Suitable for touch sensing, automotive, industrial control, and IoT applications
Automatic analog analysis for real-time response using 12-bit ADC

Microchip Technology has released the PIC18F 'K42' family, which combines a versatile Core Independent Peripheral (CIP), high-resolution analog, on-chip Direct Memory Access (DMA), and vector interrupts for high-speed computing.

The integrated DMA controller enables data transfer between memory areas and peripherals without CPU (Core Processing Unit) intervention, thereby improving system performance and reducing power consumption. When interrupts are required, vector interrupts provide faster response times with a fixed delay, reducing software overhead.



In addition, since code development can be simplified through the user-friendly MPLAB code configurator, the PIC18F 'K42' family is highly suitable for a wide range of applications and markets, including touch sensing, automotive, industrial control, the Internet of Things (IoT), medical, and home appliances.

The PIC18F 'K42' family, with up to 128KB of built-in flash and 8KB of RAM, offers the largest total memory capacity among 8-bit PIC MCU products. CIP facilitates the easy implementation of common system functions such as sensor interfaces, signal generation, power conversion, motor control, safety management, and system communication.

The PIC18F 'K42' features a built-in 12-bit ADC with computational capabilities, automatically performing analog signal analysis for real-time system response. Additionally, this MCU includes configurable logic cells, low-power modes (IDLE, DOZE, peripheral module disable) to reduce power consumption, and enhanced serial communication including UART. It supports asynchronous systems, DMX, DALI, and LIN protocols, along with standalone high-speed I2C and SPI.

Steve Drehobl, Vice President of Microchip’s 8-bit MCU business unit, said, “The latest PIC18F ‘K42’ family is an important extension of the PIC 8-bit family,” and “this latest family enables customers to implement more across all fields by utilizing system functions running on hardware that requires less application code and high-resolution intelligent analogs for signal conditioning.”