ATMEGA8-16PU - 8-Bit AVR MCU 16MHz 8KB Flash | Microchip
N.º de pieza: ATMEGA8-16PU ✓ Activo| Cant. | Precio unitario | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3.2 | $3,20 |
| 10 | $2.88 | $28,80 |
| 100 | $2.56 | $256,00 |
| 500 | $2.3 | $1.150,00 |
| 1.000 | $2.05 | $2.050,00 |
ATMEGA8-16PU Descripción general
A microcontroller (MCU) is a single-chip computer that integrates a processor core, program memory, data memory, and peripherals such as timers, serial interfaces, and analog-to-digital converters. Within the embedded systems hierarchy, the ATmega8 belongs to the AVR ATmega family of 8-bit microcontrollers, positioned above tinyAVR parts and below the ATmega64/128 family, and it competes with Microchip PIC16 and STMicroelectronics STM8 devices.
Key differentiating features include the advanced AVR RISC architecture with 130 powerful instructions, most executing in a single clock cycle, plus 32 general-purpose 8-bit working registers that enable the 1 MIPS/MHz throughput rating. The device integrates three flexible timer/counters, a 10-bit ADC with 8 channels, I2C (Two-Wire Interface), SPI, and UART/USART connectivity, a programmable watchdog timer, internal calibrated RC oscillator, and brown-out detection.
Technical depth: the read-while-write FLASH supports true in-system programming via SPI, and the separate on-chip boot loader program section allows firmware updates over the serial port without external programmer hardware. Fully static operation permits clocking down to 0 Hz for minimum power consumption in idle and power-down sleep modes.
Typical applications include hobbyist and education platforms (Arduino-compatible boards via MiniCore), industrial sensor nodes, motor control with PWM timer outputs, LED displays, and small embedded control products where through-hole mounting simplifies prototyping.
Design consideration: the PDIP package is ideal for breadboarding, but at 16 MHz ensure a proper decoupling capacitor (100 nF) close to VCC/GND and use an external crystal with appropriate load capacitors for clock accuracy.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, verified drop-in alternatives such as ATMEGA8A-PU, and practical design notes not found in the manufacturer datasheet.
Alternativas directas para ATMEGA8-16PU — mismo encapsulado, compatible pin a pin. Se excluyen las piezas de otro encapsulado que requieren retrabajo de la PCB.
Variantes de esta serie
Modelos de la misma serie compatibles directamente con ATMEGA8-16PU (mismo factor de forma y huella) — difiere en Operating Temperature, EEPROM, Instructions, SRAM, Timers.
Herramienta de comparación rápida — seleccione piezas alternativas para compararlas lado a lado:
ATMEGA8A-PU
✅ Sustitución directa✓ En stock
$1.86 / unidad
Ver hoja de datos →ATMEGA8-16PI
✅ Sustitución directa✓ En stock
$1.85 / unidad
Ver hoja de datos →ATMEGA8L-8PU
✅ Sustitución directa✓ En stock
$3.08 / unidad
Ver hoja de datos →ATMEGA88PA-PU
✅ Sustitución directa✓ En stock
$1.85 / unidad
Ver hoja de datos →ATMEGA48PA-PU
✅ Sustitución directa ⚠️ Especificaciones sin verificar✓ En stock
$2.05 / unidad
Ver hoja de datos →ATMEGA48-20PI
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$0.98 / unidad
Ver hoja de datos →ATMEGA8-16PU Valores máximos y características eléctricas
| Core Processor | AVR |
| Core Size | 8-Bit |
| Speed | 16 MHz |
| Program Memory Size | 8 KB (4K x 16) FLASH |
| EEPROM Size | 512 B |
| SRAM Size | 1 KB |
| Number of I/O | 23 |
| Connectivity | I2C, SPI, UART/USART |
| Peripherals | Brown-out Detect/Reset, POR, PWM, WDT |
| ADC Resolution | 10-bit |
| Timers/Counters | 3 (two 8-bit, one 16-bit) |
| Encapsulado | 28-PDIP |
| Tipo de montaje | Through Hole |
| Temperatura de funcionamiento | 0C to 70C |
| Throughput | 16 MIPS at 16 MHz |
| Instructions | 130 (most single-cycle) |
Configuración de pines de ATMEGA8-16PU
| Pin 1 | RESET/PC6 — Reset input or digital I/O PC6 |
| Pin 2 | PD0/RXD — Port D bit 0 / UART receive input |
| Pin 3 | PD1/TXD — Port D bit 1 / UART transmit output |
| Pin 4 | PD2/INT0 — Port D bit 2 / External interrupt 0 |
| Pin 5 | PD3/INT1 — Port D bit 3 / External interrupt 1 |
