Microchip 8-bit MCU Family Overview

atomar — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 06:31:51 GMT

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Kits & Evaluation Modules

Key Features

Overview

Baseline 8-bit PIC® MCUs (PIC10, PIC12, PIC16)

PIC microcontrollers are finding their way into new applications like smart phones, audio accessories,video gaming peripherals and advanced medical devices. Microchip provides solutions for the entire performance range of 8-bit microcontrollers, with easy-to-use development tools, complete technical documentation and post design-in support through a global sales and distribution network.The 8-bit family power management features mean it can be used in many power sensitive applications. Active current consumption as low as 35 uA/MHz; sleep currents as small as 9nA for long standby times and battery life as long as 20 years coupled with flexible power and wake up modes,peripheral operation down to 1.8V.

A positive feature of this family is its ability to reuse code because of its common architecture and pin compatibility ascending through the family. It also has a wide range of integrated peripherals to choose from within the range of – currently – 325 devices. When it comes to display and HID devices, the family provides a range of options to drive segmented LCDs, and capacitive touch buttons. Microchip is known for its development tools, and they started with this family. A range of free IDEs and C compilers gets you writing code for your 8-bit PIC project straightaway.

Mid-Range 8-bit PIC® MCUs (PIC12, PIC16)

Mid-Range PIC Microcontrollers are the next tier in performance and features from Microchip’s Baseline PIC microcontrollers. Utilizing a 14-bit instruction word, these peripheral-rich devices are ideal for multi-dimensional applications that require a higher level of embedded control, yet with only 35 instructions to learn, achieving optimum system performance remains straightforward. This family features an instruction set consisting of just 35 (14-bit wide) instructions, 8K word (or 14KB) of addressable program memory, 46 bytes of RAM (maximum), 8 level hardware stack, 1 (9-bit) file select register, hardware interrupt handling, and a highly integrated feature set including EEPROM, LCD, mTouch™ sensing solutions and serial communications.

Microchip Enhanced Mid-Range 8-bit PIC® MCUs (PIC12FXXX, PIC16F1XX)

Microchip continues to invest in its 8-bit PIC Microcontroller line to provide a broad product portfolio that meets the needs of existing and future costumers. The new Enhanced Mid-Range core builds upon the best elements of the Mid-Range core and provides additional performance, while maintaining compatibility with Mid-Range PIC MCUs for true product migration.

This family features an instruction set consisting of 49 (14-bit wide) instructions, 32K word (or 56KB) of addressable program memory, 4K of RAM (maximum), 16 level hardware stack, 2 (16-bit) file select registers, hardware interrupt handling with content save, and an advanced feature set, multiple serial communications and motor control capability.

Microchip PIC18 8-bit PIC® MCUs

The PIC18 family combines the maximum level of performance and integration with the ease-of-use of an 8-bit architecture. With up to 16 MIPS of processing power, PIC18 Microcontrollers feature advanced peripherals, such as CAN, USB, Ethernet, LCD and CTMU. The family is split into two – the PIC18 “J” series, which is deigned for high memory density, cost sensitive applications, and the PIC18 “J” series, providing the highest performance with benchmark nanoWatt XLP extremely low power consumption. This family features an instruction set consisting of 83 (16-bit wide) powerful, C optimised instructions, up to 2MB addressable program memory, 4K of RAM (maximum), 32 level hardware stack, 1 (8-bit) file select register, integrated 8x8 hardware multiply, high performance 8-bit architecture.

