PIC10F222T-I/MC

Embedded - Microcontrollers

The PIC10F222T-I/MC is a Microcontroller of the PIC10F family from Microchip. This family of Microcontroller units is designed for small systems that require low power and cost-effective solutions. It is suited for portable, battery-powered circuitry, especially when a limited number of pins is required.

The Physical form factor of the PIC10F222T-I/MC is an 8-pin surface mount device. The Microcontroller supports an operating voltage of up to 3.6V and a maximum clock frequency of 8MHz. It comes with 2K bytes of non-volatile program memory and 32 bytes of EEPROM data memory for data retention. Other features of the PIC10F222T-I/MC include a 10/12-bit Analog-to-Digital converter, 2 Capture/Compare/PWM modules, a single 16-bit Timer/Queue/Counter, and Low-voltage programming.

Application Field of PIC10F222T-I/MC

The primary application areas of the PIC10F222T-I/MC are battery-operated systems, such as wearable and portable electronics, with limited I/O pins. It can be used in many applications such as key fob systems, consumer electronic products, industrial scales, building automation, RFID systems, and medical patient monitor controllers.

Working Principle of PIC10F222T-I/MC

The PIC10F222T-I/MC is a RISC architecture-based 8-bit Microcontroller unit. It has thirteen instructions, a 15-level deep hardware stack, and runs at 8MHz. The Microcontroller uses the Harvard architecture and separate code and data buses. It carries 2K code memory and 32 bytes of EEPROM data memory.

The Microcontroller consists of an on-chip Oscillator, Configurable Logic Cells (CLC), and Program Flash memory. The Oscillator is used for clocking the device and can be operated with an external oscillator as well as a configurable internal Oscillator. The CLCs enable the user to create simple logic pieces and enable the use of different peripherals with one eight-pin device. The device also features configurable USART, SPI, I2C, and Comparators.

To interact with external components and devices, the device supports up to seven external interrupts and a timer that can be used to generate interrupts through a single call. The Pin Change Interrupt enables interrupt processing from from one or more pins, which can be used for timing operations. The ADC module is capable of 10-bit or 12-bit resolution and provides 8 analog inputs.

Conclusion

The PIC10F222T-I/MC is a microcontroller of the PIC10F family from Microchip and is suited for low-power and cost-effective applications in smaller systems. It has an 8-pin surface mount package and supports an operating voltage of up to 3.6V. The device comes with 2K bytes of non-volatile program memory and 32 bytes of EEPROM data memory. It features a 15-level deep hardware stack and operates with an 8MHz clock frequency. The two Capture/Compare/PWM modules, 16-bit timer/counter, 10/12-bit ADC, and other features make it a suitable device for limited I/O pins applications.