| Pin 6 | PD4/T0/XCK — Port D bit 4 / Timer0 counter input / USART clock |
| Pin 7 | VCC — Digital supply voltage |
| Pin 8 | GND — Ground |
| Pin 9 | PB6/XTAL1/TOSC1 — Port B bit 6 / Crystal oscillator input / Timer oscillator |
| Pin 10 | PB7/XTAL2/TOSC2 — Port B bit 7 / Crystal oscillator output / Timer oscillator |
| Pin 11 | PD5/T1/OC1B — Port D bit 5 / Timer1 counter input / Timer1 output compare B |
| Pin 12 | PD6/AIN0/ICP1 — Port D bit 6 / Analog comparator positive input / Timer1 input capture |
| Pin 13 | PD7/AIN1/OC2 — Port D bit 7 / Analog comparator negative input / Timer2 output compare |
| Pin 14 | PB0/ICP1/CLKO — Port B bit 0 / Timer1 input capture / System clock output |
| Pin 15 | PB1/OC1A — Port B bit 1 / Timer1 output compare A (PWM) |
| Pin 16 | PB2/SS/OC1B — Port B bit 2 / SPI slave select / Timer1 output compare B |
| Pin 17 | PB3/MOSI/OC2 — Port B bit 3 / SPI master data out / Timer2 output compare |
| Pin 18 | PB4/MISO — Port B bit 4 / SPI master data in |
| Pin 19 | PB5/SCK — Port B bit 5 / SPI serial clock |
| Pin 20 | AVCC — ADC supply voltage |
| Pin 21 | AREF — ADC analog reference voltage |
| Pin 22 | GND — Ground |
| Pin 23 | PC0/ADC0 — Port C bit 0 / ADC channel 0 |
| Pin 24 | PC1/ADC1 — Port C bit 1 / ADC channel 1 |
| Pin 25 | PC2/ADC2 — Port C bit 2 / ADC channel 2 |
| Pin 26 | PC3/ADC3 — Port C bit 3 / ADC channel 3 |
| Pin 27 | PC4/ADC4/SDA — Port C bit 4 / ADC channel 4 / I2C data |
| Pin 28 | PC5/ADC5/SCL — Port C bit 5 / ADC channel 5 / I2C clock |
Aplicaciones típicas
ATMEGA8-16PU es adecuado para 6 aplicacións: Hobbyist and Education / Arduino-Compatible Boards, Industrial Sensor Nodes, PWM Motor Control, Embedded Control in Legacy Equipment Maintenance, Battery-Powered Portable Devices, LED Displays and Lighting Control.
Hobbyist and Education / Arduino-Compatible Boards
The ATMEGA8-16PU is a staple of embedded systems education because its 28-pin PDIP package plugs directly into breadboards and ZIF sockets, allowing students to wire VCC (pin 7), GND (pins 8 and 22), a 16 MHz crystal on XTAL1/XTAL2 (pins 9-10), and an ISP header over PB3-PB5 without any custom PCB. The MiniCore Arduino package provides full IDE toolchain support, so blink-to-PWM projects run on the same code base as ATmega328 boards. Its 8 KB FLASH is sufficient for UART, SPI, I2C, ADC, and timer peripherals in teaching projects, while 1 KB SRAM handles modest buffering. Estimated: at 5V/16 MHz the core draws about 3.6 mA, allowing USB-powered experimentation without heatsinking or power design effort.
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Industrial Sensor Nodes
In factory automation, the ATMEGA8-16PU gathers analog data through its 10-bit ADC (8 multiplexed channels on port C) and reports over I2C, SPI, or UART to PLC-side gateways. The industrial-temperature ATMEGA8-16PI variant of the same die extends operation to -40C to +85C for electrical cabinets, while brown-out detection and the programmable watchdog timer guarantee recovery from supply dips common on noisy industrial 24V-derived rails. Read-while-write FLASH and 512 B EEPROM let the node store calibration constants and event counters that survive power loss without external non-volatile memory. Estimated: running from an internal 1 MHz RC oscillator at 5V cuts active current to roughly 0.3 mA, enabling battery-backed sensor pods with months of runtime.
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PWM Motor Control
The ATMEGA8-16PU integrates three timer/counters - two 8-bit and one 16-bit - that generate hardware PWM for controlling DC motor drivers and small servo mechanisms. The 16-bit Timer1 offers complementary OC1A/OC1B outputs on PB1/PB2, enabling phase-correct and fast-PWM modes at 16 MHz resolution suitable for 10-bit PWM at several kHz carrier frequencies. Hardware PWM keeps timing deterministic independent of software load, which is essential in closed-loop speed control loops running over the UART. Combined with the 10-bit ADC for current or tachometer feedback sampling, the ATmega8 implements a complete single-chip motor controller. Using the -16 speed grade gives 16 MIPS of headroom for the control algorithm alongside PWM generation.
