Embedded Lab

The 18-pin PIC16F series microcontrollers are still very popular among hobbyists and beginners because of their compact size, low cost, and simplicity. The PIC16F1847 is the latest release in this series and is equipped with lot more peripherals and enhanced features than its predecessors. This breakout board provides all the basic elements that are required to get you going with your next project using PIC16F1847 or its predecessors, including PIC16F628A, PIC16F88, PIC16F84A, and PIC16F1827. More details of this board are found here: http://embedded-lab.com/blog/?p=5625

You can buy the breakout board kit with one PIC16F1847 microcontroller included for $13.00. Here’s the buying link on Tindie: PIC16F1847 breakout board

The key features of PIC16F1847 microcontroller are summarized here.

• Enhanced Mid-range Core with 49 Instruction, 16 Stack Levels
• 14 KB of Flash Program Memory with self read/write capability, 1KB of RAM, 256 bytes of EEPROM
• Internal 32MHz oscillator
• Integrated Capacitive mTouch Sensing Module
• Data Signal Modulator Module
• MI2C, SPI, EUSART w/auto baud
• 2 ECCP & 2 CCP (Enhanced/Capture Compare PWM)
• Comparators with selectable Voltage Reference
• 12 Channel 10b ADC with internal Fixed Voltage Reference
• 25mA Source/Sink current I/O
• Four 8-bit Timers (TMR0/TMR2/TMR4/TMR6)
• One 16-bit Timer (TMR1)
• Extended Watchdog Timer (EWDT)
• Enhanced Power-On/Off-Reset
• Brown-Out Reset (BOR)
• In Circuit Serial Programming (ICSP)
• On Board In-Circuit Debug
• Wide Operating Voltage (1.8V – 5.5V)
• Low Power PIC16LF182x/4x variants (1.8V – 3.6V)
• Standby Current (PIC16LF1847): 30 nA @ 1.8V, typical