> ok basically :) AGND -0.3
> 
> well, will see. not a big issue to place a shottky diode externally

You should. For example noise on the mains could come through the
transformer and exceed -0.3V. Bye-bye pin, possibly bye-bye PIC.
Been there

wbr, Joe
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