. What PIC is being used ? What interconnections
are there ? Any external switches like FETs or resistive dividers ?

and so on .....

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