PIC17C44/JW - 8-bit OTP MCU, 16KB EPROM, 33MHz | Microchip
MPN: PIC17C44/JW ✗ Akhir HidupPIC17C44/JW Ringkasan
A microcontroller (MCU) is a single-chip computer that integrates a CPU core, program memory, data memory, and programmable I/O peripherals. Within the broader taxonomy, the PIC17C44 sits in the 8-bit microcontroller category of the microcontroller IC family, which in turn belongs to embedded processors and microcontrollers. The PIC17C architecture uses Harvard memory organization with separate program and data buses, enabling simultaneous instruction fetch and data access.
Key features include only 58 single-word instructions, an OTP (One-Time Programmable) EPROM-based program memory, a CMOS process technology for low power consumption, and 33 digital I/O pins. The architecture supports nested interrupts and a hardware multiply unit, which was distinctive for an 8-bit MCU at the time of introduction. The 16-bit instruction width allows most instructions to encode both opcode and operand in a single word.
Typical applications include industrial control systems, legacy embedded designs, motor control firmware platforms, and educational/training platforms where the OTP memory and CERDIP package support prototyping through-window UV erasure. The through-hole CERDIP package remains useful in legacy equipment repair and aerospace/military applications where socketed parts and field re-programmability via UV erasure are valued.
When designing with this part, note that the OTP memory cannot be electrically erased - only the JW (windowed CERDIP) variant allows UV erasure for prototyping. Production builds typically use the non-windowed variants. Consider the PIC18F442, recommended by Microchip as a newer substitute offering Flash memory and enhanced peripherals in a compatible footprint family.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, drop-in alternatives within the PIC17C family, and practical design notes not consolidated in the manufacturer datasheet.
Alternatif penggantian untuk PIC17C44/JW — paket yang sama, pin-pada-pin kompatibel. Bagian paket yang berbeda memerlukan kerja ulang PCB diabaikan.
Variasi di dalam seri ini
Model-series yang sama yang kompatibel dengan penggantian PIC17C44/JW (sama faktor bentuk dan footprint) — berbeda di dalam Package, Program Memory Size, Core, Maximum Clock Frequency, Program Memory Type.
PIC17C44-25/JW
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PIC17C44-16/JW
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PIC17C44T-25I/JW
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PIC17C44-25I/JW
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PIC17C44T-25I/L
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Lihat Datasheet →PIC17C43/JW
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Lihat Datasheet →PIC17C44/JW Rating Maksimal & Karakteristik Listrik
| Core | 8-bit PIC RISC |
| Family | PIC17C Series |
| Program Memory Type | OTP EPROM |
| Program Memory Size | 16 KB (8K x 16) |
| Data RAM | 454 bytes |
| Frekuensi Bawah Maximum | 33 MHz |
| Instruction Execution Time | 121 ns (8.25 MIPS) |
| Instruction Set Size | 58 single-word instructions |
| I/O Pins | 33 |
| Paket | 40-pin CERDIP (WDIP, JW) |
| Terminal Form | Through-Hole |
| Number of Terminals | 40 |
| Temperature Grade | Commercial |
| Process Technology | CMOS |
| AEC-Q100 | not_applicable |
Konfigurasi Pin PIC17C44/JW
| Pin produk 1 | RA0/AN0 — Port A bit 0 / Analog input 0 |
| Pin produk 2 | RA1/AN1 — Port A bit 1 / Analog input 1 |
| Pin produk 3 | RA2/AN2 — Port A bit 2 / Analog input 2 |
| Pin produk 4 | RA3/AN3 — Port A bit 3 / Analog input 3 |
| Pin produk 5 | RA4/T0CKI — Port A bit 4 / Timer 0 clock input |
| Pin produk 6 | RA5/SS — Port A bit 5 / SPI slave select |
| Pin produk 7 | OSC1/CLKIN — Oscillator input / external clock |
| Pin produk 8 | OSC2/CLKOUT — Oscillator output / clock out |
| Pin produk 9 | MCLR/VPP — Master clear reset / programming voltage |
| Pin produk 10 | VSS — Ground |
| Pin produk 11 | VDD — Positive supply voltage |
| Pin produk 12 | RB0/INT — Port B bit 0 / External interrupt |
| Pin produk 13 | RB1 — Port B bit 1 |
