The PIC16(L)F18446 8-bit product family from Microchip Technology features high resolution, intelligent analog, and core independent peripherals (CIPs) for sensor end node applications. The family features 12-bit ADC with computation (ADC2), PWMs, multiple communication interfaces, a temperature sensor, and memory features like memory access partition (MAP) and device information area (DIA). The MCUs have up to 28 KB of Flash and 2 KB of RAM. The MCUs also have power saving and system flexibility features such as CPU IDLE/DOZE modes, peripheral module disable (PMD), and peripheral pin select (PPS). The PIC16(L)F18446 products are offered in 14- to 28-pins to support customers' broad range of applications, including IoT sensor end nodes, motor control, industrial processing control, medical, home appliances, touch sensing, and automotive systems.

Memory access partition (MAP) is a customizable Flash block with bootloader write protection. DIA is a dedicated memory space for factory programmed device ID and peripheral calibration values. The products offer intelligent analog peripherals including zero cross detect (ZCD), on-chip comparator, and a 12-bit ADC2, automating capacitive voltage divider (CVD) techniques for advanced touch sensing, averaging, filtering, oversampling, and threshold comparison. The PIC16(L)F18446 family is supported by MPLAB® Code Configurator (MCC), a free software plug-in that provides a graphical interface to configure peripherals and functions specific to customer applications. MCC is incorporated into our award-winning development environments, the downloadable MPLAB X IDE and the cloud-based MPLAB Xpress IDE. The rich feature set of the PIC16F18446 MCUs combined with a comprehensive integrated development tool environment make them ideal for end node sensor and IoT applications.