Microchip Technology's PIC16F17576 MCU enables devices designed to capture rapidly changing analog signals to respond quickly while consuming minimal power, especially in battery-powered applications, featuring integrated low-power peripherals and the ability to precisely measure volatile analog signals.

The PIC16F17576 MCU includes a new combination of low-power comparators and reference voltage sources, which can operate when the MCU core is in sleep mode. This allows for continuous simulation measurements while consuming A current of less than 3.0 μA. The Analog Peripheral Manager (APM) controls which peripherals are active to minimize the total energy consumption and enable battery-powered applications to monitor signals effectively without excessive power consumption.

The PIC16F17576 MCU is designed for applications that measure volatile analog signals, including operational amplifiers with software-controlled gain ladder diagrams. This enables a single operational amplifier to switch between multiple gain options, which helps to reduce noise while maintaining accuracy and power efficiency. These MCUS feature up to 4 operational amplifiers and a 12-bit differential ADC with automatic averaging function, which helps to perform precise signal measurements over a wide input range.

"Sensor systems will soon become complex and usually require multiple analog components, which will increase the size, cost and power consumption of the circuit board," said Greg Robinson, vice president of Microchip's MCU business unit. We are reducing this complexity through the integrated analog function in the low-power PIC16F17576 MCU. You can eliminate components and reduce power consumption, thereby lowering costs and simplifying the entire design process.

These MCUS are applicable to multiple industries, including environmental and industrial monitoring, smart home and building automation. The main applications include vibration and strain measurement, flow metering, gas detection, cold asset tracking and motion sensing.

The MPLAB® X integrated development Environment (IDE) and MPLAB code configurator support the PIC16F17576 MCU, enabling designers to easily manage the functions of APM and analog peripherals. These devices are compatible with Microchip's Curiosity Nano EV14L29A development board and the MPLAB PICkit™ development tool.