Microchip Technology has announced the 12-member PIC24FJ256GB1 microcontroller (MCU) family, which is said to be the lowest power (100nA standby current) large-memory (up to 256 KB Flash and 16 KB RAM) 16-bit USB microcontroller family in the world. As the only 16-bit microcontroller family with integrated USB 2.0 device, embedded-host, dual-role and On-the-Go (OTG) functionality, the PIC24FJ256GB1 makes it cost effective and easy to add advanced USB features to embedded designs. Additionally, the integrated Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU) peripheral - along with the royalty-free mTouch Sensing Solution software development kit - enables designers to add a capacitive-touch user interface without any external components. When combined with Microchip's free Graphics Software Library, engineers have access to a complete, USB-enabled and cost-effective user interface solution.
Microchip Technology, www.microchip.com.
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Microchip’s PIC24FJ256GB1 family's integrated USB 2.0 OTG, host and device functionality is optimised for embedded applications.
