Microchip's PIC18 Q43 family of microcontrollers (MCUs) is optimized for robust, responsive real-time control with integrated intelligent analog, configurable peripherals, and 5 V operation for increased noise immunity. The product family combines Microchip’s most popular, versatile, and easy to use core independent peripherals (CIP) with advanced interconnection capabilities for effortless hardware customization. The MCUs are equipped with direct memory access (DMA), configurable logic cells (CLC), 16-bit PWMs, a 12-bit ADC with computation (ADC²), and multiple communication interfaces. This combination simplifies the creation of customized hardware-based functions, improves system response, and reduces external components and code development time. The MCUs are well-suited for a wide range of real-time control applications including industrial control, consumer, automotive, motor control, capacitive touch sensing, and Internet of Things (IoT).
Features
- Up to 128 KB Flash program memory
- Up to 1 KB data EEPROM
- Up to 8 KB data SRAM
- Six direct memory access (DMA) controllers allow peripherals to move data to and from memory independent of the CPU
- Three 16-bit dual PWMs provide six PWM outputs
- Eight configurable logic cells (CLC) enable customer-defined logic functions to perform application tasks
- 8-bit buffered DAC
- 12-bit ADC² (ADC with computation), up to 43 channels
- Hardware capacitive voltage divider (CVD)
- Vectored interrupt (VI) capability - faster interrupt response time
- Memory access partition (MAP)
- Device information area (DIA)
- Complementary waveform generator (CWG)
- Two comparators
- Zero cross detect (ZCD)
- Windowed watchdog timer (WWDT)
- Peripheral pin select (PPS)
- Data signal modulator (DSM)
- Five UARTs; one UART supports LIN/DMX/DALI protocols
- SPI, I²C
- Low-power mode features
- Wide operating voltage: 1.8 V to 5.5 V
- Production variants available: 28-pin (SOIC, SSOP, VQFN, SPDIP), 40/44-pin (PDIP, TQFP, VQFN), and 48-pin (TQFP, VQFN)
- Beta devices: 40-pin PDIP only
Applications and Functions
- Industrial control
- Lighting control
- Automotive
- Motor control
- Capacitive touch sensing
- Things of IoT