The 87C196KC 16-bit microcontroller is a high-performance member of the MCS 96 microcontroller family The 87C196KC is an enhanced 8XC196KB device with 488 bytes RAM 16 MHz operation and 16 Kbytes of on-chip EPROM Intel's CHMOS process provides a high performance processor along with low power consumption Four high-speed capture inputs are provided to record times when events occur Six high-speed outputs are available for pulse or waveform generation The high-speed output can also generate four software timers or start an A D conversion Events can be based on the timer or up down counter