This is powerful (200 nanoseconds command execution) yet easy to program ( only 35 one-word commands) The CMOS FLASH-based 8-bit microcontroller packs Microchip's powerful PIC® architecture into a 40- or 44-pin package and is upwardly compatible with: PIC16C5X, PIC12CXXX and PIC16C7X devices. The PIC16F74 features an 8-channel 8-bit Analog-to-Digital (A/D) converter with 2 additional timers, 2 capture/compare/PWM functions, and the synchronous serial port can be configured as a 3-wire Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI). ™) or a 2-wire Inter-Integrated Circuit (I²C™) bus and a Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (USART). All these features make it ideal for more advanced A/D applications in automotive, industrial, appliance and consumer applications.