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===Advantages=== * Small instruction set to learn * [[Reduced instruction set computer|RISC]] architecture * Built-in oscillator with selectable speeds * Easy entry level, in-circuit programming plus in-circuit debugging [[PICkit]] units available for less than $50 * Inexpensive microcontrollers * Wide range of interfaces including [[IΒ²C]], [[Serial Peripheral Interface Bus|SPI]], [[USB]], [[Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter|UART]], [[Analog-to-digital converter|A/D]], programmable comparators, [[Pulse-width modulation|PWM]], [[Local Interconnect Network|LIN]], [[Controller area network|CAN]], [[Parallel slave port|PSP]], and Ethernet<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microchip.com/maps/Microcontroller.aspx |title=Microchip Advanced Part Selector |publisher=Microchip |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110012820/http://www.microchip.com/maps/Microcontroller.aspx |archive-date=2016-01-10 |access-date=2022-12-14}}</ref> * Availability of processors in [[Dual in-line package|DIL]] package makes them easy to handle for hobby use.
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