The PIC16C72A-20/SP, is a 8-bit microcontroller manufactured by the Microchip Corporation. It has an EEPROM, RAM and ROM and is equipped with an internal oscillator, a timer and two I/O ports. It is programmed in the C/C++ languages and uses the PICmicro architectures. It has up to 20 I/O pins and a maximum clock frequency of 20MHz. It can be programmed with the PICkit3, MPLAB IDE and PICC software. This microcontroller is designed for applications with lower power requirements and limited memory and I/O resources. It is commonly used in consumer, automotive and industrial applications.