16-bit MCUs and DSCs
16-bit Embedded Control Solutions
PIC24 Microcontrollers • dsPIC
®
Digital Signal Controllers
www.microchip.com/16bit
16-bit Embedded Control Solutions
Microchip’s PIC24 Microcontrollers and dsPIC
®
Digital Signal Controllers
In today’s embedded world, meeting product specification and performance goals are among the top challenges. For a competi-
tive advantage, it is also important to focus on solution cost and a fast time to market. To meet these objectives, Microchip’s 16-bit
microcontroller and digital signal controller portfolio offers several product families including the PIC24F, PIC24H, PIC24E,
dsPIC33F and dsPIC33E families.
PIC24F Family
The PIC24F is a cost-effective, low-power family of
microcontrollers, featuring devices with eXtreme Low Power
(XLP) technology, 16 MIPS performance and memory up to
1024 KB of Flash with rich set of Core Independent Peripherals
(CIPs). Offering a step up in performance, memory and pe-
ripherals for applications that are pushing the envelope of 8-bit
microcontroller capabilities, the PIC24F family is ideal for:
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Low-power applications
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Space-constrained applications
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Cost-sensitive applications
PIC24H and PIC24E Families
For more demanding applications, the PIC24H and PIC24E
families offer up to 40 MIPS and 70 MIPS performance
respectively, memory up to 512 KB of Flash and feature a
robust peripheral set including fast and flexible PWMs, high-
performance Analog-to-Digital Converter, op amp and CAN,
which are optimized for real-time response. These families are
ideally suited for:
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Automotive applications
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Functional safety applications
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Industrial applications
dsPIC33F and dsPIC33E Families
The dsPIC family of Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) feature a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) engine, including a single-cycle
16 × 16 MAC and 40-bit accumulators, for enhanced math capabilities and implement high-speed precision control loops with the
simplicity of a traditional microcontroller. The dsPIC33 DSCs offer up to 70 MIPS performance and include features for high-
efficiency motor control, digital power supplies and other embedded control applications, including operation up to 150°C and
support for both 3V and 5V applications. The dsPIC33 families are ideally suited for:
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Motor control applications
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Digital power applications
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Digital lighting applications
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Automotive applications
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Industrial applications
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High-performance applications
Simplifying 16-bit Microcontroller Designs
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MPLAB
®
X IDE and XC16 compilers
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Single development platform across all
16-bit MCUs and DSCs
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MPLAB Code Configurator (MCC)
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Free graphical programming environment
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Generates easy-to-understand, production ready C code
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Microchip-tested software for quick time to market
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USB, graphics, crypto, smart card, file I/O, Wi-Fi
®
,
Class B safety stacks
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Motor control and digital power software, models
and tuning guides
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DSP math library and digital filter design tools
With focus on reducing the time to market and minimizing the development risks, Microchip offers a complete ecosystem around
the PIC24 MCUs and dsPIC33 DSCs that simplifies the designs, including:
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MPLAB Xpress cloud-based IDE
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A quick start online development environment
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Facilitates easy collaboration with capability to access
project from anywhere
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Range of development boards
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Cost-effective, rapid prototyping PIC24F-based Curios-
ity Development Boards
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Ready-to-explore Starter Kits
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Flexible and versatile Explorer 16/32 Development Board
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Application-specific motor control and digital power
development boards
All 16-bit families have the same instruction set, basic peripherals and common pin-outs and share the same development tool
ecosystem enabling easy migration.
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www.microchip.com/16bit
Flexible Integrated Peripherals
Microchip offers a rich set of high-performance peripherals that integrate seamlessly with customer applications and enable solu-
tion with reduced costs and time. The 16-bit family offers key communication and control peripherals like SPI, UART, CAN, I
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C,
PWM and Timers, as well as specialized peripherals for USB, graphics, motor control and digital power. With integrated analog
peripherals, you can include analog functions such as high-performance ADCs, DACs and op amps into your applications, provid-
ing simple-to-use interfaces that ease analog design. In addition, core independent peripherals such as CLC, PTG and crypto
enable higher levels of integration and flexibility.
