MCUs with CAN and core independent peripherals offer improved response time

Mouser now stocks the PIC18 K83 MCUs from Microchip Technology. The new 8-bit microcontrollers combine a CAN bus with an extensive array of CIPs to enhance response time to critical system events. The CIPs manage tasks without code or supervision from the CPU, enhancing system capabilities and enabling engineers to more simply implement CAN-based applications. The microcontrollers contain 15 time-saving CIPs in 28 pins with up to 64KB of flash memory. The CIPs combine digital peripherals such as three CWGs that allow high-efficiency synchronous switching for motor control, and two DMA controllers that allow data transfers between memory and peripherals without CPU involvement. The microcontrollers offer intelligent analog peripherals like a 12-bit ADC2 for automating analog signal analysis for real-time system response, and a CVD for advanced touch sensing, filtering, averaging, oversampling, and threshold comparison. The on-chip CIPs can be simply configured through the MPLAB Code Configurator (MCC), which is a free software plug-in that gives a graphical interface to configure functions and peripherals particular to the application. Through the MCC tool, engineers can set up the microcontroller with a few clicks. System developers can benefit considerably by saving time, as it is much easier to configure a hardware-based peripheral, instead of writing and validating a complete software routine, to perform a task. The microcontroller family is perfect for applications using CAN in the industrial, medical, and automotive markets, such as motorised surgical tables, ultrasound machines, asset tracking, automated conveyors and automotive accessories.