High-Performance RISC CPU:
• C Compiler Optimized Architecture
• Only 49 Instructions
• Up to 28 Kbytes Linear Program Memory
Addressing
• Up to 1536 Bytes Linear Data Memory
Addressing
• Operating Speed:
- DC – 20 MHz clock input @ 2.5V
- DC – 16 MHz clock input @ 1.8V
- DC – 200 ns instruction cycle
• Interrupt Capability with Automatic Context
Saving
• 16-Level Deep Hardware Stack with Optional
Overflow/Underflow Reset
• Direct, Indirect and Relative Addressing modes:
- Two full 16-bit File Select Registers (FSRs)
- FSRs can read program and data memory
Flexible Oscillator Structure:
• 16 MHz Internal Oscillator Block:
- Software selectable frequency range from
16 MHz to 31 kHz
• 31 kHz Low-Power Internal Oscillator
• External Oscillator Block with:
- Four crystal/resonator modes up to 20 MHz
- Three external clock modes up to 20 MHz
• Fail-Safe Clock Monitor
- Allows for safe shutdown if peripheral clock
stops
• Two-Speed Oscillator Start-up
• Oscillator Start-up Timer (OST)
Special Microcontroller Features:
• Operating Voltage Range:
- 1.8V to 3.6V (PIC16LF1526/27)
- 2.3V to 5.5V (PIC16F1526/27)
• Self-Programmable under Software Control
• Power-on Reset (POR)
• Power-up Timer (PWRT)
• Programmable Low-Power Brown-Out Reset
(LPBOR)
• Extended Watch-Dog Timer (WDT):
- Programmable period from 1ms to 256s
• Programmable Code Protection
• In-Circuit Serial Programming™ (ICSP™) via two
pins
• In-Circuit Debug (ICD) via Two Pins
• Enhanced Low-Voltage Programming (LVP)
• Power-Saving Sleep mode
