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Microcontroller Core Feature and

Architecture
Lecture No. 02

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2 Course Contents
 Comparison of Controller and Processor
 Microcontroller Core Features and Architecture
 PIC 16F877A –
 Device Overview – Features and Architecture
 Memory Organization
 Instruction Set Summary
 Input / Output Ports of PIC
 Data EEPROM and Flash Memory
 Timer Modules
 Serial Port Operations
 Capture / Compare / PWM (CCP) Modules
 Analog-to-Digital Converter Module
 Interrupts
3 Processor vs Controller Differences
 Hardware Architecture
 Single IC vs Multiple ICs
 High vs Low Clock Speed
 Interrupt Handling Capability

 Application
 (Microcontroller)
 Specific Task / Embedded System
 Low Cost
 Control and Display Oriented

 Microprocessor
 Multipurpose
 Processing Oriented
 Higher Cost

 Instruction Set Summary


 Processor – Processing Intensive, works on Byte, Word and
Double Word. Has Privileged Instruction. Has Larger
Instruction Set
 Microcontroller – Control Intensive, can work on half Byte and
Bits. Has smaller Instruction Set
4 Few Definitions
 World of Numbers – Binary, Octal, Hex numbers arithmetic – Refer to Chapter No. 1 of
Digital Design by Morris Mano. And Chapter 0 Introduction of Milan Verle Book

 Bit – Unit of Information, indicates one binary digit – 0 or 1


 Byte – Group of 8-bits is called Byte
 Nibble – Four bits (Upper or Lower ) out of a Byte
 Word – 16 Bits or Two Bytes Concatenated together Usually Consecutive
 Register – Or memory, an electronic circuit that can hold or memorize the state of one
Byte
 Memory – ROM, RAM, OTP, Masked ROM, UV EPROM, RAM, EEPROM
 RISC and CISC Processors
5 Typical Features of PIC 16F887A
 High-Performance RISC CPU:
 Only 35 single-word instructions to learn
 All single-cycle instructions except for program branches, which are two-cycle
 Operating speed: DC – 20 MHz clock input
 DC – 200 ns instruction cycle
 Up to 8K x 14 words of Flash Program Memory,
 Up to 368 x 8 bytes of Data Memory (RAM),
 Up to 256 x 8 bytes of EEPROM Data Memory
 Pinout compatible to other 28-pin or 40/44-pin
 Powerful Peripheral Features
6 Typical Features of PIC. . . Continued
 Powerful Peripheral Features
 Usually 3 Timers
 Pulse Width Modulation with10-bit
 Synchronous Serial Port (SSP) with SPI™
 (Master mode) and I2C™ (Master/Slave)
 Universal Synchronous Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (USART/SCI) with 9-bit address detection
 Parallel Slave Port (PSP) – 8 bits wide with external RD, WR and CS controls (40/44-pin only)
 Brown-out detection circuitry for Brown-out Reset (BOR)
 Analog Features:
 10-bit, up to 8-channel Analog-to-Digital Converter (A/D)
 Brown-out Reset (BOR)
 Analog Comparator module with: - Two analog comparators - Programmable on-chip voltage reference (VREF) module - Programmable input
multiplexing from device inputs and internal voltage reference - Comparator outputs are externally accessible
 Special Microcontroller Features:
 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
 In-Circuit Serial Programming™ (ICSP™) via two pins
 Single-supply 5V In-Circuit Serial Programming
 Watchdog Timer (WDT) with its own on-chip RC oscillator for reliable operation
 Programmable code protection
 Power saving Sleep mode
 Selectable oscillator options
 In-Circuit Debug (ICD) via two pins CMOS Technology:
 Low-power, high-speed Flash/EEPROM technology
7 Device Overview
8 PIC 16F877A Block Diagram

Refer to PIC Data Sheet for Detailed PINOUT Description


9 Memory Organization
 There are three Memory Blocks in PIC 16F887A
 Program Memory : 8K (14 Bits) (0 – 1FFF)
 Data Memory : 512 Bytes (0 – 01FF)
 EEPROM Data Memory : 256 Bytes (0 – 00FF)
10 Program Memory Map
11 Data Memory Map
 Consists of :
 Special Purpose Registers (SFRs) – Core and
Peripheral
 General Purpose Registers to hold user defined
data
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