ATMEGA88PV-10MUR - 8KB AVR MCU 1.8V 10MHz QFN-32 | Microchip
MPN: ATMEGA88PV-10MUR β Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1.42 | $1.42 |
| 10 | $1.28 | $12.80 |
| 100 | $1.11 | $111.00 |
| 500 | $0.98 | $490.00 |
| 1,000 | $0.86 | $860.00 |
ATMEGA88PV-10MUR Overview
An 8-bit microcontroller is an integrated circuit that combines a processor core, memory, and peripherals on a single chip, executing one instruction per fetch cycle to control embedded systems. The ATmega family sits within Microchip's broader AVR product line, which is itself part of the microcontroller and embedded power-management hierarchy. These MCUs are the backbone of cost-sensitive control applications where a full application processor is unnecessary.
Key features include the advanced RISC architecture with 131 powerful instructions, most of which execute in a single clock cycle, delivering up to 10 MIPS throughput at 10MHz. The wide operating voltage range of 1.8V to 5.5V supports battery-powered designs, while debugWIRE on-chip debugging reduces development cost by reusing the reset pin. The self-programming Flash enables in-system firmware updates.
Technically, the device integrates a Harvard-architecture core with separate program and data buses, hardware multiplier, 24 external interrupt sources, and an analog comparator, making it efficient for real-time control loops and sensor acquisition tasks.
Typical applications include consumer appliance control, industrial sensor nodes, battery-powered metering, and hobby/embedded prototyping where 1.8V operation and low cost are priorities.
When designing with this MCU, remember the 10MHz speed grade restricts the safe clock at low voltages; at 1.8V the maximum frequency must be derated per the datasheet frequency-versus-voltage curve.
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ATMEGA88PV-10MUR Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Core Processor | AVR |
| Core Size | 8-Bit |
| Speed | 10 MHz |
| Flash Memory | 8 KB (4K x 16) |
| EEPROM | 512 B |
| SRAM | 1 KB |
| Operating Voltage Range | 1.8 V to 5.5 V |
| ADC Resolution | 10-bit |
| ADC Channels | 8 channels |
| External Interrupts | 24 |
| Instructions | 131 (most single-cycle) |
| Throughput | Up to 10 MIPS at 10 MHz |
| On-Chip Debug | debugWIRE |
| Package | 32-VQFN (5x5 mm) Exposed Pad |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +85C (Industrial) |
| Peripherals | Analog comparator, brown-out detect/reset, POR, PWM, WDT |
ATMEGA88PV-10MUR Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | PD3 β Port D bit 3 (GPIO / INT1) |
| Pin 2 | PD4 β Port D bit 4 (GPIO / XCK/T0) |
| Pin 3 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 4 | VCC β Digital supply voltage (1.8V-5.5V) |
| Pin 5 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 6 | VCC β Digital supply voltage |
| Pin 7 | PB6 β Port B bit 6 (XTAL1/TOSC1 clock input) |
| Pin 8 | PB7 β Port B bit 7 (XTAL2/TOSC2 clock output) |
| Pin 9 | PD5 β Port D bit 5 (GPIO / T1 / OC0B) |
| Pin 10 | PD6 β Port D bit 6 (GPIO / AIN0 / OC0A) |
| Pin 11 | PD7 β Port D bit 7 (GPIO / AIN1) |
| Pin 12 | PB0 β Port B bit 0 (GPIO / ICP1 / CLKO) |
| Pin 13 | PB1 β Port B bit 1 (GPIO / OC1A) |
| Pin 14 | PB2 β Port B bit 2 (GPIO / SS / OC1B) |
| Pin 15 | PB3 β Port B bit 3 (GPIO / MOSI / OC2A) |
| Pin 16 | PB4 β Port B bit 4 (GPIO / MISO) |
| Pin 17 | PB5 β Port B bit 5 (GPIO / SCK) |
| Pin 18 | AVCC β ADC supply voltage |
| Pin 19 | ADC6 β Analog input channel 6 |
| Pin 20 | AREF β ADC reference voltage |
| Pin 21 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 22 | ADC7 β Analog input channel 7 |
| Pin 23 | PC0 β Port C bit 0 (ADC0 / SCL) |
| Pin 24 | PC1 β Port C bit 1 (ADC1 / SDA) |
| Pin 25 | PC2 β Port C bit 2 (ADC2 / TCK) |
| Pin 26 | PC3 β Port C bit 3 (ADC3 / TMS) |
| Pin 27 | PC4 β Port C bit 4 (ADC4 / TDO) |
| Pin 28 | PC5 β Port C bit 5 (ADC5 / TDI) |
| Pin 29 | PC6 β RESET (active-low reset / debugWIRE) |
| Pin 30 | PD0 β Port D bit 0 (GPIO / RXD) |
| Pin 31 | PD1 β Port D bit 1 (GPIO / TXD) |
| Pin 32 | PD2 β Port D bit 2 (GPIO / INT0) |
Typical Applications
ATMEGA88PV-10MUR is suitable for 6 applications: Battery-Powered Sensor Nodes, Consumer Appliance Control, Industrial Sensor Acquisition, Embedded Prototyping and Hobby Projects, Metering and Energy Monitoring, Automotive Aftermarket and Body Electronics.
