This is an 8-pin OTP (One Time Programmable) PICmicro controller chip. The 12C508 and 12C509 have long been the cheapest PICmicro controllers, but this position has been taken over by the 12F and 10F chips. The 12C chips are not recommended for the beginner because development with this chip requires the use of a (more expensive) UV-eraseable (windowed) 12C509A/JW chip, and an UV-eraser.
To use this chip at its maximum speed of 4 MHz an external crystal or resonator can be used, like X-4M, R-4M. This chip can also run on its internal 4 MHz oscillator.
This chip is in a DIP housing. Suitable sockets are DIP-08-L-(5) (low-cost, flat pins) or DIP-08-Q-(5) or (high-quality, round pins)..
DIP-ZIF28 is a ZIF socket that could be used with this chip.
manufacturer: Microchip
When this standard chip is temporarily not available I might provide you an LF chip (extended opertaing voltage range) or an E version (extended temperature range) instead. Such chips are fully (upwards) compatible replacements for the plain F chips.
If you have a .hex file that you want programmed into this chip that is possible for an extra fee. Add PIC-PROGRAMMING to your order, and send me the .hex file by email. Note: the .hex file must be complete, including the configuration fuses.
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PIC-12F509-DIP | Microchip PIC 12F509 (1k FLASH, DIP-8) |
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PIC-12LC508-SOIC | Microchip PIC 12LC508A-04I/SN (0.5k OTP-EPROM, SOIC) |
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PIC-12C509JW-CERDIP | Microchip PIC 12C509A/JW (1k UV-EPROM, CERDIP-8) |
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PIC-12F629-DIP | Microchip PIC 12F629-I/P (1k FLASH, 20 MHz, DIP-8) |
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PIC-12F675-DIP | Microchip PIC 12F675-I/P (1k FLASH, 20 MHz, DIP-8) |
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X-4M | 4 MHz crystal + 2 * 22 pF capacitors |
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R-4M | 4 MHz resonator with build-in capacitors |
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DIP-08-L-(5) | 5 * low-cost 8-pin DIP IC socket |
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DIP-08-Q-(5) | 5 * high-quality 8-pin DIP IC socket |
| PIC-PROGRAMMING | Microchip PIC programming service |