Description

The Z86E0408PSC is a microcontroller belonging to the Z8 CPU product line of ZiLOG. ZiLOG MCU products are designed for cost-sensitive, high-volume applications in various industries such as consumer electronics, automotive, security, and HVAC. The Z86E0408PSC comes in different packaging options including plastic DIP, SOIC, PLCC, and QFP. It features a generalized Z8 CPU block diagram with common on-chip peripherals. This allows easy portability of code across different MCU devices within the Z8 product line.

Specifications and Features

- General-Purpose Register File for efficient instruction execution and coding efficiency.

- Flexible I/O with programmable inputs and outputs.

- Analog Inputs with software programmable digital or analog modes and comparator inputs.

- Timer/Counter with programmable prescaler and downcounter for accurate hardware input pulse measurement and output waveform generation.

- Six vectored interrupt sources with software-programmable enable and priority.

- Internal Watch-Dog Timer (WDT) for fail-safe operation.

- Auto Reset/Low-Voltage Protection for known state operation.

- Low-EMI Operation for reduced radiated emission.

- Low-Power operation with two standby modes; STOP and HALT.

- Full Z8 Instruction Set with forty-eight basic instructions and six addressing modes.

Application Scenarios

The Z86E0408PSC microcontroller is suitable for various applications including consumer electronics, automotive systems, security devices, and HVAC systems.

Comparison

• Cost-sensitive and high-volume application targeting.
• Flexible I/O with programmable inputs and outputs.
• Analog inputs for various functions.
• Timer/Counter with accurate hardware input pulse measurement and output waveform generation.
• Six vectored interrupt sources for efficient interrupt handling.
• Internal Watch-Dog Timer for fail-safe operation.
• Auto Reset/Low-Voltage Protection for known state operation.
• Low-EMI Operation for reduced radiated emission.
• Low-Power operation with two standby modes.

• Not suitable for applications requiring complex processing power.