Enhanced 8-bit Mid-Range Core
- Support Now available in PCM Compilers
- Reduce Production costs by at least 15% per chip
- Gain 16 levels hardware stack
- Increased Instruction Count
- More Program Memory
- Increased Peripheral Support
Gain Access to NEW Compiler Features
Current Customers
Customers on Active Maintenance are eligible for support at NO ADDITIONAL COST! Please visit the compiler downloads page.
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New Customers
Customers new to CCS can obtain support by purchasing a PCM, PCW, PCWH or PCWHD Compiler.
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Complete Architecture Support
New PIC®MCU Architecture Features
Up to 56K of Flash Program Memory and 4k Data Memory
Enhanced 16-level hardware stack with optional RESET
Increased peripheral support including:
- Multiple A/D converters & comparators
- Multiple SPI/I2C, USART
- Multiple capture/compare/PWM
- *mTouch™ & Non-Volatile Memory
- Operational amplifiers & LCD drive capability
Enhanced Indirect linear addressing
C programming language optimizations
Automatic interrupt context save of core registers
Simplified register map
Additional Features Include:
- Up to 32MHz internal oscillator
- Low power 1.8V operation up to 5.5V
New CCS Compiler Support
Support for parts with up to 56K instructions and 4K of RAM
Reduction of inlined system functions with the 16-level call stack
New Built-in Functions for ALL enhanced peripherals:
Uses MOVLP for page switches and MOVLB for bank switches
- Inline assembler supports all new instructions and addressing modes
- Full implementation of ANSI setjmp.h functions utilizing the new stack access
- Uses SFRs to reduce the number of instructions needed for complex expression
Reduced interrupt overhead
Compatibility switch to translate old or hard-coded addresses, to new SFR registers
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Compiler Exploitation of the New Instructions
Enhanced Mid-Range Core Architecture
Support Info
- Click Here for Microchip Enhanced Mid-Range Core Architecture Information
- Click Here for A List of Specific Enhanced Mid-Range Core Devices Supported by the CCS Compiler
- Compilers that support existing Mid-Range devices will support the Enhanced Core Architecture. Compilers that support Enhanced Mid-Range PIC®MCU include: PCM, PCW, PCWH and PCWHD
