2 Target Applications

Most PIC16/PIC18F and PIC32CM devices are general-purpose MCUs suitable for consumer electronics, industrial control, and IoT applications. These devices can operate with low power for energy-efficient applications. Some device families have additional features that also make them suitable for specific applications.

This section aims to simplify the migration process by assisting users in identifying which PIC32CM MCU can be used as an alternative solution for a PIC16F/PIC18F application.

Table 2-1. PIC16F/PIC18F and PIC32CM Target Applications
Device	Ultra-Low Power	Connectivity⁽³⁾	Analog Sensing⁽⁴⁾	Touch	Display	Motor Control	Automotive	Functional Safety^(1,2)	Security
Device
PIC16
PIC16F	8X 6XX 72X 753 785 87X 88X 91X	—	527 57X 753 785	707	9XX	753 785	73 52X 57X 61X 630 68X 707 72X/A 753 87X/A 88X 946	—	—
PIC16F1xxx	All supported	145X	17XX	18XX 19XX	19XX	145X 150X 157X 161X 17XX	All supported	150X⁽¹⁾ 161X⁽¹⁾ 171X⁽¹⁾ 176X⁽¹⁾ 182X⁽¹⁾	—
PIC16F1xxxx	153XX 183XX 184XX 188XX 191XX	—	171XX 175XX 181XX 131XX 180XX 184XX 191XX	All except 15XXX	191XX	153XX-191XX	All supported	152XX⁽¹⁾ 153XX⁽¹⁾ 180XX⁽¹⁾ 183XX⁽¹⁾ 184XX⁽¹⁾ 188XX⁽¹⁾	—
PIC18
PIC18F	XX2 XX8 XX20 XX30 2X1X 2X2X 4X1X 4X2X XX39	X50 XX50/5 XX53/8 XX80/2/5	—	—	X50 XX9X	XX31	2/4X21/3 6/8X22/3/7/8 8720 XX30 XX50/3/8 XX80/2/5 XX93	—	—
PIC18F-J	J11 J13 J53 J72 J90 J94	J50 J53 J55 J94	—	J53 J72 J9x	J72 J90	—	J10 J11 J13 J15 J16 J50 J53 J72	—	—
PIC18F-K	K40 K42 K50 K83	K50 K80 K83	K40 K42 K83	All except K20	K90	K4X K83	All supported	K40⁽¹⁾ K42⁽¹⁾ K80⁽¹⁾ K83⁽¹⁾	—
PIC18F-Q	All supported	Q20 Q83 Q84	Q4X Q71 Q83 Q84	All supported	—	All supported	All supported	Q10⁽¹⁾ Q40⁽¹⁾ Q41⁽¹⁾ Q43⁽¹⁾ Q71⁽¹⁾ Q83⁽¹⁾ Q84⁽¹⁾	—
PIC32CM
MC00	—	—		—	—			⁽¹⁾	—
LE00 LS00/60					—	—	—	—
JH00/01	—		—		—			⁽²⁾	—
GV00	—	—	—		—	—		—	—
GC00/SG00	—		—		—	—		⁽²⁾
PL10⁽⁵⁾		—	—		—	—		⁽²⁾	—

Note:

The PIC32CM MC and some PIC16F/PIC18F devices have Functional Safety support available, with Failure Modes, Effects, Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA), Functional Safety manuals, and self-test libraries.
The PIC32CM GC00/SG00, JH00/01, and PL10 devices are designed in compliance with Functional Safety standards (ISO 26262, IEC 61508).
Most devices support only the common serial communication peripherals (UART, SPI, I²C). This column lists the family of devices that support other protocols, such as USB, CAN, and I3C®.
Most devices have ADCs and comparators. This column lists device families that contain other peripherals, such as op amps and advanced ADCs.
PIC32CM PL10 has familiar Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs) from 8-bit PIC.