This microcontroller features six advanced power management "software controlled" modes It features nanoWatt Technology with power consumption as low as 0.1 microamps in standby mode and a wide operating voltage range from 2 to 5.5 volts, making this device ideal for battery-powered applications. This device also includes a new low-current watchdog timer, 2 fast startups from reset or sleep mode, and a new fail-safe clock monitor used to detect an external clock fault. This powerful 10 MIPS (100 nanoseconds) instruction execution) yet easy to program (only 77 single-word commands) CMOS FLASH-based 10-bit microcontroller packs Microchip's powerful PIC® architecture into an 18-pin package and is compatible with PIC16C5X, PIC12CXXX, PIC16CXX and PIC17CXX devices It is upwardly compatible and thus provides a seamless migration path of software code to higher levels of hardware integration. PIC18F1220, 'C' compiler-friendly development environment, 128-byte EEPROM, Self-programming, an ICD, capture/compare/PWM functions, 7-channel 10-bit Analog-to-Digital (A/D) converter, Addressable Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transceiver (AUSART) ) and Advanced Low Power Oscillator controls.
All of these features are available for use in instrumentation and monitoring, data acquisition, power conditioning, environmental monitoring, telecom and consumer audio/video applications. Ideal for battery operated and power critical applications such as .