PIC24EP32GP204-I/TL
PIC24EP32GP204-I/TL - 16-bit MCU 32KB Flash 44-VFTLA | Microchip
The Microchip Technology PIC24EP32GP204-I/TL is a 16-bit microcontroller from the PIC24EP general-purpose MCU family, delivering 70 MIPS core performance from a single 3.3 V supply and packaged in a 44-pin VFTLA (VTLA) exposed-pad land-grid-array format. The device integrates 32 KB of Flash program memory (10.7K × 24 organization), 4 KB of SRAM, and a rich set of analog peripherals including operational amplifiers, comparators, a 10-bit ADC, and the Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU).
A microcontroller (MCU) is a single-chip computer that integrates a CPU core, program memory (typically Flash), data memory (SRAM), and a configurable set of digital and analog peripherals. Within the broader taxonomy, a 16-bit MCU sits between 8-bit controllers (lower computational headroom, simpler peripherals) and 32-bit MCUs (higher performance, larger address space). The PIC24EP family targets the high-end general-purpose tier, offering DSP-class instruction throughput, hardware op-amps, and the Peripheral Trigger Generator (PTG) for hardware-state-machine-driven peripherals, while remaining compatible with the classic PIC16/24 instruction set for code portability.
Key features include a CPU speed of up to 70 MIPS at 70 MHz, hardware Multiply and Divide in a single cycle, Peripheral Pin Select (PPS) for flexible signal routing, an integrated Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU) for capacitive touch and time-of-flight sensing, on-chip op-amps and comparators for analog signal conditioning, and an advanced 8-channel PWM with dead-band control. Communication peripherals include I2C, SPI, UART, and Enhanced Parallel Slave Port (EPSP).
Architecturally, the PIC24EP32GP204-I/TL uses a modified Harvard architecture with separate 24-bit instruction and 16-bit data paths, single-cycle hardware multiplier, and a 16-element register file. The CTMU, paired with the ADC, allows precision time measurement with sub-nanosecond resolution, enabling capacitive touch sensing, accurate temperature conversion, and ultrasonic time-of-flight measurements without external timing ASICs.
Typical applications include industrial control and automation, digital signal processing at the edge, LED lighting controllers, motor control with PFC, medical monitoring instrumentation, and consumer appliance UI panels with capacitive touch. The combination of 70 MIPS, hardware op-amps, and CTMU makes the device especially suited to power-conversion control loops and DSP-style sensor processing.
When designing with this device, ensure the VFTLA exposed pad is soldered to a sufficiently large thermal/ground pour; failure to do so can cause thermal runaway under high I/O toggle loads. Decouple VDDCORE with a 10 µF bulk + 0.1 µF ceramic pair within 5 mm of the exposed pad, and keep analog reference traces isolated from switching digital lines.
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