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This powerful yet easy-to-program (only 35 single word instructions) CMOS FLASH-based 8-bit microcontroller packs Microchip's powerful PIC® architecture into an 40- or 44-pin package.The PIC16F887 features 256 bytes of EEPROM data memory, self programming, an ICD, 2 Comparators, 14 channels of 10-bit Analog-to-Digital (A/D) converter, 1 capture/compare/PWM and 1 Enhanced capture/compare/PWM functions, a synchronous serial port that can be configured as either 3-wire Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI™) or the 2-wire Inter-Integrated Circuit (I²C™) bus and an Enhanced Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (EUSART). All of these features make it ideal for more advanced level A/D applications in automotive, industrial, appliances or consumer applications.

Special Microcontroller Features:

  Precision Internal Oscillator:

  Factory calibrated to ±1%

  Software selectable frequency range of 8 MHz to 32 kHz

  Software tunable

  Two-Speed Start-Up mode

  Fail-safe clock monitoring for critical applications

  Clock mode switching during operation for low-power operation

  Power-Saving Sleep mode

  Power-on Reset (POR)

  Selectable Brown-out Reset (BOR) voltage

  Extended Watchdog Timer (WDT) with its own on-chip RC oscillator for reliable operation

  In-Circuit Serial Programming™ (ICSP™) via two pins

  In-Circuit Debug (ICD) via two pins

  High-endurance Flash/EEPROM cell:

  100,000 erase/write cycle enhanced Flash program memory, typical

  1,000,000 erase/write cycle data EEPROM memory, typical

  Data EEPROM retention > 40 years

  Self-reprogrammable under software control

  Programmable code protection

  Peripheral Features:

  Device Features:

  1 input only pin

  36 I/O

  High sink/source current 25 mA

  Interrupt-on-pin change option

  Timers:

  TMR0: 8-bit timer/counter with 8-bit prescaler

  TMR1 enhanced: 16-bit timer/counter with prescaler, External Gate Input mode anddedicated low-power 32 kHz oscillator

  TMR2: 8-bit timer/counter with 8-bit period register, prescaler and postscaler

  Capture/Compare/PWM (CCP) module

  Enhanced Capture/Compare/PWM (ECCP) module with auto-shutdown and PWM steering

  Master Synchronous Serial Port (MSSP) module SPI™ mode, I2C™ mode with address maskcapability

  Enhanced Universal Synchronous Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (EUSART) module:

  Supports RS-485, RS-232 and LIN compatibility

  Auto-Baud Detect

  Auto-wake-up on Start bit

  Ultra Low-Power Wake-up (ULPWU)

Analog Features:

  10-bit 14 channel Analog-to-Digital (A/D) Converter

  2 Analog Comparator modules with:

  Programmable on-chip Voltage Reference (CVREF) module (% of VDD)

  Fixed 0.6 Vref

  Comparator inputs and outputs externally accessible

  SR Latch mode