PIC18F2455_07 Datasheet, PDF (10/430 Pages) Microchip Technology – 28/40/44-Pin, High Performance, Enhanced Flash, USB Microcontrollers with nanoWatt Technology

PIC18F2455/2550/4455/4550
1.2 Other Special Features
• Memory Endurance: The Enhanced Flash cells
for both program memory and data EEPROM are
rated to last for many thousands of erase/write
cycles – up to 100,000 for program memory and
1,000,000 for EEPROM. Data retention without
refresh is conservatively estimated to be greater
than 40 years.
• Self-Programmability: These devices can write to
their own program memory spaces under internal
software control. By using a bootloader routine,
located in the protected Boot Block at the top of
program memory, it becomes possible to create an
application that can update itself in the field.
• Extended Instruction Set: The
PIC18F2455/2550/4455/4550 family introduces
an optional extension to the PIC18 instruction set,
which adds 8 new instructions and an Indexed
Literal Offset Addressing mode. This extension,
enabled as a device configuration option, has
been specifically designed to optimize re-entrant
application code originally developed in high-level
languages such as C.
• Enhanced CCP Module: In PWM mode, this
module provides 1, 2 or 4 modulated outputs for
controlling half-bridge and full-bridge drivers.
Other features include auto-shutdown for
disabling PWM outputs on interrupt or other select
conditions and auto-restart to reactivate outputs
once the condition has cleared.
• Enhanced Addressable USART: This serial
communication module is capable of standard
RS-232 operation and provides support for the LIN
bus protocol. Other enhancements include
Automatic Baud Rate Detection and a 16-bit Baud
Rate Generator for improved resolution. When the
microcontroller is using the internal oscillator
block, the EUSART provides stable operation for
applications that talk to the outside world without
using an external crystal (or its accompanying
power requirement).
• 10-Bit A/D Converter: This module incorporates
programmable acquisition time, allowing for a
channel to be selected and a conversion to be
initiated, without waiting for a sampling period and
thus, reducing code overhead.
• Dedicated ICD/ICSP Port: These devices
introduce the use of debugger and programming
pins that are not multiplexed with other micro-
controller features. Offered as an option in select
packages, this feature allows users to develop I/O
intensive applications while retaining the ability to
program and debug in the circuit.
1.3 Details on Individual Family
Members
Devices in the PIC18F2455/2550/4455/4550 family are
available in 28-pin and 40/44-pin packages. Block
diagrams for the two groups are shown in Figure 1-1
and Figure 1-2.
The devices are differentiated from each other in six
ways:
1. Flash program memory (24 Kbytes for
PIC18FX455 devices, 32 Kbytes for
PIC18FX550).
2. A/D channels (10 for 28-pin devices, 13 for
40/44-pin devices).
3. I/O ports (3 bidirectional ports and 1 input only
port on 28-pin devices, 5 bidirectional ports on
40/44-pin devices).
4. CCP and Enhanced CCP implementation
(28-pin devices have two standard CCP
modules, 40/44-pin devices have one standard
CCP module and one ECCP module).
5. Streaming Parallel Port (present only on
40/44-pin devices).
All other features for devices in this family are identical.
These are summarized in Table 1-1.
The pinouts for all devices are listed in Table 1-2 and
Table 1-3.
Like all Microchip PIC18 devices, members of the
PIC18F2455/2550/4455/4550 family are available as
both standard and low-voltage devices. Standard
devices with Enhanced Flash memory, designated with
an “F” in the part number (such as PIC18F2550),
accommodate an operating VDD range of 4.2V to 5.5V.
Low-voltage parts, designated by “LF” (such as
PIC18LF2550), function over an extended VDD range
of 2.0V to 5.5V.
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