Microchip Introduces Two New PIC16 Microcontrollers with Flash and EEPROM

	Microchip Introduces Two New PIC16 Microcontrollers with Flash and EEPROM

	Company:	Microchip
	Category:	New Products
	Date:	Jan 31, 2000

	CHANDLER, Ariz., Jan. 31, 2000 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc. today introduced the 28-pin PIC16F870 and 40-/44-pin PIC16F871 Flash microcontrollers (MCUs), expanding the popular PIC16F87X family of Flash devices to seven members. Users can easily migrate their PIC16F870 and PIC16F871 designs to an existing drop-in compatible PIC16F87X solution, offering 4K x 14 and 8K x 14 of Flash program memory expansion with 100% reuse of engineering resources for next-generation systems." Features With 2K x 14 bits of cost-effective Flash memory and 64 bytes of EEPROM data memory, the PIC16F870 and PIC16F871 8-bit MCUs feature: brownout detection, up to 5 MIPS performance at 20 MHz, Operating voltage of 2.0–5.5 volts. two 8-bit timers, one 16-bit timer, USART 5-channel 10-bit (± 1 LSB) A/D (PIC16F870 only) 8-channel 10-bit (± 1 LSB) A/D (PIC16F871 only) parallel slave port (PIC16F871 only) Precision timing interfaces are accommodated with: capture at 12.5 nanoseconds maximum accuracy at 16-bit resolution, compare at 200 nanoseconds maximum accuracy at 16-bit resolution PWM at 20 kHz accuracy at 10-bit resolution. Applications Applications for the PIC16F870 and PIC16F871 include networked communications, point-of-sale terminals, utility metering, programmable machine controls, power management and automotive body controllers. Smart sensors can use the enhanced serial communications port (SCI) that supports the RS-485 multidrop protocol used in distributed control. A 2.0 volt minimum operating voltage makes the PIC16F870 and PIC16F871 ideal for battery-powered (DC) applications. The on-chip data EEPROM is ideal for storing calibration values, unique identification codes and diagnostic routines. Flash & EEPROM Microchip’s Flash technology features endurance performance of 1,000 erase/write cycles for program memory and 100,000 erase/write cycles for data EEPROM memory. Microchip’s PICmicro Flash and OTP MCUs feature In-Circuit Serial Programming™ (ICSP™ ) technology, which allows the MCU to be programmed after being placed in a circuit board. Requiring only two I/O pins for most devices, Microchip offers non-intrusive programming. The in-circuit debugging feature allows the designer to "emulate" the PIC16F870 and PIC16F871 MCUs without the need of an in-circuit emulator. The MCU itself is the "emulator." The in-circuit debugging feature utilizes the ICSP interface, allowing the user to emulate and program the MCU through a single interface. Microchip offers the MPLAB™ In-Circuit Debugger (ICD) Evaluation Kit to support its PIC16F87X family of 8-bit Flash MCUs. MPLAB-ICD uses the in-circuit debugging capability of the PIC16F87X family and ICSP technology to debug source code in the application, debug hardware in real-time and program a target PIC16F87X device. Operating under Microchip’s MPLAB Integrated Development Environment (IDE), MPLAB-ICD offers real-time code execution, in-circuit debugging and built-in programmer. Components of the system include an in-circuit debugging module, header, demo board and MPLAB software. Pricing for MPLAB-ICD is $159. In addition to the MPLAB-ICD Evaluation Kit, the PIC16F870 and PIC16F871 is supported by the MPLAB-ICE 2000 Universal In-Circuit Emulator. This high-performance real-time in-circuit emulator also features the sophisticated MPLAB-IDE. Interchangeable processor modules and device adapters allow the emulator system to be easily configured to emulate different processors. MPLAB-ICE 2000 emulates voltages as low as 2.0V and can emulate at full speed. Operating in the Microsoft Windowsâ environment, MPLAB-IDE gives users the flexibility to edit, compile and emulate all from a single user interface—at no additional cost. Pricing for MPLAB-ICE 2000 starts at $1,995. Pricing and Availability Available in SDIP, SOIC and SSOP packages, pricing in 1,000-unit quantities for the PIC16F870 (28-pin SDIP industrial temperature version) is $3.34 each and for the PIC16F870 (40-pin SDIP industrial temperature version) is $3.67 each. Samples are expected March 2000 with volume production planned for Summer 2000. For more information, contact any Microchip sales representative or authorized worldwide distributor. Microchip Technology Inc. manufactures the PICmicroâ family of RISC-based microcontrollers—with OTP, Flash, and ROM memory technologies; serial EEPROMs; KEELOQâ code hopping devices; related microperipheral products including RFID, analog and system supervisor ICs; and other specialized semiconductor products. These products target thousands of embedded control applications in the consumer, automotive, office automation, communications and industrial markets. Microchip’s quality systems are ISO 9001 (1994 version) and QS-9000 (1998 version) certified. Headquartered near Phoenix in Chandler, Ariz., Microchip employs approximately 2,000 people worldwide and has sales offices throughout Asia, Europe, Japan and the Americas. Note: The Microchip name and logo, PIC, PICmicro, MPLAB and KEELOQ are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. in the USA and other countries. Migratable Memory, ICSP and In-Circuit Serial Programming are trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. in the USA and other countries. SPI is a registered trademark of Motorola. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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