Microchip Technology DM164130-7 User Manual

 2010 Microchip Technology Inc.

DS41401B-page 11

Thank you for choosing the F1 Evaluation Platform. This kit allows you to begin 
development using the PIC16LF1937 microcontroller (MCU). 

The PIC16LF1937 is the first in a family of enhanced mid-range microcontrollers. 
These architectural enhancements allow for more memory and faster computation than 
that of legacy PIC16 microcontrollers.

The PIC16F1 and PIC12F1 family of microcontrollers are a series of 8-bit 
microcontrollers derived from the popular PIC16 series of 8-bit PIC

®

 microcontrollers. 

The F1 derivatives feature an enhanced CPU, support for extended amounts of 
memory, improved peripherals, and XLP low power. The F1 Evaluation Platform allows 
you to evaluate these features for your application in a simple, low-cost platform.

This chapter introduces the F1 Evaluation Platform:

• Platform Contents

• Hardware Features

The F1 Evaluation Platform contains the following items:

1.

F1 Evaluation Platform Demo Board – 

www.microchip.com/F1Eval

The F1 Evaluation Platform has the following hardware features:

The PIC16LF1937 is a 40-pin full-featured device, including:

1.

Enhanced PIC16 instruction set

2.

8K Words of Flash memory

3.

512 bytes of RAM

4.

256 bytes of EEPROM

5.

2 CCPs and 3 enhanced CCPs

6.

MSSP (I

2

C™, SPI)

7.

Enhanced USART

8.

8- and 16-bit timers

9.

32 MHz internal oscillator

10. Low-power 32 kHz crystal oscillator and 

11. LCD controller.

The MCP9800 is a low-power, I

2

C temperature sensor with selectable 9 to 12 bits of 

output resolution.