Microchip Technologies' PIC32CM PL10 MCUs, available from Mouser, are an attractive option when upgrading from an 8-bit to a 32-bit MCU. The PIC32CM PL10 family features a pin configuration compatible with 8-bit AVR Dx microcontrollers, allowing users to easily switch from hardware designs intended for AVR MCUs. All of these microcontrollers include familiar peripherals available on 8-bit MCUs, such as Multi-Voltage I/O (MVIO), Configurable Custom Logic (CCL), and Event Systems (EVSYS). This reduces the amount of components required and the board size, enabling smaller, more cost-effective designs. Furthermore, the combination of 5V operation and integrated analog peripherals—such as a Touch Peripheral Controller (PTC), Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC), and analog comparators—contributes to the robustness and noise immunity of these Microchip PIC32CM PL10 microcontrollers.
Mouser also offers the Microchip EV10P22A Curiosity Nano evaluation kit, a demonstration and development platform for evaluating the PIC32CM PL10 microcontroller. With the evaluation kit's integrated debugger/programmer, no external tools are required. Microchip's free software (MPLAB® Tools for VS Code® and MPLAB Harmony) provides an intuitive graphical user interface for configuring the device and all integrated peripherals.
