PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT - 16-bit MCU, 64KB Flash, 100-TQFP | Microchip
MPN: PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $7.5 | $7.50 |
| 10 | $6.78 | $67.80 |
| 100 | $5.92 | $592.00 |
| 500 | $5.21 | $2,605.00 |
| 1,000 | $4.63 | $4,630.00 |
PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT Overview
A 16-bit microcontroller (MCU) is a programmable processor that uses a 16-bit-wide data path, instruction word, and register file, giving it roughly an order of magnitude more computational throughput than 8-bit MCUs while retaining a deterministic, easy-to-debug interrupt model. Within the broader taxonomy, the PIC24F sits in the Microchip 16-bit MCU family above the PIC16 and below the dsPIC33/PIC32 32-bit families. It targets the same application space as ARM Cortex-M0/M0+ parts from competing vendors but uses a proprietary Harvard instruction set that allows deterministic interrupt latency and single-cycle execution of most instructions, including a single-cycle 17x16 hardware multiply.
Key features of this specific part include an 8 MHz internal RC oscillator with a 4x PLL option, multiple clock divide options, up to 16 MIPS sustained throughput, 84 general-purpose I/O pins, a 10-bit A/D converter with up to 16 channels, a 16-bit parallel master/slave port (PMP) for adding external graphics or memory, and the usual PIC24F peripherals - five 16-bit timers, two UART modules, two SPI modules, two I2C modules, and a real-time clock calendar (RTCC). The device operates from 2.0 V to 3.6 V and supports industrial temperature range -40C to +85C.
The PIC24F GA0 family targets applications that need more code space, RAM, and peripheral mix than an 8-bit PIC can deliver, while staying below the cost and complexity of a 32-bit MCU. It is commonly used in human-machine interface (HMI) panels, sensor hubs, low-cost instrumentation, and consumer appliances where the rich peripheral set reduces external component count. The 84 I/O count plus the parallel master port allow direct connection to TFT displays, external memory, or ASIC companion chips without glue logic.
Typical applications include industrial control, data acquisition, HMI displays, portable medical devices, and any embedded design requiring a balance of low power consumption and moderate processing performance. In battery-powered designs the PIC24F's low-power sleep modes (down to a few microamperes) combined with the RTCC allow real-time clock operation for years on a single cell.
When designing with this part, pay attention to the JTAG/ICSP programming pin pairs - PGECx/PGEDx - and the need for a stable VDD rail with at least 1 uF of decoupling close to every supply pin. Ensure the configuration bits are set in code or via the MPLAB X IDE to match the application's oscillator and watchdog requirements before the first instruction executes.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, drop-in TQFP-100 alternatives, and practical design notes for the PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT that are not consolidated on the manufacturer datasheet - giving procurement and firmware engineers a single reference for evaluation and BOM decisions.
Drop-in alternatives for PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT — same package, pin-to-pin compatible. Different-package parts requiring PCB rework are excluded.
Variants in this series
Same-series models that are drop-in compatible with PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT (same form factor and footprint) — differing in Package, Operating Temperature, ADC, Core Architecture, Program Memory (Flash).
