8-Bit PIC^® & AVR^® MCUs

Together your possibilites are unlimited

PIC and AVR MCUs represent two industry-leading architectures in the embedded design universe. With a combined 45 years of developing commercially available and cost-effective 8-bit MCUs, Microchip is the supplier of choice for many due to its strong legacy and history of innovation in 8-bit. Microchip's portfolio of 8-bit AVR and PIC MCUs is not only the industry's largest; but the more than 1,200 MCUs offer class-leading flexibility and performance in areas of utmost importance to modern embedded designers. Key elements include:

Autonomous Peripherals
- Core Independent Peripherals & Event System
Low-Power Performance
- picoPower® & XLP technologies
Industry-Leading Robustness
- Best-in-class EMI/EMC performance
Easy Development
- Graphical configuration of complex systems

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PIC and AVR microcontrollers are finding their way into new applications like smartphones, audio accessories, video gaming peripherals and advanced medical devices. Microchip provides solutions for the entire performance range of 8-bit microcontrollers, with easy-to-use development tools, complete technical documentation and post design-in support through a global sales and distribution network.

PIC® Microcontrollers

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PIC16F18446 MCU Product Family

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PIC18F K83 8-Bit Microcontroller Family

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Xpress

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Curiosity

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AVR Google Board

DM164144 Curiosity Nano Board

The DM164144 Curiosity Nano evaluation kit is a hardware platform used to evaluate the PIC16F18446 microcontroller (MCU). The Curiosity Nano series of evaluation kits includes an on-board debugger and no external tools are necessary to program the PIC16F18446 device. Supported by the MPLAB® X integrated development environment (IDE), the kit provides easy access to the features of the PIC16F18446 and explains how to integrate the device into a custom design.

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	DM164144	Curiosity Nano PIC16F18446 Evaluation Board

Curiosity Development Board

Microchip Technology's Curiosity Development Board is offered as a fully integrated 8-bit development platform for first-time users, designers, and those requiring a feature-rich rapid prototyping board. The Curiosity Development Board includes an integrated programmer/debugger and requires no additional hardware to get started. Leveraging Microchip's MPLAB® X Integrated Development Environment, the Curiosity Development Board is an ideal platform for harnessing the power of modern 8-bit PIC® microcontrollers (MCUs). The layout and external connections provide easy access to the Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs) available on many newer 8-bit PIC MCUs. These CIPs simplify the design and keep system power consumption and BOM costs low by enabling the user to integrate various system functions onto a single MCU.

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	DM164144-ND	PIC16F18446 Curiosity Nano - PIC MCU 8-Bit Embedded Evaluation Board

AC164160 Secure IoT Sensor Node

The AC164160 IoT sensor node board from Microchip Technology is a compact and inexpensive evaluation and development board based on the AVR ATmega4808 microcontroller, ATECC608 secure element, and WINC1510 network controller to demonstrate the easy migration of bare metal embedded control applications to the Google Cloud. This IoT solution is used with the ATMEGA4808 and the PIC18F devices.

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	AC164160	PIC16F18855 MPLAB® Xpress Evaluation Board PIC® MCU 8-Bit PIC Embedded Evaluation Board

Development Environment

8-Bit Microcontrollers Family Part List

The 8-bit PIC® microcontroller solutions feature a powerful architecture, flexible memory technologies, comprehensive easy-to-use development tools, and a unified development environment for all products.

Pin Count	Number of I/O	Memory	Connectivity Options	Data Converters
PIC 6-18 pins	3 to 18	384B to 28KB	I2C, LIN, SPI, UART/USART, LIN, USB	8 and 10-bit
PIC 20-28 pins	11 to 25	768B to 128KB	Brown-out Detect/Reset, LVD, Power Control PWM, QEI, POR, PWM, WDT	8 thru 12-bit
PIC 40+ pins	32 to 86	3KB to 128KB	Brown-out Detect/Reset, LVD, Power Control PWM, QEI, POR, PWM, WDT, LCD, HLVD	10 and 12-bit