PIC24 and dsPIC33 Family Block Diagram
16-bit Core
PIC24F 16 MIPS
dsPIC33F & PIC24H 40 MIPS
dsPIC33E & PIC24E 70 MIPS
16-bit
ALU
17 × 17
MPY
16 × 16
Register
JTAG &
EMU
Barrel
Shifter
Address
Generation
Integrated
Analog
Wired Communications
Clocks and
Timers
ADC: 10-bit, 12-bit and16-bit options
DAC
Comparators
Op Amps and Programmable Gain Amplifiers
UART with LIN and IrDA
®
SPI with I
2
S™
I
2
C with PMBus™ Support
USB: Device, Host, OTG
CAN
SENT
Parallel Master Port (PMP)
16-bit Timers
32-bit Timers
RTCC: Clock, Calendar, Alarm
Input Capture
Output Compare
16-bit PWM
Multiple-Output Capture Compare PWM (MCCP) and
Single-Output Capture Compare PWM (SCCP)
PWM with Flexible Modes, Dead-Time,
Edge or Center Alignment, Fault Inputs
ADC Triggered by PWM Modules
Quadrature Encoder Interface (QEI)
ADC: 4 Msps and 6 Sample and Holds
PWM with 1 ns Duty Cycle
Comparators with 25 ns speed
BOR, LVD, POR
WDT and Windowed WDT
Deadman Timer (DMT)
CRC: Flash, RAM and Special Function Registers (SFR)
Class B Features: Illegal Opcode Detect, Error Trap Monitor,
Reset Traceability, Oscillator Lock, Fail-Safe Clock Monitor,
Frequency Check, PWM Lock
Segmented LCD Driver: Up to 512 Segments
Graphical Display Driver with Hardware Acceleration
Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU)
Crypto Engine with 256-bit AES
Random Number Generator (RNG)
Secure Key Storage
eXtreme Low Power (XLP) - Specialized Low-Power Modes
V
BAT
Configurable Logic Cells (CLC)
Peripheral Trigger Generator (PTG)
Unique Device ID
Peripheral Pin Select (PPS)
MEMORY BUS
4–1024 KB
Flash
ECC
Flash
Dual Partition
Flash with
Live Update
512 B–96 KB
RAM
8 Ch.
DMA
PERIPHERAL BUS
GRATION
INTE
EASY
MIG
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Flexible, Integrated Peripherals
System Flexibility
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Secure
Data
User
Interface
Safety and Monitoring
Digital
Power
Motor
Control
Waveform
Control
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16-bit Embedded Control Solutions
eXtreme Low Power (XLP) Solutions
Microchip’s XLP devices bring together the design and process technologies needed to address today’s
low-power applications. With sleep currents down to 10 nA and industry-leading integration including USB,
touch, crypto and LCD drivers, XLP products can help extend the life of your battery-powered application.
www.microchip.com/XLP
Low-Power Core Independent Peripherals
Smartly interconnected CIPs function with near zero latency. By taking load off the CPU, low-power CIPs
can perform extremely complex tasks, such as cryptography and event monitoring. This allows the CPU to
be in low power mode to save energy or perform additional tasks, therefore eliminating the need to migrate
to complex and expensive MCUs. Significant BOM cost savings can also be realized by replacing external
discrete components with these integrated peripherals.
www.microchip.com/16bitCIP
Embedded applications in the internet-connected world demand secure data and long battery life. PIC
®
MCUs ensure data integrity without sacrificing power consumption through an integrated hardware crypto
engine, random number generator for unique key creation and secure key storage for applications such as
IoT sensor nodes and access control systems.
www.microchip.com/lowpowercrypto
Secure Data
Driving Displays and Touch
For applications that need compelling and intuitive user interfaces, our portfolio includes devices with integrated
low-power segmented LCD drivers or colorful graphical display drivers with hardware acceleration. Additionally,
Microchip offers a broad portfolio of touch solutions for resistive and projected capacitive applications that make
it easy for you to integrate touch-sensing interfaces. These hardware peripherals are supported by free software
libraries to quickly integrate the touch and display functions into your application with a single MCU.
www.microchip.com/graphics
www.microchip.com/LCD
www.microchip.com/touch
Whether you are considering adding wired or wireless connectivity to your application, Microchip supports a
wide variety of communication protocols. It’s easy to couple the PIC24 or dsPIC33 devices with Microchip’s
certified Bluetooth
®
, Wi-Fi and LoRa
®
modules. Peripherals for CAN, LIN, SENT and USB are integrated onto
our 16-bit devices with supporting free software libraries.
www.microchip.com/connectivity
Easy Connectivity
Advanced Motor Control
The dsPIC33 motor control families feature a high-performance core with specialized motor control pe-
ripherals. The devices are supported with free software libraries and motor control algorithms. Our flexible
motor control development boards support a wide variety of motors and help reduce development time.
www.microchip.com/motor
Efficiency for Digital Power and Lighting
The dsPIC33 “GS” DSC family is optimized for high performance on advanced algorithms for improved ef-
ficiency over widely varying load conditions. These devices feature dedicated peripherals such as fast ADCs
and PWMs for digital power conversion and LED or HID lighting applications.