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View Datasheet →PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Core Architecture | PIC24F (16-bit modified Harvard) |
| Program Memory (Flash) | 64 KB (22K x 24 words) |
| Data RAM | 8 KB |
| Maximum CPU Speed | 16 MIPS @ 32 MHz |
| Internal Oscillator | 8 MHz with 4x PLL and divide options |
| Supply Voltage Range | 2.0 V to 3.6 V |
| Operating Temperature Range | -40 C to +85 C (industrial) |
| Digital I/O Pins | 84 |
| ADC | 10-bit, up to 16 channels |
| Timers | 5 x 16-bit |
| UART Modules | 2 |
| SPI Modules | 2 |
| I2C Modules | 2 |
| Parallel Master Port (PMP) | Yes (16-bit) |
| Real-Time Clock Calendar (RTCC) | Yes |
| Hardware Multiplier | 17-bit single-cycle |
| Hardware Divider | 16-bit |
| Package | 100-pin TQFP (PT), 12 x 12 mm |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| MSL Level | 3 |
| RoHS Status | Compliant |
| Lead-Free | Yes |
PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | RP15/RD15 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 15 |
| Pin 2 | RP14/RD14 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 14 |
| Pin 3 | RP13/RD13 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 13 |
| Pin 4 | RP12/RD12 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 12 |
| Pin 5 | RP11/RD11 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 11 |
| Pin 6 | RP10/RD10 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 10 |
| Pin 7 | RP9/RD9 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 9 |
| Pin 8 | RP8/RD8 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 8 |
| Pin 9 | RP7/RD7 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 7 |
| Pin 10 | RP6/RD6 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 6 |
| Pin 11 | VSS — Ground |
| Pin 12 | VDD — Positive supply (2.0-3.6 V) |
| Pin 13 | RP5/RD5 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 5 |
| Pin 14 | RP4/RD4 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 4 |
| Pin 15 | RP3/RD3 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 3 |
| Pin 16 | RP2/RD2 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 2 |
| Pin 17 | RP1/RD1 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 1 |
| Pin 18 | RP0/RD0 — Remappable I/O or port D bit 0 |
| Pin 19 | RE9/PMA0 — Port E bit 9 / PMP address 0 |
| Pin 20 | RE8/PMA1 — Port E bit 8 / PMP address 1 |
| Pin 21 | RA15/PMA2 — Port A bit 15 / PMP address 2 |
| Pin 22 | RA14/PMA3 — Port A bit 14 / PMP address 3 |
| Pin 23 | RA13/PMA4 — Port A bit 13 / PMP address 4 |
| Pin 24 | RA12/PMA5 — Port A bit 12 / PMP address 5 |
| Pin 25 | RA11/PMA6 — Port A bit 11 / PMP address 6 |
| Pin 26 | RA10/PMA7 — Port A bit 10 / PMP address 7 |
| Pin 27 | RA9/PMA8 — Port A bit 9 / PMP address 8 |
| Pin 28 | VSS — Ground |
| Pin 29 | VDD — Positive supply |
| Pin 30 | OSC1/CLKI/RC15 — Crystal oscillator input |
| Pin 31 | OSC2/CLKO/RC14 — Crystal oscillator output |
| Pin 32 | RA8/PMA9 — Port A bit 8 / PMP address 9 |
| Pin 33 | RA7/PMA10 — Port A bit 7 / PMP address 10 |
| Pin 34 | RA6/PMA11 — Port A bit 6 / PMP address 11 |
| Pin 35 | RA5/PMA12 — Port A bit 5 / PMP address 12 |
| Pin 36 | RA4/PMA13 — Port A bit 4 / PMP address 13 |
| Pin 37 | RA3/PMA14 — Port A bit 3 / PMP address 14 |
| Pin 38 | RA2/PMA15 — Port A bit 2 / PMP address 15 |
| Pin 39 | RA1/PMA16 — Port A bit 1 / PMP address 16 |
| Pin 40 | RA0/PMA17 — Port A bit 0 / PMP address 17 |
| Pin 41 | VSS — Ground |
| Pin 42 | VDD — Positive supply |
| Pin 43 | RE7/PMD7 — Port E bit 7 / PMP data 7 |
| Pin 44 | RE6/PMD6 — Port E bit 6 / PMP data 6 |
| Pin 45 | RE5/PMD5 — Port E bit 5 / PMP data 5 |
| Pin 46 | RE4/PMD4 — Port E bit 4 / PMP data 4 |
| Pin 47 | RE3/PMD3 — Port E bit 3 / PMP data 3 |
| Pin 48 | RE2/PMD2 — Port E bit 2 / PMP data 2 |
| Pin 49 | RE1/PMD1 — Port E bit 1 / PMP data 1 |
| Pin 50 | RE0/PMD0 — Port E bit 0 / PMP data 0 |
| Pin 51 | RG15 — Port G bit 15 |
| Pin 52 | RG14 — Port G bit 14 |
| Pin 53 | RG13 — Port G bit 13 |
| Pin 54 | RG12 — Port G bit 12 |
| Pin 55 | VSS — Ground |
| Pin 56 | VDD — Positive supply |
| Pin 57 | RG11 — Port G bit 11 |
| Pin 58 | RG10 — Port G bit 10 |
| Pin 59 | RG9 — Port G bit 9 |
| Pin 60 | RG8 — Port G bit 8 |
