Motorola 68HC16

<p>The 68HC16 (also abbreviated as HC16) is a highly modular <a href="/facts/Microcontroller/MKrnAhnm">microcontroller</a> family based on the CPU16 16-bit core from <a href="/facts/Motorola/ztqczx68">Motorola</a> Semiconductor (later from <a href="/facts/Freescale_Semiconductor/mRjBBbeX">Freescale</a> then <a href="/facts/NXP_Semiconductors/naAqdtWq">NXP</a>). The CPU16 core is a true 16-bit design, with an architecture that is very familiar to <a href="/facts/Freescale_68HC11/7p1pn24u">68HC11</a> (HC11) users. The resemblances to the HC11 core design are a deliberate move to provide an upgrade path for those <a href="/facts/8-bit/2CkhLNoH">8-bit</a> <a href="/facts/Motorola_68HC11/7p1pn24u">68HC11</a> designs that require the increased power of a <a href="/facts/16-bit/bTGS44Ne">16-bit</a> <a href="/facts/CPU/Jxp1bqMV">CPU</a>. Many features of the HC16 and the CPU16 core are new to HC11 users.
</p><p>The HC16 provides a <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a> upgrade path for HC11 users while giving full hardware compatibility with the asynchronous <a href="/facts/Memory_address/7EsUmbea">address</a> and data bus found on the <a href="/facts/32-bit/TDMVce8s">32-bit</a> <a href="/facts/Microprocessors/Fx9CaQht">microprocessors</a>.
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Motorola 68HC16 open-in-new

Motorola 68HC16