Hello,
this is for an extremely space-constrained application, so every component
counts.

The PIC datasheet specifies what is the max current that can be sourced/sin=
ked
by a PIC pin.

However, this in principle means that no capacitance can be directly driven=
,
as any capacitor with low ESR (eg. ceramic) will look almost like a short
circuit, although only for a very brief time.

Regardless of what the datasheet strictly says, in your experience is it sa=
fe
to drive a 10nF capacitance directly from a PIC pin (for few hundreds Hz's,
i.e. without thermal or average current excesses, only peak current), or a
resistor is always needed?

The internal resistance of the pin is in the tens of ohms already, so I won=
der.
While the peak current, without the external resistor, will exceed the maxi=
mum
specified in the datasheet, this is meant as "continuous current", while MO=
SFETs
do always exhibit a higher peak current capability.. so why not also PIC pi=
ns?

Thank you for your insights.

Kind regards,
Mario

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