Microchip has introduced a brand new entry within the PIC16F microcontroller vary, the PIC16F17576 — designed with low-power peripherals for energy-efficient analog measurement, even when the microcontroller core is asleep.
“Sensor programs can shortly grow to be advanced, usually requiring a number of analog elements that add board measurement, price, and energy draw,” says Microchip’s Greg Robinson in assist of the corporate’s newest launch. “With the built-in analog options in our low-power PIC16F17576 MCUs [Microcontroller Units], we’re chopping that complexity. You’ll be able to remove elements and scale back energy consumption, chopping prices and simplifying the general design course of.”
Microchip’s newest PIC16F elements include an analog comparator that runs even when the microcontroller core is asleep. (📷: Microchip)
Microchip’s PIC16F17576 household is constructed round a single eight-bit PIC16 microcontroller core with as much as 2kB of static RAM (SRAM), 28kB of program flash, and 256b of EEPROM storage. What makes it stand out from its stablemates, although, is an ultra-low-power analog comparator — which, the corporate claims, can present steady analog threshold sensing whereas the microcontroller core is in sleep mode, for a sub-3µA energy draw.
The design additionally presents as much as 4 op-amps with dynamic acquire lader, a low-power voltage reference, an adjustable inner oscillator operating at as much as 32MHz, a quick comparator with 50ns response time, two eight-bit digital to analog converters (DACs) and a 12-bit differential analog to digital converter with computation (ADCC), two 16-bit pulse-width modulation (PWM) modules, two 16-bit seize/examine/PWM modules, a complimentary waveform generator, two EUSART and two synchronous serial ports for SPI and I2C, and 4 configurable logic cells, relying on mannequin. An analog peripheral supervisor (APM) gives enhanced energy administration.
The PIC16F17576 is now obtainable, with costs beginning at $0.57 per chip in 10,000-unit tray portions; extra data is offered on the Microchip web site.
