MICROCHIP 8-Bit Flash MCU, DIP8

The MICROCHIP 8-Bit Flash MCU is a mid-range 8-bit CMOS flash-based microcontroller from the PIC12 family, offering a powerful and efficient PIC® RISC architecture. Designed for ease of programming, it features only 35 single-word instructions and boasts a rapid 200 nanosecond instruction execution time.

This microcontroller provides the advantages of the mid-range x14 architecture with standardised features. It includes 1.75kB of addressable program memory and 64 bytes of data memory, alongside 6 general-purpose I/O pins and one comparator. Operating at a maximum frequency of 20MHz, the device supports a wide operating voltage range from 2V to 5.5V.

Key Features

• 35 (14-bit wide) easy-to-learn instructions
• 8-level hardware stack
• 1 (9-bit) file select register
• Hardware interrupt handling
• Brown-out reset (BOR) and Power-on reset (POR)
• 4MHz or 8MHz internal oscillator
• Watchdog timer (WDT)
• Internal voltage reference (Bandgap)
• One 8-bit digital timer and one 16-bit digital timer
• In-Circuit Serial Programming™ (ICSP™)

Measuring 43 mm x 33 mm x 15 mm and weighing just 0.1 grams, this microcontroller combines robust performance with versatile functionality, making it suitable for demanding environments.