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Embedded Control in Legacy Equipment Maintenance
Many production machines, test fixtures, and consumer appliances built in the 2000s carry an ATmega8 in a socketed 28-pin DIP. The ATMEGA8-16PU (or its revision-equivalent ATMEGA8A-PU) allows repair shops to service these boards without redesign: pull the socketed chip, reprogram it via SPI with extracted firmware, and return it to the socket. Pin compatibility with ATMEGA88-family parts also lets engineers future-proof obsolete inventories. The 512 B EEPROM preserves stored user settings during controller swaps, and the same crystal and reset circuitry is reused unchanged. Because the PDIP package withstands repeated socket insertions better than fine-pitch SMD, field servicing remains practical decades after original manufacture.
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Battery-Powered Portable Devices
With power-down sleep current of approximately 0.5 uA per the Atmel datasheet and fully static operation down to 0 Hz, the ATMEGA8-16PU suits intermittent-duty portable products such as remote controls, metering probes, and data loggers. The L-suffix sibling ATMEGA8L-8PU extends the supply window to 2.7V-5.5V so the same footprint runs from two AA cells or a single lithium cell through a small regulator. The integrated internal RC oscillator eliminates the crystal and its two capacitors from the BOM in cost-sensitive battery designs at the cost of clock accuracy. Estimated: a node that wakes once per second for 1 ms of active work at 16 MHz averages well under 100 uA, giving months of life from alkaline cells.
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LED Displays and Lighting Control
The ATMEGA8-16PU drives multiplexed LED matrices, seven-segment displays, and dimmable lighting using hardware PWM channels on port B (OC1A, OC1B, OC2) while ports C and D supply the 23 available I/O lines for row/column scanning. At 16 MHz, timer-sourced PWM achieves flicker-free dimming above the 100 Hz human-perception threshold even with 8-bit resolution, and gamma correction tables fit comfortably in the 8 KB FLASH. SPI mode (PB4/PB5/PB3) can chain external shift registers or LED driver ICs to expand channel counts without occupying additional MCU pins. The through-hole PDIP package simplifies hand assembly for one-off signage prototypes before committing to a production SMD layout.
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Comparación con alternativas
| Parámetro | Este producto | ATMEGA8A-PU | ATMEGA8-16PI | ATMEGA8L-8PU | ATMEGA88PA-PU | ATMEGA48PA-PU | ATMEGA48-20PI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 28-PDIP | 28-PDIP - same | 28-PDIP - same | 28-PDIP - same | 28-PDIP - same | 28-PDIP - same | 28-PDIP - same |
| Brand | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| Max Clock Speed | 16 MHz | 16 MHz | 16 MHz | 8 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz |
| FLASH Memory | 8 KB | 8 KB | 8 KB | 8 KB | 8 KB | 4 KB | 4 KB |
| SRAM | 1 KB | 1 KB | 1 KB | 1 KB | 1 KB | 512 B | 512 B |
| EEPROM | 512 B | 512 B | 512 B | 512 B | 512 B | 256 B | 256 B |
| Firmware Compatibility | Baseline (ATmega8) | Drop-in, no changes | Drop-in, no changes | Drop-in, clock derating | Port required (AVR094) | Port required | Port required |
Diferenciadores clave
- Zero-code-change replacement availability (frente a ATMEGA88PA-PU)
- Higher throughput than L-grade sibling (frente a ATMEGA8L-8PU)
- Double the program memory of ATmega48 family (frente a ATMEGA48PA-PU)
- Trade-off: limited temperature range (frente a ATMEGA8-16PI)
Notas de diseño
Place a 100 nF ceramic decoupling capacitor directly across VCC (pin 7) and GND (pin 8), as close to the pins as possible, plus a second 100 nF near AVCC (pin 20) to pin 22 GND. Tie AVCC to VCC through a 10 uH inductor or low-pass RC network when ADC accuracy matters. Connect AREF (pin 21) to ground through a 100 nF capacitor when using the internal reference, or drive it from a precision reference - never leave it floating.
The RESET pin (pin 1) is active-low and shared with PC6; a floating reset causes erratic startup. Use a 10 kohm pull-up to VCC and consider a 100 nF capacitor to ground for power-on-reset extension, or rely on the internal brown-out detector enabled via fuse bits. Fuse misconfiguration is the most common failure mode: disabling SPIEN or selecting the wrong clock source can brick the device in-circuit. Always program fuses with a programmer supporting high-voltage serial recovery for ATmega8.
When using an external 16 MHz crystal on XTAL1/XTAL2 (pins 9-10), select load capacitors per the crystal manufacturer specification (typically 12-22 pF) and keep crystal traces under 10 mm. ATmega8 fuse settings select full-swing or low-power oscillator mode; full-swing is required above 8 MHz for reliable startup. Avoid routing ADC traces (port C) parallel to UART or crystal lines to prevent crosstalk into the 10-bit ADC conversions.
Información de cumplimiento
RoHS compliant per Microchip product page; lead-free finish. REACH and conflict minerals status not stated in provided data.
