PIC24FJ-33FJ MCUs and dsPIC® DSCs

Microchip announces 16-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC digital signal controllers (DSCs) that bring advanced control to cost-sensitive general-purpose and motor-control designs. These devices enable low-cost, sensorless motor-control designs, with support for a wide range of motor-control algorithms, and include an on-chip charge time measurement unit (CTMU), and 10-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC), to enable intelligent sensor applications, and mTouch™ capacitive touch sensing. The devices are supported by three new plug-in modules (PIMs) and a single-board motor-control starter kit that includes cap-touch sliders and an on-board BLDC motor, making it easy for designers to create high-performance applications in the appliance (for example washing machines), medical (for example infusion pumps) and industrial (for example AC-induction motors) markets, among others.