Battery-Powered Sensor Nodes
The ATMEGA88PV-10MUR's 1.8V minimum operating voltage and AVR picoPower technology make it a strong fit for battery-powered sensor nodes, including two-cell alkaline and coin-cell-powered designs. The 10-bit, 8-channel ADC digitizes analog sensors directly without an external converter, while the 24 external interrupt sources support wake-on-event topologies that minimize duty cycle. In a typical node, the MCU sleeps in power-down mode, wakes on an interrupt or watchdog timeout, samples a sensor via the ADC, and transmits data over a UART or SPI-linked radio. Because the device runs down to 1.8V, the battery can be discharged nearly fully without a boost converter, removing cost and quiescent drain from the power path. Designers must respect the 10MHz ceiling and derate clock frequency at low supply voltage per the datasheet frequency-versus-voltage curve.
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Consumer Appliance Control
Home appliances such as coffee makers, fans, small pumps, and chargers require low-cost MCU control with PWM outputs, button decoding, and ADC-based temperature sensing. The ATMEGA88PV-10MUR delivers up to 10 MIPS of AVR throughput, sufficient for real-time control loops, and its hardware PWM channels drive Triac triggers, MOSFET stages, or motor drivers directly. The 512B EEPROM stores user settings and calibration across power cycles, and the brown-out detector plus power-on reset ensures reliable startup from noisy mains-derived supplies. The self-programming Flash enables field firmware updates in manufactured units. The 32-VQFN (5x5 mm) exposed-pad package supports compact, thermally robust single-chip boards, keeping bill-of-materials cost minimal for high-volume consumer products where every cent counts.
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Industrial Sensor Acquisition
In industrial environments, the ATMEGA88PV-10MUR's industrial -40C to +85C temperature rating, wide 1.8V-5.5V supply tolerance, and integrated analog front-end (8-channel 10-bit ADC plus analog comparator) allow direct digitization of thermistors, potentiometers, and 0-5V transducer signals. Its SPI and TWI (I2C) peripherals connect to external precision ADCs, EEPROMs, and displays, while the UART links to RS-485 transceivers for fieldbus nodes. The watchdog timer and brown-out reset provide the fault recovery behavior expected in unattended equipment. At 10MHz the device offers deterministic single-cycle instruction execution for interrupt latency-sensitive sampling. Designers should add local decoupling and consider the exposed-pad QFN's thermal connection to the PCB ground plane for reliable operation near the upper temperature limit.
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Embedded Prototyping and Hobby Projects
The ATMEGA88 series is a mainstay of the maker and educational ecosystem: it shares the AVR instruction set and peripheral architecture of the Arduino UNO's ATmega328P while offering a smaller 8KB memory footprint at lower cost. The ATMEGA88PV-10MUR's debugWIRE on-chip debug system allows single-step and breakpoint debugging through the reset pin with inexpensive tools, a major advantage over print-statement debugging. Existing Arduino-compatible bootloaders and open-source toolchains (avrdude, AVR-GCC, Microchip Studio) support the device, and its QFN-32 footprint is available on common adapter boards for breadboard use. Because it operates from 1.8V, students can experiment with ultra-low-voltage logic and directly measure the frequency-versus-voltage behavior described in the datasheet.
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Metering and Energy Monitoring
Simple electricity, water, and gas meters benefit from the ATMEGA88PV-10MUR's combination of a low-power picoPower core, an on-chip 10-bit ADC for current-transformer or shunt sensing front ends, and 512B of EEPROM for accumulating pulse counts and calibration constants. The device can duty-cycle: sleep between measurement windows, wake via timer interrupt, perform an oversampled ADC conversion (effective resolution can exceed 10 bits with decimation), and log results. Battery-backup designs exploit the 1.8V floor so the meter continues operating during mains outage on a small cell. The self-programming Flash supports secure field updates of tariff logic. For higher-accuracy energy ICs, the MCU can serve as the computation and communication host alongside a dedicated metering front end over SPI or I2C.
