Key Features of PIC16X84 Family of Microcontrollers

PIC microcontrollers are fabricated by Microchip Technology. PIC16C84 and PIC16F84 are the two microcontrollers in the PIC16X84 family of microcontrollers. PIC16F84 is the enhanced version of PIC16C84.

Contents

1 Microcontroller & Peripheral Related Features
2 Architecture and Pin Connection Diagrams
- 2.1 Architecture of PIC16X84 family of microcontrollers
- 2.2 Pin connection diagram

Microcontroller & Peripheral Related Features

PIC16X84 family of microcontrollers possess the following key features:

High performance RISC CPU.
14-bit wide instructions.
8-bit wide data path.
1024 x 14 EEPROM program memory.
64 bytes of on-chip data EEPROM.
36 x 8 general-purpose registers (16C84).
68 bytes of data RAM (16F84).
15 special-function hardware registers (16F84).
A clock speed of 10/20 MHz (16C84/16F84).
Direct, indirect and relative addressing modes.
Power saving SLEEP mode.
4 interrupt sources.
13 I/O pins with individual direction control.
High current sink/source for direct LED drive.
8-bit timer/counter with an 8-bit programmable pre-scaler.

Architecture and Pin Connection Diagrams

Architecture of PIC16X84 family of microcontrollers

Pin connection diagram

Figure 1.1 Pin connection diagram in the 18-pin DIP package

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John Mulindi

John Mulindi has a background in a technical field and he writes on topics ranging from automation, computer systems, embedded systems, mechatronics to measurement and control.