Processor Features:

• Interrupt Capability

• PIC16F570 Operating Speed:

- DC – 20 MHz Crystal oscillator

- DC – 200 ns Instruction cycle

• High Endurance Program and Flash Data

Memory Cells:

- 2048 x 12 user execution memory

- 64 x 8 self-writable data memory

- 100,000 write program memory endurance

- 1,000.000 write Flash data memory

endurance

- Program and Flash data retention: >40 years

• General Purpose Registers (SRAM):

- 132 x 8 memory

• Only 36 Single-Word Instructions to Learn:

- Modified baseline CPU

- Added RETURN and RETFIE instructions

- Added MOVLB instruction

• All Instructions are Single-Cycle except for

Program Branches which are Two-Cycle

• Four-Level Deep Hardware Stack

• Direct, Indirect and Relative Addressing modes

for Data and Instructions

Peripheral Features:

• Device Features:

- 24 I/Os

- Individual direction control

- High-current source/sink

• 8-Bit Real-Time Clock/Counter (TMR0) with 8-Bit

Programmable Prescaler

• In-Circuit Serial Programming™ (ICSP™) via Two

External Pin Connections

• Analog Comparator (CMP):

- Two analog comparators

- Absolute and programmable references

• Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC):

- 8-bit resolution

- Eight external input channels

- 0.6V reference input

• Operational Amplifiers (op amps):

- Two operational amplifiers

- Fully-accessible visibility

Microcontroller Features:

• Brown-out Reset (BOR)

• Power-on Reset (POR)

• Device Reset Timer (DRT)

• Watchdog Timer (WDT) with its own On-Chip RC

Oscillator for Reliable Operation

• Programmable Code Protection (CP)

• Power-Saving Sleep mode with Wake-up on

Change Feature

• Selectable Oscillator Options:

- INTOSC: Precision 4 or 8 MHz internal

oscillator

- EXTRC: Low-cost external RC oscillator

- LP: Power-saving, low-frequency crystal

- XT: Standard crystal/resonator

- HS: High-speed crystal/resonator

- EC: High-speed external clock

• Variety of Packaging Options:

- 28-Lead SPDIP, SOIC, SSOP, QFN, UQFN