The PIC16C5X from Microchip Technology is a family of low-cost, high performance, 8-bit, fully static,

EPROM/ ROM-based CMOS microcontrollers. It employs a RISC architecture with only 33 single

word/single cycle instructions. All instructions are single cycle (200 ns) except for program branches which take two cycles. The PIC16C5X delivers performance an order of magnitude higher than its competitors in the same price category. The 12-bit wide instructions are highly symmetrical resulting in 2:1 code compression over other 8-bit microcontrollers in its class. The easy to use and easy to remember instruction set reduces development time significantly.

The PIC16C5X products are equipped with special features that reduce system cost and power equirements. The Power-On Reset (POR) and Device Reset Timer (DRT) eliminate the need for external reset circuitry. There are four oscillator configurations to choose from, including the power-saving LP (Low Power) oscillator and cost saving RC oscillator. Power saving SLEEP mode, Watchdog Timer and code protection features improve system cost, power and reliability.

PIC16C54屬于集成電路（IC） > 微控制器。微芯科技股份有限公司制造生產(chǎn)的PIC16C54微控制器微控制器產(chǎn)品是相對復(fù)雜的用戶可編程數(shù)字邏輯器件。這些產(chǎn)品與視為微控制器的器件密切相關(guān)，兩者之間的區(qū)別主要體現(xiàn)在制造商選擇的用詞。不過按照傳統(tǒng)，微控制器集成了工作存儲器，也更可能包含混合信號外設(shè)，并且往往與更簡單的軟件范例結(jié)合使用，旨在重復(fù)執(zhí)行一系列預(yù)定義的任務(wù)。