PIC16F1936-I/SP
PIC16F1936-I/SP - 8-bit XLP MCU 14KB Flash LCD 28-SPDIP | Microchip
The Microchip PIC16F1936-I/SP is an 8-bit enhanced mid-range CMOS flash microcontroller in the PIC® XLP™ 16F family, delivering 32 MHz CPU performance with 200 ns instruction execution, 14 KB Flash program memory, 512 bytes RAM, and 256 bytes EEPROM, housed in a 28-pin SPDIP package. The device integrates an LCD driver supporting up to 96 segments, a 10-bit ADC, multiple capture/compare/PWM modules, and the nanoWatt XLP extreme-low-power technology that drops quiescent current below 50 nA in sleep mode. According to the Microchip product page, the PIC16F1936 family is intended for battery-friendly human-machine interface designs where LCD display, analog sensing, and long battery life co-exist on a single chip.
A PIC microcontroller (Programmable Interface Controller) is a Harvard-architecture RISC microprocessor with separate program and data buses, flash memory, and on-chip peripherals, widely used in embedded control applications. The PIC16F1936 belongs to the enhanced mid-range PIC16 family, one tier below PIC18 and PIC24, and one tier above the baseline PIC10/12/16. This category sits within the broader microcontroller hierarchy (microcontroller -> 8-bit MCU -> PIC16 -> enhanced mid-range -> XLP nanoWatt), making it a strong fit for cost-sensitive, low-power, LCD-equipped appliances.
Key differentiating features include the integrated LCD driver with charge pump and contrast control, core-independent peripherals such as the Configurable Logic Cell (CLC), Complementary Waveform Generator (CWG), and Numerically Controlled Oscillator (NCO), plus the eXtreme Low Power (XLP) sleep mode drawing under 50 nA. The 28-pin SPDIP footprint exposes 25 GPIO lines, of which many are multiplexed with ADC, comparator, SPI, I2C, and UART peripherals, giving designers flexible pin mapping for sensor and user-interface boards.
Architecturally, the device uses a 14-bit instruction word with a hardware stack of 16 levels and 35 instructions, combined with a wide peripheral set including 5 CCP/ECCP modules, an enhanced USART, MSSP for SPI/I2C, and a 16-level deep hardware stack. The 10-bit ADC delivers up to 17 channels with acquisition time configurable in software. The integrated LCD controller supports static, 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4 multiplexed glass with internal charge pump, eliminating the need for an external LCD bias supply in most designs.
Typical applications include battery-powered consumer appliances with LCD readouts (coffee machines, kitchen scales, thermostats), industrial sensor transmitters with display feedback, and low-power IoT edge nodes that wake periodically to read sensors and update a segment display. Designers also use this part in medical handheld meters and HVAC control panels where a single chip must drive a glass LCD, scan buttons, and run low-power wireless protocols.
A key design consideration is brown-out voltage selection: the PIC16F1936-I/SP supports BOR and LPBOR down to 1.8 V, which is critical for 2-cell alkaline or single-cell Li coin battery stacks. Always reserve the ICSP/ICD pins (RB6/RB7) for in-circuit programming and debugging, even in production layouts.
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