High-Performance RISC CPU:
• C Compiler Optimized Architecture
• Only 49 Instructions
• Up to 7 Kbytes Linear Program Memory
   Addressing
• Up to 256 Bytes Linear Data Memory Addressing
• Operating Speed:
   - DC – 20 MHz clock input @ 2.5V
   - DC – 16 MHz clock input @ 1.8V
   - DC – 200 ns instruction cycle
• Interrupt Capability with Automatic Context
   Saving
• 16-Level Deep Hardware Stack with Optional
   Overflow/Underflow Reset
• Direct, Indirect and Relative Addressing modes:
   - Two full 16-bit File Select Registers (FSRs)
   - FSRs can read program and data memory

Flexible Oscillator Structure:
• 16 MHz Internal Oscillator Block:
   - Factory calibrated to ± 1%, typical
   - Software selectable frequency range from
      16 MHz to 31 kHz
• 31 kHz Low-Power Internal Oscillator
• External Oscillator Block with:
   - Four crystal/resonator modes up to 20 MHz
   - Three external clock modes up to 20 MHz
• Fail-Safe Clock Monitor:
   - Allows for safe shutdown if peripheral clock
      stops
• Two-Speed Oscillator Start-up
• Oscillator Start-up Timer (OST)

Analog Features:
• Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC):
   - 10-bit resolution
   - Up to 17 channels
   - Special Event Triggers
   - Conversion available during Sleep
• Hardware Capacitive Voltage Divider (CVD)
   - Double sample conversions
   - Two result registers
   - Inverted acquisition
   - 7-bit pre-charge timer
   - 7-bit acquisition timer
   - Two guard ring output drives
   - Adjustable sample and hold capacitor array
• Voltage Reference module:
   - Fixed Voltage Reference (FVR) with 1.024V,
      2.048V and 4.096V output levels
• Integrated Temperature Indicator

Extreme Low-Power Management PIC16LF1512/3 with XLP:
• Sleep mode: 20 nA @ 1.8V, typical
• Watchdog Timer: 300 nA @ 1.8V, typical
• Secondary Oscillator: 600 nA @ 32 kHz, 1.8V,
   typical
• Operating Current: 30 A/MHz @ 1.8V, typical

Special Microcontroller Features:
• Operating Voltage Range:
   - 2.3V-5.5V (PIC16F1512/3)
   - 1.8V-3.6V (PIC16LF1512/3)
• Self-Programmable under Software Control
• Power-on Reset (POR)
• Power-up Timer (PWRT)
• Programmable Low-Power Brown-out Reset
   (LPBOR)
• Extended Watchdog Timer (WDT)
• In-Circuit Serial Programming™ (ICSP™) via
   Two Pins
• In-Circuit Debug (ICD) via Two Pins
• Enhanced Low-Voltage Programming (LVP)
• Programmable Code Protection
• Low-Power Sleep mode
• 128 Bytes High-Endurance Flash:
   - 100,000 write Flash endurance (minimum)

Peripheral Highlights:
• Up to 25 I/O Pins (1 input-only pin):
   - High current sink/source 25 mA/25 mA
   - Individually programmable weak pull-ups
   - Individually programmable interrupt-on-change
      (IOC) pins
• Timer0: 8-Bit Timer/Counter with 8-Bit Prescaler
• Enhanced Timer1:
   - 16-bit timer/counter with prescaler
   - External Gate Input mode
   - Low-power 32 kHz secondary oscillator driver
• Timer2: 8-Bit Timer/Counter with 8-Bit Period
   Register, Prescaler and Postscaler
• Two Capture/Compare (CCP) modules:
• Master Synchronous Serial Port (MSSP) with SPI
   and I2CTM with:
   - 7-bit address masking
   - SMBus/PMBusTM compatibility
• Enhanced Universal Synchronous Asynchronous
   Receiver Transmitter (EUSART) module:
   - RS-232, RS-485 and LIN compatible
   - Auto-Baud Detect
   - Auto-wake-up on start