PIC16CR84T-10I/SO View Datasheet(PDF) - Microchip Technology

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PIC16CR84T-10I/SO

18-pin Flash/EEPROM 8-Bit Microcontrollers

Microchip Technology 

8.0 SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE

CPU

What sets a microcontroller apart from other

processors are special circuits to deal with the needs of

real time applications. The PIC16F8X has a host of

such features intended to maximize system reliability,

minimize cost through elimination of external

components, provide power saving operating modes

and offer code protection. These features are:

• OSC Selection

• Reset

- Power-on Reset (POR)

- Power-up Timer (PWRT)

- Oscillator Start-up Timer (OST)

• Interrupts

• Watchdog Timer (WDT)

• SLEEP

• Code protection

• ID locations

• In-circuit serial programming

The PIC16F8X has a Watchdog Timer which can be

shut off only through configuration bits. It runs off its

own RC oscillator for added reliability. There are two

timers that offer necessary delays on power-up. One is

the Oscillator Start-up Timer (OST), intended to keep

the chip in reset until the crystal oscillator is stable. The

other is the Power-up Timer (PWRT), which provides a

fixed delay of 72 ms (nominal) on power-up only. This

design keeps the device in reset while the power supply

stabilizes. With these two timers on-chip, most

applications need no external reset circuitry.

SLEEP mode offers a very low current power-down

mode. The user can wake-up from SLEEP through

external reset, Watchdog Timer time-out or through an

interrupt. Several oscillator options are provided to

allow the part to fit the application. The RC oscillator

option saves system cost while the LP crystal option

saves power. A set of configuration bits are used to

select the various options.

PIC16F8X

8.1 Configuration Bits

The configuration bits can be programmed (read as '0')

or left unprogrammed (read as '1') to select various

device configurations. These bits are mapped in

program memory location 2007h.

Address 2007h is beyond the user program memory

space and it belongs to the special test/configuration

memory space (2000h - 3FFFh). This space can only

be accessed during programming.

To find out how to program the PIC16C84, refer to

PIC16C84 EEPROM Memory Programming Specifica-

tion (DS30189).

© 1998 Microchip Technology Inc.

DS30430C-page 37

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