Manufacturers are under intense pressure to cut costs while delivering more sophisticated products. The PIC18F K80 CAN MCU family enables smaller, more cost-effective and robust control with its integrated CAN peripheral for automotive and industrial applications. For applications that require low power and accuracy, the MCUs deliver best-in-industry current ratings for longer battery life, as well as the on-chip 12-bit ADC and touch-sensing peripheral for advanced sensors.
The PIC18F K80 family was developed for designers who need to add cost-effective CAN communication to their applications with extremely low power sleep and active modes, and robust operation up to 5.5 Volts, said Mitch Obolsky, vice president of Microchip’s Advanced Microcontroller Architecture Division. The new MCUs offer a migration path for our popular PIC18F4680 CAN family, serving a wide spectrum of applications.
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Development Support: Microchip also announced two PIC18 Explorer Board Plug-In Modules (PIMs) for the PIC18F66K80, today – the 44-pin PIC18F46K80 (part # MA180031) and the 64-pin PIC18F66K80 (part # MA180032) PIMs. For the implementation and evaluation of CAN, Microchip’s CAN™/LIN PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board (part # AC164130-2) may be used in conjunction with its PIC18 Explorer or Explorer 16 development boards.