--_003_4F0741612040502yahoocombr_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Trying once more, this time an attached JPG. Em 6/1/2012 16:07, Isaac Marino Bavaresco escreveu: > > > > Point A is the input, point C is connected to the PIC. > > V(A) may be any voltage; > -0.7V <=3D V(B) <=3D Vz (if zener parameters not violated); > -0.7V <=3D V(C) <=3D Vcc (if Vz < Vcc). > > Current through R1 may be any value. > Current through R2 will be between -((Vcc+0.7)/R2) and (Vz/R2). > > > With good values chosen for the resistance of R1 and the power of zener, > point A may be connected to mains and the only damage would be R1 burned. > > > Best regards, > > Isaac > > > > > Em 6/1/2012 12:28, Byron Jeff escreveu: >> On Fri, Jan 06, 2012 at 11:00:23AM -0200, Isaac Marino Bavaresco wrote: >>> Em 6/1/2012 10:26, Byron Jeff escreveu: >>>> On Fri, Jan 06, 2012 at 07:20:08AM -0200, Isaac Marino Bavaresco wrote= : >>>>> Em 06/01/2012 06:34, William "Chops" Westfield escreveu: >>>>>>>> Is there anything I can add to protect the chip from unwanted nega= tive voltage? >>>>>> Well, to start with, there should be a substantial resistor; about 1= 0k. >>>>>> This will rely on the internal protection diodes to clamp the voltag= es to levels that won't cause problems. There is plenty of reason to assum= e that this is insufficient, but microchip does publish app notes where thi= s is done (apparently successfully.) >>>>>> ... >>>>> I prefer to use an external Zener diode plus two resistors to clamp t= he >>>>> voltages, forming a "T" with the Zener as the "leg" of the "T". >>>> What's the purpose of the resistor between the zener and the PIC input= ? >>> If the RS-232 is connected when the PIC is not powered, the pin will >>> have 4.7V and the board will be powered by the PIC's internal parasitic >>> diode and large currents may flow through it, perhaps violating some >>> parameter. >> The series resistor will limit the incoming current. With a 4.7V zener a= nd >> a 4.7K series resistor, the maximum current the unpowered PIC will see i= s 1 >> mA. All the rest of current from the higher incoming voltage will be >> shunted to ground by the zener. >> >>> With the additional resistor (say 1K) the current will be limited to a >>> few mA, well inside the allowed range. >>>> For >>>> quick and dirty testing, I use a 4.7K resistor in series with the RS-2= 32 >>>> output and a 4.7V zener. For more permanent circuits I use this as the= base >>>> input to a NPN transistor inverter with a pullup resistor to protect t= he >>>> PIC's input from the -0.7V the zener allows when the RS-232 output swi= ngs >>>> negative. >>> When using an NPN transistor I use a small signal diode from ground to >>> base to protect the base-emitter junction from reverse biasing. The PIC >>> will never see the -0.7V because the base-collector junction will be >>> reverse biased, but the transistor's base-emitter junction may be >>> damaged as they are usually rated for -5V. >> The zener serves the purpose of that small signal diode with the input >> voltage is negative as the zener is now forward biased. So the base-emit= ter >> voltage is never more that -0.7V which is nowhere near the reverse bias >> breakdown voltage for the transistor. >> >> I haven't had any problems so far, and it's a heck of a lot easier than >> trying to track down a MAX232 or equivalent. I haven't seen a USB serial >> adapter yet that swings any more than +/- 5V, and every one so far works >> fine with 0-5V going into their inputs. With the near universal death of >> dedicated serial and parallel ports on PC's, USB serial adapters are my >> current bit wiggling interface. >> >> BAJ >> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Isaac >>> >>> =20 >>> >>>> The last time this discussion came up, Russel noted to me that allowin= g the >>>> negative voltage to the PIC input, even though it's clamped by the >>>> protection diodes, causes the part to operate outside of it's range >>>> specified in the datasheet (-0.3V minimum). Hence the transistor in th= e >>>> permanent circuit. I'm unsure what if any damage that 150 uA of curren= t at >>>> -0.7V can do to the input. >>>> >>>> BAJ >>>> >>> --=20 >>> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>> View/change your membership options at >>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --_003_4F0741612040502yahoocombr_ Content-Type: image/jpeg; name="Input protection.JPG" Content-Description: Input protection.JPG Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Input protection.JPG"; size=5038; creation-date="Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:51:09 GMT"; modification-date="Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:51:09 GMT" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 /9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEAYABgAAD/2wBDAAgGBgcGBQgHBwcJCQgKDBQNDAsLDBkSEw8UHRofHh0a HBwgJC4nICIsIxwcKDcpLDAxNDQ0Hyc5PTgyPC4zNDL/2wBDAQkJCQwLDBgNDRgyIRwhMjIyMjIy MjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjL/wAARCADQAS0DASIA AhEBAxEB/8QAHwAAAQUBAQEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtRAAAgEDAwIEAwUFBAQA AAF9AQIDAAQRBRIhMUEGE1FhByJxFDKBkaEII0KxwRVS0fAkM2JyggkKFhcYGRolJicoKSo0NTY3 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