| Pin produk 14 | RB2 — Port B bit 2 |
| Pin produk 15 | RB3 — Port B bit 3 |
| Pin produk 16 | RB4 — Port B bit 4 |
| Pin produk 17 | RB5 — Port B bit 5 |
| Pin produk 18 | RB6/PGC — Port B bit 6 / ICSP clock |
| Pin produk 19 | RB7/PGD — Port B bit 7 / ICSP data |
| Pin produk 20 | RC0/T1OSO/T1CKI — Port C bit 0 / Timer 1 oscillator out / clock in |
| Pin produk 21 | RC1/T1OSI/CCP2 — Port C bit 1 / Timer 1 oscillator in / CCP2 |
| Pin produk 22 | RC2/CCP1 — Port C bit 2 / CCP1 |
| Pin produk 23 | RC3/SCK/SCL — Port C bit 3 / SPI clock / I2C clock |
| Pin produk 24 | RC4/SDI/SDA — Port C bit 4 / SPI data in / I2C data |
| Pin produk 25 | RC5/SDO — Port C bit 5 / SPI data out |
| Pin produk 26 | RC6/TX/CK — Port C bit 6 / USART TX / clock |
| Pin produk 27 | RC7/RX/DT — Port C bit 7 / USART RX / data |
| Pin produk 28 | RD0 — Port D bit 0 |
| Pin produk 29 | RD1 — Port D bit 1 |
| Pin produk 30 | RD2 — Port D bit 2 |
| Pin produk 31 | RD3 — Port D bit 3 |
| Pin produk 32 | RD4 — Port D bit 4 |
| Pin produk 33 | RD5 — Port D bit 5 |
| Pin produk 34 | RD6 — Port D bit 6 |
| Pin produk 35 | RD7 — Port D bit 7 |
| Pin produk 36 | RE0/RD — Port E bit 0 / parallel slave port read |
| Pin produk 37 | RE1/WR — Port E bit 1 / parallel slave port write |
| Pin produk 38 | RE2/CS — Port E bit 2 / parallel slave port chip select |
| Pin produk 39 | VSS — Ground |
| Pin produk 40 | VDD — Positive supply voltage |
Aplikasi Umum
PIC17C44/JW cocok untuk 7 aplikasis: Legacy Industrial Control Systems, Aerospace and Military Sustainment, Educational Microcontroller Training, Motor Control and PWM Drive Firmware, Automotive Subsystem Legacy Repair, Point-of-Sale and Retail Peripherals, Medical Device Legacy Sustainment.
Legacy Industrial Control Systems
The PIC17C44/JW fits legacy industrial control applications because its 8.25 MIPS throughput, 33 programmable I/O pins, and 16KB EPROM program memory provide sufficient headroom for state-machine control of conveyors, valve sequencing, and machine-tool auxiliary logic. Engineers often paired this MCU with external latches and opto-isolated I/O for factory-floor noise immunity. The 454-byte RAM is adequate for bit-banged protocols, scheduling counters, and PID-style control loops typical of 1990s-era PLC designs.
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Aerospace and Military Sustainment
The PIC17C44/JW is well suited to aerospace and military sustainment programs where the windowed CERDIP (JW) package allows UV erasure and reprogramming during depot-level maintenance. Its commercial temperature grade plus availability of the -I/JW industrial variant lets sustainment engineers match original Avionics and weapons-system OEM part numbers across multiple platforms. The 40-pin through-hole WDIP package also survives the high-shock and vibration profiles common to aerospace environments better than many surface-mount alternatives.
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Educational Microcontroller Training
The PIC17C44/JW is ideal for university microcontroller labs and embedded-systems coursework because the windowed CERDIP package lets students erase and reprogram the device repeatedly under a UV lamp, supporting iterative experimentation. The 58-instruction PIC17C RISC ISA is small enough to learn in a single semester yet rich enough to teach real concepts like interrupts, timers, and parallel I/O. Instructors benefit from the through-hole 40-pin DIP form factor, which fits standard breadboards and ZIF sockets for fast class turnaround.
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Motor Control and PWM Drive Firmware
The PIC17C44/JW fits motor-control firmware platforms because its 33 MHz clock, 8.25 MIPS throughput, and 16-bit-wide instruction bus support deterministic PWM generation at frequencies up to hundreds of kHz when paired with the on-chip CCP module. The 33 I/O pins accommodate quadrature encoder inputs, Hall-effect sensor feedback, and half-bridge gate-driver signals for three-phase inverter stages. The OTP memory enforces firmware version control, which is desirable in certified motor-drive appliances where field firmware updates are not allowed.
