High-Performance RISC CPU:

• C Compiler Optimized Architecture

• Only 49 Instructions

• Up to 28 Kbytes Linear Program Memory

Addressing

• Up to 1536 Bytes Linear Data Memory

Addressing

• Operating Speed:

- DC – 20 MHz clock input @ 2.5V

- DC – 16 MHz clock input @ 1.8V

- DC – 200 ns instruction cycle

• Interrupt Capability with Automatic Context

Saving

• 16-Level Deep Hardware Stack with Optional

Overflow/Underflow Reset

• Direct, Indirect and Relative Addressing modes:

- Two full 16-bit File Select Registers (FSRs)

- FSRs can read program and data memory

Flexible Oscillator Structure:

• 16 MHz Internal Oscillator Block:

- Software selectable frequency range from

16 MHz to 31 kHz

• 31 kHz Low-Power Internal Oscillator

• External Oscillator Block with:

- Four crystal/resonator modes up to 20 MHz

- Three external clock modes up to 20 MHz

• Fail-Safe Clock Monitor

- Allows for safe shutdown if peripheral clock

stops

• Two-Speed Oscillator Start-up

• Oscillator Start-up Timer (OST)

Special Microcontroller Features:

• Operating Voltage Range:

- 1.8V to 3.6V (PIC16LF1526/27)

- 2.3V to 5.5V (PIC16F1526/27)

• Self-Programmable under Software Control

• Power-on Reset (POR)

• Power-up Timer (PWRT)

• Programmable Low-Power Brown-Out Reset

(LPBOR)

• Extended Watch-Dog Timer (WDT):

- Programmable period from 1ms to 256s

• Programmable Code Protection

• In-Circuit Serial Programming™ (ICSP™) via two

pins

• In-Circuit Debug (ICD) via Two Pins

• Enhanced Low-Voltage Programming (LVP)

• Power-Saving Sleep mode