PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONTROLLER (PIC) MICROCONTROLLER

PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONTROLLER (PIC) MICROCONTROLLER

Peripheral Interface Controller (PIC) provided by Micro-chip Technology to categorize is solitary chip microcontrollers. These appliances have been extremely successful in 8 bit micro-controllers. The foremost cause behind it is that Micro-chip Technology has been constantly upgrading the appliance architecture and included much required peripherals to the micro-controller to go well with clientele necessities.

PIC microcontrollers are very popular amid hobbyists and industrialists; this is only cause of wide availability, low cost, large user base & serial programming capability.

PIC Microcontroller Architecture

The architecture of the 8 bit PIC microcontrollers can be categorized as below:

1. Base Line Architecture – In the base-line architecture PIC microcontrollers of PIC10F family is included, other than that a fraction of PIC12 & PIC16 families are also included.

2. Mid-Range Architecture – In this midline member of PIC12 & PIC16 families are added that attribute 14 bit program word architecture. The midrange PIC16 gadgets proffer a road variety of package alternatives (from 8 to 64 package), with low to high levels of peripheral incorporation.

3. High Performance Architecture – The high performance architecture included the PIC18 family of appliances. These micro-controllers make use of 16 bit program word architecture along with 18 to 100 pin package alternatives. The PIC18 appliances are high performance micro-controllers with incorporated Analog to Digital converters.