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Automotive Subsystem Legacy Repair
The PIC17C44/JW is a practical choice for sustaining older automotive subsystems where the OEM firmware was implemented on this exact OTP MCU. Replacement modules for body controllers, instrument clusters, and HVAC panels in 1990s-era vehicles often require identical pinout, instruction set, and timing characteristics to preserve the original behavior. The 33 I/O pins cover typical automotive loads including relay drivers, switch inputs, and analog sensing through external multiplexers. The windowed package aids depot repair workflows where firmware must be re-burned after PCB rework.
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Point-of-Sale and Retail Peripherals
The PIC17C44/JW is suitable for legacy point-of-sale peripherals including barcode scanner controllers, receipt printer interfaces, and cash-drawer drivers where the 33 I/O lines handle keypad scanning, LCD multiplexing, and serial communication to the main terminal. Its 454-byte RAM supports small transaction buffers and protocol state machines while the 16KB EPROM holds finite-state-machine firmware plus lookup tables. The through-hole WDIP package is rugged enough for the mechanical vibration of retail checkout environments.
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Medical Device Legacy Sustainment
The PIC17C44/JW fits medical-device sustainment programs for equipment originally certified with this MCU, where regulatory re-approval of new hardware is prohibitively expensive. The OTP memory enforces firmware immutability, supporting FDA 21 CFR Part 11 traceability expectations. The windowed CERDIP package supports factory programming plus depot-level erase-reprogram cycles during authorized field-service events. Engineers must verify the commercial temperature grade meets the device's enclosure thermal profile.
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Data referensi engineering untuk PIC17C44/JW — pembandingan, panduan desain, dan informasi konformitas.
Panduan Pemilihan
Pembandingan dengan Alternatif
| Parameter Umum | Produk Ini | PIC17C44-25/JW | PIC17C44-16/JW | PIC17C44T-25I/JW | PIC17C44-25I/JW | PIC17C43/JW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 40-pin CERDIP (WDIP, JW) | 40-pin CERDIP (WDIP) | 40-pin CERDIP (WDIP) | 40-pin CERDIP (WDIP) | 40-pin CERDIP (WDIP) | 40-pin CERDIP (WDIP) |
| Brand | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| Maximum Clock Frequency | 33 MHz | 25 MHz | 16 MHz | 25 MHz | 25 MHz | 33 MHz |
| Program Memory Size | 16 KB | 16 KB | 16 KB | 16 KB | 16 KB | 8 KB |
| Data RAM | 454 bytes | 454 bytes | 454 bytes | 454 bytes | 454 bytes | 454 bytes |
| Temperature Grade | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Industrial | Industrial | Commercial |
| I/O Pins | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Lifecycle Status | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete |
Diferensiator Kunci
- Highest speed screening in the PIC17C44 family (vsPIC17C44-25/JW)
- Windowed CERDIP package for UV-erase development (vsPIC17C44-16/P)
- Commercial temperature grade baseline (vsPIC17C44-I/JW)
Catatan Desain
The PIC17C44/JW contains OTP EPROM that cannot be electrically erased. Only the JW (windowed CERDIP) variant is erasable via UV exposure through the quartz window. Use the JW package for development and prototyping cycles; reserve the non-windowed /P and /L variants for production builds where cost matters more than UV re-programmability. UV erasure requires 20-30 minutes of exposure to a 254 nm UV lamp at the rated intensity.
The PIC17C44 operates from a single 5V supply (VDD) and draws low quiescent current due to its CMOS process. Estimated: at 33 MHz the core current is approximately 20-30 mA typical. Place 100 nF decoupling capacitors as close as possible to each VDD/VSS pair (pins 11/10 and 40/39) to suppress switching noise that could otherwise couple into the analog reference or oscillator circuits.
Keep the oscillator traces (OSC1, OSC2) short and surround them with a ground guard ring to minimize EMI pickup on the clock signal. The MCLR pin (pin 9) requires a 10 kohm pull-up to VDD; place this resistor close to the pin. If using ICSP (In-Circuit Serial Programming), reserve RB6/PGC and RB7/PGD for programming access and do not load them with high-current peripherals in the final design.
The PIC17C44/JW is rated for commercial temperature grade (0C to +70C); for industrial environments select the -I/JW variant. The CERDIP package provides better thermal performance than PDIP for the same die, but sustained junction temperatures above 125C will degrade EPROM retention. Estimated: typical junction-to-ambient thermal resistance of CERDIP-40 is approximately 50 C/W.
Informasi Konformitas
CERDIP package with through-hole leads is typically non-RoHS due to lead-based termination finish. Industrial -I/JW variant available for extended temperature. Conflict-minerals compliance per Microchip standard disclosure.
