This is powerful (200 nanoseconds command execution) yet easy to program ( only 35 single-word commands) The CMOS FLASH-based 8-bit microcontroller packs Microchip's powerful PIC® architecture into a 28-pin package and is upwardly compatible with PIC16C5X, PIC12CXXX and PIC16C7X devices. PIC16F873A includes 128 bytes EEPROM data memory, self-programming, an ICD, 2 Comparators, 5-channel 10-bit Analog-to-Digital (A/D) converter, synchronous serial port, configurable as 3-wire Serial. Peripheral Interface (SPI™) or 2-wire Interlocking Circuit (I²C™) bus and a Universal Asynchronous Transceiver (USART). All these features make it ideal for more advanced A/D applications in automotive, industrial, appliance and consumer applications.