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Automotive Aftermarket and Body Electronics
Non-safety automotive aftermarket modules - lighting controllers, keyless entry add-ons, gauge adapters - operate on noisy 12V rails regulated down to 5V, and the ATMEGA88PV-10MUR's wide voltage tolerance, brown-out detection, and watchdog timer provide the robustness these environments demand. Hardware PWM drives LED loads and stepper-based gauge pointers with smooth, deterministic timing, while the analog comparator supports zero-cross or over-current detection without consuming ADC channels. The industrial -40C to +85C grade covers cabin and near-engine compartment conditions common in aftermarket specifications. Note that this standard-grade part is not AEC-Q100 qualified; designs requiring full automotive qualification should evaluate Microchip's ATmega88PA automotive-grade variants instead of relying on the industrial PV part.
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Engineering reference data for ATMEGA88PV-10MUR β comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | ATMEGA88PV-10MU | ATMEGA88PA-MU | ATMEGA88P-20MU | ATMEGA88-20MU | ATMEGA88PB-MU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 32-VQFN (5x5 mm) Exposed Pad | 32-VQFN (5x5 mm) - same | 32-VQFN (5x5 mm) - same | 32-VQFN (5x5 mm) - same | 32-VQFN (5x5 mm) - same | 32-VQFN (5x5 mm) - same |
| Brand | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| Max Clock Speed | 10 MHz | 10 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz |
| Flash Memory | 8 KB (4K x 16) | 8 KB | 8 KB | 8 KB | 8 KB | 8 KB |
| EEPROM | 512 B | 512 B | 512 B | 512 B | 512 B | 512 B |
| SRAM | 1 KB | 1 KB | 1 KB | 1 KB | 1 KB | 1 KB |
| Operating Voltage | 1.8 V to 5.5 V | 1.8 V to 5.5 V | 1.8 V to 5.5 V | 1.8 V to 5.5 V | 2.7 V to 5.5 V | 1.8 V to 5.5 V |
| PicoPower Silicon | Yes (P variant) | Yes | Yes (PA revision) | Yes | No (original die) | Yes (PB revision) |
| Packaging Variant | Tape & Reel (R) | Tray / Cut Tape | Tape & Reel | Tape & Reel | Tape & Reel | Tape & Reel |
Key Differentiators
- Widest voltage range in the ATmega88 QFN family (vs ATMEGA88-20MU)
- PicoPower silicon for lower sleep current (vs ATMEGA88-20MU)
- Cost optimization at 10MHz (vs ATMEGA88PA-MU)
- Tape-and-reel for automated assembly (vs ATMEGA88PV-10MU)
Design Notes
Respect the frequency-versus-voltage derating curve: at 1.8V the ATMEGA88PV-10MUR supports far less than its 10MHz rating; full speed requires approximately 4.5V supply. Estimated: if you need 10MHz operation, budget a 5V (or 4.5V minimum) rail; for a 3V coin-cell design, keep the system clock at or below about 8MHz per family derating guidance. Below 4.5V always consult the manufacturer datasheet curve rather than assuming the headline 10MHz figure applies.
The 32-VQFN (5x5 mm) exposed pad is the primary ground return and should be soldered to a grounded copper pour with an array of thermal vias - do not leave it floating. Place 100nF ceramic decoupling capacitors within 2-3 mm of both VCC pins (pins 4 and 6) and one at AVCC (pin 18), ideally through an LC or RC filter from the digital rail to keep ADC noise low. Tie AREF (pin 20) to ground through 100nF when using internal or AVCC references.
debugWIRE is enabled via the DWEN fuse and takes over the PC6/RESET pin - after enabling it, standard high-voltage or ISP reset behavior is unavailable until debugWIRE is disabled from within the debug session, so keep an ISP programmer or high-voltage parallel programmer available during development. Also note that when using PC6 as dedicated RESET, it cannot serve as GPIO on this device; designs needing the extra I/O pin must move to the larger ATmega168/328 family members.
Compliance Information
Listed as a green/RoHS industrial-grade part per Hotenda product listing. Formal REACH, halogen-free, and conflict-minerals declarations should be pulled from Microchip's official environmental documentation.