www.microchip.com/power
System Level Integration
PIC24 MCUs and dsPIC33 DSCs operate up to 5V for increased noise immunity and robustness. Addition-
ally, some devices are rated for operation up to 125°C or 150°C ambient temperature for the most extreme
automotive and industrial applications, including AEC-Q100 Grade 0 qualification. For safety-critical applica-
tions, the products include memory integrity check and error correction, backup oscillators and fault detec-
tion. The certified Class B software stack helps to simplify regulatory compliance.
www.microchip.com/hightemp
www.microchip.com/16bitFunctionalSafety
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PIC24F MCUs with eXtreme Low Power
eXtreme Low Power (XLP) Technology
Today’s connected applications must consume little power, and in extreme cases, last for over 20 years on a single battery.
Microchip’s XLP technology offers the industry’s lowest Run and Sleep currents, ideal for a variety of applications including
portable/wearable devices, remote controls, asset tracking, energy monitoring, security systems and IoT sensor nodes.
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Low sleep currents with flexible wake-up sources
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V
bat
battery back-up
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Sleep current down to 10 nA
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Automatic switch-over upon loss of V
dd
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Maintains Real-Time Clock/Calendar (RTCC) and
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Brown-Out Reset (BOR) down to 45 nA
two user registers
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Real-time clock down to 300 nA
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Powered separately from 1.8–3.6V source (coin cell)
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Battery-friendly features
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Efficient instruction set; 90% single-cycle instruction
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Enable battery lifetime greater than 20 years
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Active mode current as low as 150 µA/MHz
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Low-power supervisors for safe operation (BOR, WDT)
XLP Battery Life Estimator
The XLP Battery Life Estimator is a free software utility to aid you in developing low-power applications. The tool estimates average
current consumption and battery life. The utility allows you to select the target device, battery type, the application’s operating con-
ditions and model the active and power-down times for your application. Learn more at
www.microchip.com/BatteryLifeEstimator.
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Application Notes
AN1861:
Bluetooth Smart Communication Using Microchip’s RN4020 Module and 16-bit PIC
®
MCU
AN1556:
Blood Pressure Meter Design Using Microchip’s PIC24F Microcontroller and Analog Devices
AN1416:
Low Power Design Guide: A Single Source for Low Power Consumption from the Viewpoint of the MCU
AN1267:
eXtreme Low Power (XLP)
PIC Microcontrollers: An Introduction to Microchip’s Low-Power Devices
Development Tools
LCD Explorer XLP Development Board (DM240314)
Explorer 16/32 Development Board (DM240001-2)
This board showcases the PIC24FJ128GA310 family with segmented LCD driver. The board operates from
two AAA batteries and includes circuitry for V
bat
battery back-up from a coin cell battery.
This board is a modular development system supporting PIC24F XLP microcontrollers, providing a perfect
platform to prototype applications using several expansion possibilities through its wide ecosystem support.
PIC24F Curiosity Development Board (DM240004)
This is a cost-effective, fully integrated, feature-rich, rapid prototyping board, featuring a PIC24FJ128GA204
XLP MCU. The board serves as a perfect platform to harness the power of 16-bit low-power PIC24F MCUs.
PIC32MM Curiosity Development Board (DM320101)
This board features the new XLP PIC32MM “GPL” family (PIC32MM0064GPL036) of low-cost MCUs and is a
simple and easy-to-use platform that facilitates quick evaluation, experimentation and application prototyping.
Featured XLP Products
PIC24FJ64GB004
PIC24FJ128GB204
PIC24FJ128GA310
PIC24FJ128GC010
PIC24FJ256GA705
PIC24FJ256BG412
PIC24FJ1024GB610
PIC32MM0064GPL064
Product
Flash (KB)
32–64
64–128
64–128
64–128
64–256
64–256
128–1024
16–64
28/44
28/44
64/100
64/100
28/44/48
64/100/121
64/100
20/28/36/40
Pin Count
Sleep (nA) WDT (nA)
20
18
10
75
190
70
190
440
200
240
270
270
220
100
220
80
SOSC/RTCC (nA)
500
300
400
350
400
175
300
400
Active (µA/MHz)
250
178
150
178
190
155
190
280
USB
Crypto, USB, V
bat
LCD, V
bat
Adv. Analog, LCD, USB, V
bat
High integration
LCD, USB, V
bat
, Crypto
Large memory, USB
High performance
Features
16-bit Embedded Control Solutions
www.microchip.com/xlp
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