• Only 33 single word instructions to learn
• All instructions are single cycle (200 ns) except for
program branches which are two-cycle
• Operating speed: DC - 20 MHz clock input
DC - 200 ns instruction cycle
12-bit wide instructions
• 8-bit wide data path
• Seven or eight special function hardware registers
• Two-level deep hardware stack
• Direct, indirect and relative addressing modes for
data and instructions
Peripheral Features:
• 8-bit real time clock/counter (TMR0) with 8-bit
programmable prescaler
• Power-On Reset (POR)
• Device Reset Timer (DRT)
• Watchdog Timer (WDT) with its own on-chip
RC oscillator for reliable operation
• Programmable code-protection
• Power saving SLEEP mode
• Selectable oscillator options:
- RC: Low-cost RC oscillator
- XT: Standard crystal/resonator
- HS: High-speed crystal/resonator
- LP: Power saving, low-frequency crystal
CMOS Technology:
• Low-power, high-speed CMOS EPROM/ROM
technology
• Fully static design
• Wide-operating voltage and temperature range:
- EPROM Commercial/Industrial 2.0V to 6.25V
- ROM Commercial/Industrial 2.0V to 6.25V
- EPROM Extended 2.5V to 6.0V
- ROM Extended 2.5V to 6.0V
• Low-power consumption
- < 2 mA typical @ 5V, 4 MHz
- 15 µA typical @ 3V, 32 kHz
- < 0.6 µA typical standby current
(with WDT disabled) @ 3V, 0°C to 70°C