1 Known Issues for MCC Melody 8-bit PIC Timer Examples

Table 1-1. Technical Notes
No.DescriptionWork Around
1When selecting pins for the button, consider that some PIC16 Devices supported by the Timer Example only have Interrupt-on-change (IOC) on certain port pins.Check the datasheet to ensure that the selected button pin supports interrupt-on-change.
Table 1-2. Current Known Issues
Sl. No.Issue KeyDescriptionWork AroundDevices Affected
1M8EX-556Timer0 support not available for certain PIC16F device familiesUse Timer1 or Timer2
  • PIC16F145x
  • PIC16F150x
  • PIC16F151x
  • PIC16F152x
  • PIC16F155x
  • PIC16F156x
  • PIC16F157x
  • PIC16F161x
  • PIC16F170x
  • PIC16F171x
  • PIC16F176x
  • PIC16F177x
  • PIC16F178x
  • PIC16F182x
  • PIC16F184x
  • PIC16F190x
  • PIC16F193x
  • PIC16F194x
2M8PD-15730ISR for PORTB IOC for some devices does not clear the interrupt flag properly Check if it is possible to use External Interrupt pins as input
  • PIC18F-K20
  • PIC18F-K22
  • PIC18F-K50
  • PIC18F-K80
  • PIC18F-K90
3M8PD-15702Incorrect value format is generated for the TMR2_V2_CLOCK_FREQ macroUse Timer0 or Timer1
  • PIC16F145x
  • PIC16F150x
  • PIC16F151x
  • PIC16F152x
  • PIC16F155x
  • PIC16F156x
  • PIC16F157x
  • PIC16F170x
  • PIC16F171x
  • PIC16F178x
  • PIC16F182x
  • PIC16F184x
  • PIC16F193x
  • PIC16F194x
  • PIC16F183xx
  • PIC18F-K20
  • PIC18F-K22
  • PIC18F-K50
  • PIC18F-K80
  • PIC18F-K90
Table 1-3. Fixed Issues
Sl. No.Issue KeyDescriptionWork AroundVersion Fixed
1CC8SCRIP-20370PIC Timer Examples do not support TMR0 in 16-bit mode due to Reload Value driver issueUse only 8-bit PIC Timers (e.g. TMR0 in 8-bit mode, TMR2/4/6)2.0.0
2CC8SCRIP-20371PIC Timer Examples do not support TMR1 due to Reload Value driver issueUse only 8-bit PIC Timers (e.g. TMR0 in 8-bit mode, TMR2/4/6)2.0.0