
• PIC16F506
• PIC12F510

High-Performance RISC CPU:

• Only 33 single-word instructions to learn
• All single-cycle instructions except for program
  branches, which are two-cycle
• 12-bit wide instructions
• 2-level deep hardware stack
• Direct, Indirect and Relative Addressing modes
  for data and instructions
• 8-bit wide data path
• 10 Special Function Hardware registers
  (PIC12F510)
• 13 Special Function Hardware registers
  (PIC16F506)
• Operating speed:
  - DC – 8 MHz Crystal Oscillator (PIC12F510)
  - DC – 500 ns instruction cycle (PIC12F510)
  - DC – 20 MHz Crystal Oscillator (PIC16F506)
  - DC – 200 ns instruction cycle (PIC16F506)

Special Microcontroller Features:

• 4 or 8 MHz selectable precision internal oscillator:
  - Factory calibrated to ±1%
• In-Circuit Serial Programming™ (ICSP™)
• In-Circuit Debugging (ICD) support
• Power-on Reset (POR)
• Device Reset Timer (DRT)
  - Short DRT (1.125 ms, typical) for INTOSC,
    EXTRC and EC
  - DRT (18 ms, typical) for HS, XT and LP
• Watchdog Timer (WDT) with dedicated on-chip
  RC oscillator for reliable operation
• Programmable code protection
• Multiplexed MCLR input pin
• Selectable internal weak pull-ups on I/O pins
• Power-saving Sleep mode
• Wake-up from Sleep on pin change
• Wake-up from Sleep on comparator change
• Selectable oscillator options:
  - INTOSC: 4/8 MHz precision Internal
    oscillator
  - EXTRC: External low-cost RC oscillator
  - XT: Standard crystal/resonator
  - HS: High-speed crystal/resonator
    (PIC16F506 only)
  - LP: Power-saving, low-frequency crystal
  - EC: High-speed external clock input
    (PIC16F506 only)
• Analog-to-Digital (A/D) Converter
  - 8-bit resolution
  - 4-input channels (1 channel is dedicated to
    conversion of the internal 0.6V absolute
    voltage reference)
• High current sink/source for direct LED drive
• 8-bit real-time clock/counter (TMR0) with 8-bit
  programmable prescaler
  Low-Power Features/CMOS Technology:
• Operating Current:
  - < 350 µA @ 2V, 4 MHz
• Standby Current:
  - 100 nA @ 2V, typical

• Low-power, high-speed Flash technology:
  - 100,000 cycle Flash endurance
  - > 40-year retention
• Fully static design
• Wide operating voltage range: 2.0V to 5.5V
• Wide temperature range:
  - Industrial: -40°C to +85°C
  - Extended: -40°C to +125°C

Peripheral Features (PIC12F510):

• 6 I/O pins:
  - 5 I/O pins with individual direction control
  - 1 input only pin
• 1 Analog Comparator with absolute reference

Peripheral Features (PIC16F506):

• 12 I/O pins:
  - 11 I/O pins with individual direction control
  - 1 input only pin
• 2 Analog Comparators with absolute reference
  and programmable reference
  8/14-Pin, 8-Bit Flash Microcontroller
