PIC16F877A-I/P

Description

The PIC16F877A-I/P is a popular 8-bit microcontroller from Microchip Technology, designed for embedded control applications. It features 14 KB of Flash memory, multiple I/O ports, and a variety of integrated peripherals. The device supports versatile communication protocols and analog-to-digital conversion, making it suitable for a wide range of embedded projects requiring reliable performance and flexibility.

Specifications

• Architecture: 8-bit Harvard RISC architecture

• Program Memory (Flash): 14 KB (8K x 14 bits)

• RAM: 368 Bytes

• EEPROM: 256 Bytes

• Operating Voltage: 2.0V – 5.5V

• Maximum Clock Speed: 20 MHz

• I/O Pins: 33 programmable I/O pins

• Timers: Three timers (Timer0 – 8-bit, Timer1 & Timer2 – 16-bit)

• ADC: 10-bit, 8-channel ADC

• Communication Interfaces: USART, SPI, I2C (MSSP module)

• PWM: 2 PWM modules

• Interrupts: Multiple interrupt sources

• Package: 40-pin PDIP (I/P suffix)

Features

• High-speed RISC CPU with 35 instructions executed in a single cycle

• On-chip 10-bit ADC with 8 multiplexed channels

• Enhanced USART for serial communication

• Master Synchronous Serial Port (MSSP) supporting SPI and I2C

• Programmable PWM modules for motor and power control

• Brown-out Reset (BOR) and Power-on Reset (POR)

• Watchdog Timer (WDT) with programmable timeout

• In-Circuit Serial Programming (ICSP) and debugging support

• Low power consumption modes for energy efficiency

Applications

• Embedded control systems

• Industrial automation and instrumentation

• Motor control and robotics

• Consumer electronics

• Data acquisition and sensor interfacing

• Communication interfaces and protocols

• Educational microcontroller projects