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Supports 14core midrange devices, such as PIC16F84, PIC12F675, PIC16F628, PIC16F877
Hardware configuration editor: specify how you want to use the pins of your PIC-device
(customizable to match the PIC14core midrange device of your choice)
Low level control of PIC-registers
Low level IO library (discretes)
Serial RS232 library
I2C library
1-wire (Dallas) library
LCD-control library (6 pin interface; 4bit databus)
Timer library
Functional simulator allowing you to monitor and control all IO-pins
Inline assembly
Easy to add built-in libraries yourself!
Easy use of EEPROM (persistent variables)
Optimizing compiler generating fully commented assembly
Custom multi-tasking executive for PIC to drive STDs with small memory-footprint
Now includes assembly-libraries for:
U(S)ART on PIC16F628 and PIC16F877
PWM on PIC16F628 and PIC16F877
ADC on PIC12F675, PIC16C715 and PIC16F877
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The PIC 16F84 or the newer 16F628 is an 18 pin, 8 bit microcontroller which requires a minimum of external components to operate. The PIC has a risc-architecture performing at 1 instuction per 4 cycles for all but branch-instructions and requires almost no external components. Most of its external pins are available for interaction with the outside world and some versions have several kbytes of program-space as well as over 100 bytes of ram. Also included are timers and interrupt-capability. The PIC is ideal for fast "close-to-the-action" tasks, making it almost ridiculous to ever use traditional logic ICs again! Because some versions have EEPROM memory to store program-code and allow for serial in-circuit programming it has become very popular in many hobby/prototype/robotic environments. When you surf the web, it is amazing what some people have accomplished with these tiny race-horses!
Some features of the PIC16F84 are:
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Because of its speed and risc-architecture it is very easy to "bit-bang" additional functions in software, like:
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