DEVICE OVERVIEW

The PIC16(L)F720/721 devices are covered by this data sheet. They are available in 20-pin packages.

Figure 1-1 shows a block diagram of the PIC16(L)F720/721 devices. Table 1-1 shows the pinout descriptions.

High-Performance RISC CPU:

• Only 35 Instructions to Learn:

   - All single-cycle instructions except branches

• Operating Speed:

   - DC – 16 MHz oscillator/clock input

   - DC – 250 ns instruction cycle

• Up to 4K x 14 Words of Flash Program Memory

• Up to 256 bytes of Data Memory (RAM)

• Interrupt Capability

• 8-Level Deep Hardware Stack

• Direct, Indirect and Relative Addressing modes

• Processor Self-Write/Read access to Program Memory

Special Microcontroller Features:

• Precision Internal Oscillator:

   - 16 MHz or 500 kHz operation

   - Factory calibrated to ±1%, typical

   - Software tunable

   - Software selectable ÷1, ÷2, ÷4 or ÷8 divider

• Power-Saving Sleep mode

• Industrial and Extended Temperature Range

• Power-on Reset (POR)

• Power-up Timer (PWRT)

• Brown-out Reset (BOR)

• Multiplexed Master Clear with Pull-up/Input Pin

• Programmable Code Protection

• In-Circuit Serial ProgrammingTM (ICSPTM) via Two Pins

• 128 Bytes High-Endurance Flash:

   - 100,000 write Flash endurance (minimum)

• Wide Operating Voltage Range:

   - 1.8V to 5.5V (PIC16F720/721)

   - 1.8V to 3.6V (PIC16LF720/721)

  

Low-Power Features:

• Standby Current:

   - 40 nA @ 1.8V, typical

• Low-Power Watchdog Timer Current:

   - 500 nA @ 1.8V, typical

Peripheral Features:

• Up to 17 I/O Pins and 1 Input-only Pin:

   - High-current source/sink for direct LED drive

   - Interrupt-on-change pins

   - Individually programmable weak pull-ups

• A/D Converter:

   - 8-bit resolution

   - 12 channels

   - Selectable Voltage reference

• Timer0: 8-Bit Timer/Counter with 8-Bit Programmable Prescaler

• Enhanced Timer1

   - 16-bit timer/counter with prescaler

   - External Gate Input mode with toggle and single shot modes

   - Interrupt-on-gate completion

• Timer2: 8-Bit Timer/Counter with 8-Bit Period Register, Prescaler and Postscaler

• Capture, Compare, PWM module (CCP)

   - 16-bit Capture, max resolution 12.5 ns

   - 16-bit Compare, max resolution 250 ns

   - 10-bit PWM, max frequency 15 kHz

• Addressable Universal Synchronous

   Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (AUSART)

• Synchronous Serial Port (SSP)

   - SPI (Master/Slave)

   - I2CTM (Slave) with Address Mask