| Pin 61 | RG7 — Port G bit 7 |
| Pin 62 | RG6 — Port G bit 6 |
| Pin 63 | RG5 — Port G bit 5 |
| Pin 64 | RG4 — Port G bit 4 |
| Pin 65 | RG3 — Port G bit 3 |
| Pin 66 | RG2 — Port G bit 2 |
| Pin 67 | RG1 — Port G bit 1 |
| Pin 68 | RG0 — Port G bit 0 |
| Pin 69 | RF13 — Port F bit 13 |
| Pin 70 | RF12 — Port F bit 12 |
| Pin 71 | RF5 — Port F bit 5 |
| Pin 72 | RF4 — Port F bit 4 |
| Pin 73 | RF3 — Port F bit 3 |
| Pin 74 | RF2 — Port F bit 2 |
| Pin 75 | RF1 — Port F bit 1 |
| Pin 76 | RF0 — Port F bit 0 |
| Pin 77 | RF8 — Port F bit 8 |
| Pin 78 | RF7 — Port F bit 7 |
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Typical Applications
PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT is suitable for 6 applications: Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Panels, Industrial Sensor Data Acquisition, Battery-Powered Sensor Hubs, Portable Medical Devices, Appliance Control Boards, Educational / Hobby Development.
Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Panels
The PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT's 84 I/O count plus the 16-bit Parallel Master Port (PMP) make it a strong fit for driving TFT LCDs and capacitive touch panels in industrial HMI terminals. With 64 KB Flash and 16 MIPS throughput, the device can hold a full emWin/Microchip-GUI application and a state machine for button debouncing. The two SPI modules allow simultaneous touch controller and external flash access; the I2C bus drives an external RTC and EEPROM. Engineers value the deterministic interrupt latency of the PIC24F core for responsive touch handling under GUI load.
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Industrial Sensor Data Acquisition
The PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT's 16-channel 10-bit ADC and 5 hardware 16-bit timers allow direct interface to multi-sensor industrial nodes (temperature, pressure, flow) without an external analog frontend. The 8 KB RAM is sufficient for circular buffering of oversampled data at modest rates, and the two UARTs bridge to RS-485 transceivers for Modbus RTU. The 2.0-3.6 V supply range matches 3.3 V industrial backplanes, and the -40C to +85C rating covers outdoor enclosures. The PMP can offload data to an external FRAM for black-box logging.
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Battery-Powered Sensor Hubs
For battery-powered sensor hubs that need to wake periodically to read sensors and transmit over UART/BLE, the PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT offers deep-sleep currents in the single-digit microampere range with the RTCC running, enabling multi-year coin-cell operation. The internal 8 MHz RC with 4x PLL eliminates an external crystal to save quiescent draw, and the flexible oscillator switching allows the MCU to run at 32 MHz active then drop to 31 kHz for sleep. The 64 KB Flash holds a Bluetooth Low Energy stack plus application code, and the 8 KB RAM is enough for sensor frame buffering.
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Portable Medical Devices
The PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT suits portable medical peripherals such as handheld pulse oximeters, glucose meters, and digital thermometers. Its low-power sleep modes extend battery life across many daily measurements, while the 10-bit ADC at 500 ksps handles photodiode or thermistor readouts. The RTCC timestamps each measurement, and the 84 I/O pins drive segmented LCDs directly. The PIC24F core's deterministic interrupt latency matters for the precise timing required by FDA/IEC 62368-style pulse-oximetry sampling algorithms.
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Appliance Control Boards
White-goods control boards (washing machines, dishwashers, induction cooktops) are a strong fit for the PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT thanks to its 84 I/O count, robust timer/capture modules for triac and IGBT control, and PMP for driving character or graphic LCDs. The 64 KB Flash supports full state-machine plus UI code, and the 5 16-bit timers handle triac zero-cross detection, motor PWM, and buzzer tones. The -40 to +85 C range covers under-cabinet and outdoor installations.
