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Microchip expansion of 8 bit microcontroller range

02/03/2010 15:38:14 Hits:47

Microchip announces the expansion of its Enhanced 8-bit Mid-range core microcontroller portfolio, with higher memory and pincount devices featuring nanoWatt XLP technology and industry-leading active power consumption.

The PIC16F19XX microcontrollers feature a broad range of peripherals, including:

mTouch™ capacitive touch-sensing module
LCD drive
multiple communications peripherals
Pulse-Width Modulator (PWM) channels, with independent timers.

The new MCUs deliver increased performance for a wide variety of applications in the appliance; industrial; medical; and automotive markets, among others.

The PIC16F19XX microcontrollers provide up to 28 KB of Flash program memory and numerous enhanced capabilities such as data EEPROM, peripheral functionality over the full 1.8V – 5.5V operating voltage, 32-level bandgap reference and three rail-to-rail input comparators.

The microcontrollers benefit from the enhanced Mid-range 8-bit architecture with 49 instructions for optimised program code and data handling, for both C and Assembly programmers.

The “LF” family members feature nanoWatt XLP technology for extremely low sleep currents, as well as new enhancements that reduces the active power consumption by as much as 50%.

The on-chip LCD drive supports up to 184 segments and provides a low-power drive mode for lower power operation while updating the display. The MCUs also include up to 5 Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) channels with independent time bases for controlling various motor types and peripherals.

Key Facts:

· Further expansion of the Enhanced 8-bit range offers increased peripherals and pin-counts

· Enhanced architecture delivers 50% increase in performance

· New instructions result in 40% better C code efficiency

· Direct LCD drive capability