More Resources
	Microchip Line Card		MPLAB X IDE
	Knode Development Kits & Platform Room		element14 Knode

Key Features

Features	Baseline Architecture	Mid-Range Architecture	Enhanced Mid-Range Architecture	PIC18 Architecture
Families	PIC10, PIC12, PIC16	PIC12, PIC16	PIC12FXXX, PIC16F1XX	PIC18
Pin Count	6-40	8-64	8-64	18-100
Interrupts	No	Single interrupt capability	Single interrupt capability with hardware context save	Multiple interrupt capability with hardware context save
Performance	5 MIPS	5 MIPS	8 MIPS	Up to 16 MIPS
Instructions	33, 12-bit	35, 14-bit	49, 14-bit	83, 16-bit
Program Memory	Up to 3 KB	Up to 14 KB	Up to 28 KB	Up to 128 KB
Data Memory	Up to 138 Bytes	Up to 368 Bytes	Up to 1,5 KB	Up to 4 KB
Hardware Stack	2 level	8 level	16 level	32 level
Key Features	Comparator 8-bit ADC Data Memory Internal Oscillator	In addition to Baseline: SPI/I²C™ UART PWMs LCD 10-bit ADC Op Amp	In addition to Mid-Range: Multiple Communication Peripherals Linear Programming Space PWMs with Independent Time Base	In addition to Enhanced Mid-Range: 8x8 Hardware Multiplier CAN CTMU USB Ethernet 12-bit ADC
Highlights	Lowest cost in the smallest form factor	Optimal cost to performance ratio	Cost effective with more performance and memory	High performance, optimized for C programming, advanced peripherals
Total Number of Devices	16	58	29	193

Development Tools

Software Development Tools:

Tool Type	Supplier	MPN	Supported Family	Description
IDE	Microchip	MPLAB IDE	PIC/dsPIC	MPLAB IDE for all Microchip platforms. Learn More

Hardware Development Tools:

Tool Type	Supplier	MPN	Supported Family	Description
Debuggers, Emulators & JTAG Tools	Microchip	DV244005DV244005	PIC/dsPIC	MPLAB REAL ICE In-Circuit-Emulator
Debuggers, Emulators & JTAG Tools	Microchip	DV164035DV164035	PIC/dsPIC	MPLAB ICD 3 In-Circuit-Debugger
Debuggers, Emulators & JTAG Tools	Microchip	PG164130PG164130	PIC/dsPIC	MPLAB PICkit 3 Debugger Programmer

Applications

Design Solutions
- Battery Management
- EMC Design
- Low Power
Human Interface
- mTouch™ Sensing Solutions
- Segmented LCD Solutions
Connectivity
- Wireless
- USB
- Ethernet
- CAN
Market Specific
- Automotive
- KEELOQ^®
- Lighting
- Motor Control

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Kits & Evaluation Modules

PIC10/PIC12/PIC16/PIC18 8-bit PIC MCUs

Part Number	Core Architecture	Silicon Family	Description
DV164101DV164101	PIC12	PIC12F6xx	PICkit 1 Flash Starter Kit
DV164132DV164132	PIC12 / PIC16	PIC12F1xxx / PIC16F1xxx	F1 Evaluation Platform for Enhanced Mid-range PIC microcontrollers (PIC12F1xxx/PIC16F1xxx)
DV164036DV164036	PIC16 / PIC18	PIC16F8xxx / PIC18F4xxx	MPLAB ICD 3 Evaluation Kit (with PICDEM 2 Plus)
DV164122DV164122	PIC16	PIC16F886	PICkit Serial Analyzer
Amicus18Amicus18	PIC18	PIC18FxxKxx	PIC18F25K20 (Amicus18) Based Eval Board
DM163024DM163024	PIC18	ENC28J60 / PIC18F97J60	PICDEM.net 2 Development Board
DM180021DM180021	PIC18	PIC18F4xxx	MPLAB® Starter Kit for PIC18F MCUs
DM182015-1DM182015-1	PIC18	PIC18F46J50	2.4 GHz MRF24J40 8-bit Wireless Development Kit
DM183032DM183032	PIC18	PIC18F8xxx / PIC18FxxJxx	PIC18 Explorer Board
DV164136DV164136	PIC18	PIC18F8722 / PIC18F87J11-I/PTPIC18F87J11-I/PT	Development Kit for PIC18 Family MCUs
PIC18F26J50-EVKPIC18F26J50-EVK	PIC18	PIC18FxxJxx	PIC18F26J50 EVK Flowcode Development Kit

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