PIC16LF1938T-I/ML
PIC16LF1938T-I/ML - 28KB Flash 8-bit MCU 32MHz XLP | Microchip
The Microchip PIC16LF1938T-I/ML is a low-power 8-bit PIC microcontroller from the PIC® XLP™ 16F family, featuring 28KB (16K x 14) of Flash program memory, 1KB of RAM, and 256 bytes of EEPROM, housed in a 28-pin QFN (6x6) package with an exposed thermal pad. The device operates from 1.8V to 3.6V (LF variant), executes instructions at up to 32MHz (8 MIPS), and integrates an mTouch capacitive touch peripheral, a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) driver, multiple Enhanced USART, MSSP (SPI/I2C) modules, and a 12-channel 10-bit ADC.
A microcontroller (MCU) is a single-chip computer containing a CPU core, non-volatile program memory, volatile data memory, and a rich set of peripheral interfaces. PIC microcontrollers use a Harvard-architecture RISC core with a 14-bit instruction word optimized for deterministic, low-power embedded control. Within the power management hierarchy, this MCU belongs to the XLP (eXtreme Low Power) family, with nanoWatt technology enabling sleep currents below 100 nA, making it ideal for battery-powered and energy-harvesting applications where coin-cell or Li-ion batteries must last years.
Key features include 28KB self-programmable Flash with read-while-write support, 1KB SRAM, 256B EEPROM, an integrated LCD driver supporting up to 96 segments, a charge time measurement unit (CTMU) for capacitive touch, 25 source/sink capable I/O pins, an Enhanced 10-bit ADC with 12 channels, three timers (Timer0/1/2), two capture/compare/PWM modules, an EUSART, two MSSP (I2C/SPI) modules, and four configurable logic cells. The QFN-28 package provides a small 6x6mm footprint with an exposed pad for improved thermal dissipation.
Architecturally, the PIC16LF1938 uses a 14-bit instruction set with a two-stage pipeline, hardware multiplier, and a unified interrupt controller supporting vectored interrupts with multiple priority levels. The XLP technology integrates multiple low-power modes (Run, Idle, Sleep, and Deep Sleep) with a Real-Time Clock (RTCC) that can wake the device from Sleep, allowing year-long operation from a single CR2032 cell. The integrated LCD driver supports static, 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4 multiplex modes with software-configurable bias generation.
Typical applications include handheld consumer electronics (remote controls, fitness monitors, wearable health patches), battery-powered sensor nodes (IoT endpoints, environmental monitors), industrial HMI panels with LCD displays, capacitive touch user interfaces, medical monitoring devices (glucose meters, pulse oximeters), and small appliance controllers. The combination of LCD driver, mTouch sensing, and nanoWatt XLP makes it especially suited for human-interface products running on batteries.
When designing with this device, ensure the exposed pad on the QFN package is soldered to a sufficient copper pour to maintain junction temperature within the -40C to +85C industrial range. Decouple VDD with at least a 100nF ceramic capacitor placed within 3mm of each power pin, and reserve the ICSPCLK/ICSPDAT pins for in-circuit serial programming during prototyping.
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