14.6.8 LATA

Output Latch Register
Note: Writes to LATA are equivalent with writes to the corresponding PORTA register. Reads from LATA register return register values, not I/O pin values.
Name: LATA
Address: 0x018

Bit 76543210 
 LATA7LATA6LATA5LATA4LATA3LATA2LATA1LATA0 
Access R/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/W 
Reset xxxxxxxx 

Bits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 – LATAn Output Latch A Value bits

Reset States: 
POR/BOR = xxxxxxxx
All Other Resets = uuuuuuuuu
Writes to LATA are equivalent with writes to the corresponding PORTA register. Reads from LATA register return register values, not I/O pin values.