Available from Soanar - Electronic Component & Supply Chain Solutions , PIC18F87J93 8-bit direct LCD-drive microcontrollers feature up to 16 channels of 12-bit Analog-to-Digital Conversion (ADC). The 8-bit direct LCD-drive microcontrollers also feature mTouch™ Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU) peripheral for capacitive touch sensing, and a hardware Real-Time Clock and Calendar (RTCC).
The PIC18F87J93 family features highly precise measurements and sensors, as well as the high levels of integration that medical and metering applications require with the enhanced analog functionality and rich peripheral set.
The 64- and 80-pin PIC18F87J93 microcontrollers offer memory options ranging from 64 to 128 KB Flash program memory and 4 KB RAM and are pin-out compatible with Microchip’s entire LCD-drive MCU portfolio. Auto acquisition is performed by the on-chip 12-bit ADC with up to 16 channels and works during sleep mode, enabling a low-power and reliable analog interface.
The on-chip hardware RTCC also works in sleep mode, enabling real-time clock and calendar functions with low power consumption. Additionally, the mTouch CTMU peripheral lowers system costs and enables the addition of capacitive touch-sensing user interfaces or precise time measurements. Contrast control and maintained low-power ratings are provided by the LCD charge pump, even with advanced feature sets.
To get started with the PIC18F87J93 family, users can use the PICDEM™ LCD 2 Demo Board (part # DM163030) combined with the PIC18F87J9X Plug-In Module (part # MA180025), that includes capacitive-touch buttons.
Additionally, the PIC18F87J93 family is supported by Microchip’s standard development tool suite, including the free MPLAB® IDE, the MPLAB C Compiler for PIC18 and the MPLAB ICD 3 In-Circuit Debugger (part # DV164035). The MPLAB IDE now comes with the free Segmented Display GUI, which makes it easy to generate the code needed to drive LCD displays.