Highly configurable 8-bit MCU offers integrated alternative to PLDs

The PIC16F13145 microcontroller from Microchip features a new configurable logic block (CLB) module alongside common MCU peripherals, including an ADC, DAC, PWMs and timers as well as serial communications interfaces.

Microchip is offering a new, tailored hardware solution with the launch of its PIC16F13145 family of configurable 8-bit microcontrollers. The CLB module in this new family enables the MCU to be used in applications that are typically the domain of stand-alone programmable logic devices (PLDs).

With the CLB module, the PIC16F13145 can be configured to perform hardware-based, custom combinational logic functions directly within the MCU. The CLB allows designers to optimize the speed and response time of embedded control systems, eliminating the need for external logic components and reducing bill-of-materials cost and power consumption.

The development of tailored hardware is further simplified by the provision of a graphical interface tool, which helps designers to synthesize custom logic designs using the CLB. The PIC16F13145 family is ideal for applications that use custom protocols, or perform task sequencing or I/O control to manage real-time control systems in the industrial and automotive sectors.

Since the CLB operation is not dependent on the CPU clock speed, it improves the system’s latency and helps to reduce power consumption. The CLB can also be used to make logic decisions while the CPU is in sleep mode, further reducing power consumption and reliance on software code.

The PIC16F13145 family is available in various packages from 8 up to 20 pins. It is supported by the MPLAB® Code Configurator, a free software plug-in within the MPLAB X integrated development environment which provides an easy GUI-based interface to configure the MCU and on-board peripherals, including the CLB.

Features

  • Adjustable internal oscillator up to 32 MHz
  • Four configurable logic cells
  • Up to 300 ksamples/s 10-bit ADC
  • 8-bit DAC
  • Two fast comparators
  • Two 10-bit PWMs
  • Two capture, compare PWM units
  • One 8-bit timer
  • One 16-bit timer
  • I2C and SPI serial communication modules

Applications

  • Industrial equipment
  • Automotive systems
Microchip — PIC16F13145 Microcontroller

Development Kit

Part Number: EV06M52A

The PIC16F131 Curiosity Nano evaluation kit from Microchip offers complete support for development with the PIC16F131 family of microcontrollers. With the award-winning MPLAB X integrated development platform and MPLAB Code Configurator (MCC), the kit enables access to the configurable logic block (CLB) module and other core-independent peripherals on the PIC16F13145 MCU.

 

MCC is a free, graphical programming tool that enables designers to configure a wide array of peripherals and functions tailored to the application.

 

The kit’s contents are a PIC16F13145 Curiosity Nano evaluation board, and two 100mil, 1×15-pin header strips.

 

The key features of the board are:

  • PIC16F13145 MCU
  • USB Type-C® connector
  • Yellow user LED
  • Mechanical user switch
  • Green power and status LED
  • Footprint for 32.768 kHz crystal
  • On-board debugger support in Microchip MPLAB® X IDE:
    • Board identification
    • Virtual serial port
    • Programming and debugging
    • One debug GPIO channel
  • USB-powered
  • Adjustable target voltage:
    • MIC5353 LDO regulator controlled by the on-board debugger
    • 8 V-5.1 V output voltage (limited by USB input voltage)
    • 500 mA maximum output current (limited by ambient temperature and output voltage)
Microchip — PIC16F13145 Microcontroller

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