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The document discusses the peripheral interface controller (PIC) microcontroller. It defines the PIC as an 8-bit microcontroller with a reduced instruction set that is used to control peripheral devices and reduce the workload of the main CPU. It describes the PIC's internal blocks including flash memory, EEPROM, RAM, and processing unit. It also provides the pin diagram and explanations of the 18 pins of the PIC16F84A microcontroller.

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2 The Peripheral Interface Controller PIC

The document discusses the peripheral interface controller (PIC) microcontroller. It defines the PIC as an 8-bit microcontroller with a reduced instruction set that is used to control peripheral devices and reduce the workload of the main CPU. It describes the PIC's internal blocks including flash memory, EEPROM, RAM, and processing unit. It also provides the pin diagram and explanations of the 18 pins of the PIC16F84A microcontroller.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO

Microprocessors
(CpE 323)
Prepared by:
JEANNALEN P. LUNOD
Department of Computer Engineering
Topic Outline
• The Peripheral Interface Controller (PIC)
• Definition
• Block Diagram - Internal Structure of PIC
• Hardware of the PIC

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Intended Learning Outcomes
• ILO1: define what is PIC
• ILO2: define what is RISC
• ILO3: understand the block diagram of
the internal structure of the PIC
• ILO4: identify the pin assignment of the
PIC

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Meet the PIC!
PIC 16F84A

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What is PIC ?
• PIC (Peripheral
Interface Controller)
is the IC which was
developed to control
peripheral devices,
alleviating the load
from the main CPU.

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What is PIC ?
• is an 8-bit microcontroller of RISC (Reduced
Instruction Set Computer) architecture.
• uses a total number of 35 instructions .
• has a total of 18 pins and is mostly found in
a DIP18 type of case.

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The PIC is the small
computer
• Maximum clock
operating frequency
is about 20 MHz.
• Memory capacity is
about 1K to 14K
words.

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Block Diagram

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Block Diagram cont…
• Flash/Program Memory
• for storing a program. It can be erased
and rewritten almost 100 times.
• 1 word is 14 bits long and 1024 words (1K
words) can be stored.
• Even if power is switched off the
contents of the flash memory will not be
lost.

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Block Diagram cont…
• EEPROM
• Electrically Erasable Programmable Read
Only Memory
• usually used for storing important data
that will be secured even in power failure.
• nonvolatile memory, the contents are
not lost when power is turned off.

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Block Diagram cont…
• EEPROM
• total capacity of 64 bytes and the
number of times it can be rewritten to is
limited to about 1,000,000
• It is used to store data which will not
change frequently. Data can be safely
stored for 40 years.

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Block Diagram cont…
• RAM
• Random-Access Memory
• memory used by a program to store
temporary data during its execution.
• Central Processing Unit (CPU)
• coordinates the work and executes the
program.

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Block Diagram cont…
• Ports
• There are 2 ports: portA (5 bits) and
portB (8 bits).
• These 13 pins can be configured as
input/output.

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Hardware of the PIC16F84A
• Pin
Diagram

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• Notice the arrows
• Input - if towards the pin
• Output – if away from the pin
• Input/output – if to and from the pin (bi-
directional)

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Pin Diagram
• OSC1/CLKIN – Oscillator crystal
input/External clock source input.
• OSC2/CLKOUT – Oscillator crystal
output/Connects to crystal or resonator in
crystal oscillator mode.
• MCLR(inv) – Master clear (reset) input.
Programming voltage input. This pin is an
active low reset to the device.

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Pin Diagram (cont.)
• RA0 - RA3 – Bi-directional I/O port.
• RA4/T0CKI – Bi-directional I/O port/Clock
input to the TMR0 timer/counter.
• RB0/INT – Bi-directional I/O port/External
interrupt pin.
• RB1 - RB7 – Bi-directional I/O port.
• VSS – Ground
• VDD – Positive supply (+2.0V to +5.5V)

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Summary
• PIC (Peripheral Interface Controller) is the IC
which was developed to control peripheral
devices, alleviating the load from the main
CPU.
• is an 8-bit microcontroller of RISC (Reduced
Instruction Set Computer) architecture and
uses a total number of 35 instructions
•

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• Flash/Program Memory is used for storing a
program.
• Even if power is switched off, the contents of
the flash memory will not be lost.
• EEPROM stands for Electrically Erasable
Programmable Read Only Memory.
• Its contents are not lost when power is
turned off

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• RAM stands for Random-Access Memory.
• It is the memory used by a program to store
temporary data during its execution.
• Central Processing Unit (CPU) coordinates
the work and executes the program.
• There are 2 ports: portA (5 bits) and portB (8
bits).
• These 13 pins can be configured as
input/output.
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• The PIC16F84A has 18 pins:
1. Pin 1 - RA2
2. Pin 2 - RA3
3. Pin 3 - RA4/TOCKI
4. Pin 4 - MCLR
5. Pin 5 - VSS
6. Pin 6 - RB0/INT
7. Pin 7 - RB1

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8. Pin 8 - RB2
9. Pin 9 - RB3
10.Pin 10 - RB4
11. Pin 11 - RB5
12.Pin 12 - RB6
13.Pin 13 - RB7
14.Pin 14 - VDD
15.Pin 15 - OSC2/CLKOUT
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16.Pin 16 - OSC1/CLKIN
17. Pin 17 - RA0
18.Pin 18 - RA1

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References
• Duran, F. (2011). Introduction to PIC16
Microcontroller Programming and Interfacing.
Unpublished.
• Peren, G. B. (2004). The Right PIC.
• Wilmshurst, T. (2010). Designing Embedded
Systems with PIC Microcontrollers: Principles
and Applications 2nd Ed.

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