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Other key features included within the family are an 8-input 10-bit Analog to Digital Converter with integrated touch screen controller, 32KB of on-chip SRAM, a Vectored Interrupt Controller to speed the serving of interrupts, three UARTs, Synchronous Serial Port, three 16-bit Counter/Timers with Capture, Compare and PWM logic, Watchdog Timer and Low Voltage Detector.

Key Features Enhanced on-chip peripherals available with the PIC18F4XK20/2XK20 family include a software-selectable, precision 16 MHz internal oscillator with Phase Lock Loop (PLL); a Master Synchronous Serial Port (I2C[TM]/SPI) module with address masking; a four-channel, 10-bit Enhanced Capture/Compare Pulse-Width Modulation module with PWM steering capability; up to 14 10-bit Analog-to-Digital Conversion channels with a 1.

These new microcontrollers provide engineers with enhanced features such as steering-capable pulse-width modulation (PWM) and a synchronous serial port with address masking for I2C(TM), while offering additional program and data memory.

21 synchronous serial ports and supports Frame Relay Forum standards FRF.

For IEEE1451 sensors, the Synchronous Serial Port can be used in the standard SPI mode with software control of the remaining signals.

For IEEE1451 sensors, the Synchronous Serial Port can be used in the standard SPI mode with software control of the remaining signals.

Other I/O options include on-board discrete digital inputs/outputs and a synchronous serial port routed to a header on the board.

Included are: an 8-bit asynchronous slave port to directly communicate with other microprocessors or microcontrollers in a system; a unique synchronous serial port supporting SPI(TM), or I2C(TM), protocols for the ultimate flexibility in designing low-cost communications systems with other system resources; two PWM outputs with 8-bit resolution operating at an industry-leading 80 KHz; and a 16-bit capture/compare facility with 200 nsec resolution.