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Educational / Hobby Development
The PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT is supported by Microchip's Explorer 16/32 development board via a Processor Plug-In Module (PIM), making it a popular choice for university embedded courses and hobbyists moving up from PIC16. The 64 KB Flash is large enough for moderate RTOS builds (FreeRTOS port) and the 16 MIPS throughput is sufficient to teach real-time scheduling. The dual ICSP/PGECx/PGEDx pin pairs make in-circuit debugging straightforward with MPLAB X IDE and a PICkit 4.
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Engineering reference data for PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | PIC24FJ128GA010-I/PT | PIC24FJ64GA010T-I/PT | PIC24FJ128GA310-I/PT | PIC24FJ256GA110-I/PT | PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| Package | TQFP-100 (PT) | TQFP-100 (PT) | TQFP-100 (PT) | TQFP-100 (PT) | TQFP-100 (PT) | TQFP-100 (PF) |
| Flash Memory | 64 KB | 128 KB (+100%) | 64 KB (same) | 128 KB (+100%) | 256 KB (+300%) | 64 KB (same) |
| RAM | 8 KB | 8 KB | 8 KB | 8 KB | 16 KB (+100%) | 8 KB |
| Maximum CPU Speed | 16 MIPS @ 32 MHz | 16 MIPS @ 32 MHz | 16 MIPS @ 32 MHz | 16 MIPS @ 32 MHz | 16 MIPS @ 32 MHz | 16 MIPS @ 32 MHz |
| I/O Pins | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 84 |
| Supply Voltage | 2.0-3.6 V | 2.0-3.6 V | 2.0-3.6 V | 2.0-3.6 V | 2.0-3.6 V | 2.0-3.6 V |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +85C | -40C to +85C | -40C to +85C | -40C to +85C | -40C to +85C | -40C to +85C |
Key Differentiators
- Largest Flash in PIC24FJ GA0 64-KB tier without footprint change (vs PIC24FJ64GA008-I/PT)
- Direct upgrade path to 128 KB Flash on same package (vs PIC24FJ128GA010-I/PT)
- Wide operating voltage (2.0-3.6 V) supports 2xAA battery designs (vs PIC24FJ256GA110-I/PT)
Design Notes
Place at least one 0.1 uF X7R ceramic decoupling capacitor within 5 mm of every VDD pin and a bulk 10 uF tantalum or ceramic capacitor at the board-level VDD rail. The PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT has four VDD pins; missing one can cause brown-out resets during peak load events. Add a 1 uF cap on the AVDD pin if the ADC is enabled to avoid reference-induced noise on analog readings.
The 100-pin TQFP has a 0.4 mm pitch, so PCB layout requires 4 mil (0.1 mm) trace-and-space rules with microvia or sub-0.15 mm via-in-pad for dense escape routing. Route the crystal traces (OSC1/OSC2) as short as possible, guarded by a ground pour, and avoid running digital signals under them to prevent clock-jitter injection.
The PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT has multiple PGECx/PGEDx pin pairs; the ICSP programmer (e.g. PICkit 4) must use a matched pair - if PGEC2 is used for ICSPCLK then PGED2 must be used for ICSPDAT, not a different pair. Mixing pairs prevents programming. Also ensure configuration bits (FOSC, FWDT, IESO) are set before the first instruction executes or the part may sit in reset with an unexpected oscillator configuration.
When using the Parallel Master Port (PMP) to drive a TFT display, keep PMP traces matched in length within 2 cm and add 22-33 ohm series damping resistors near the MCU to reduce overshoot. The PMP clock can run up to FOSC/2 (16 MHz), so an unterminated bus will ring and corrupt display data. Place the display connector close to the MCU to minimize stub length.
Compliance Information
RoHS compliant per Microchip product page. Not AEC-Q100 qualified - choose PIC24FJ64GA010-I/PT for industrial/consumer only. For automotive, consult Microchip's dedicated automotive PIC24F line.