Advanced Connectivity and Exceptional Scalability in One IC
Creating innovative, connected products that keep pace with evolving wireless standards and demanding environments is essential, but building multifunctional products can be costly and complex, which can delay the time to market. As your applications grow, you need a solution that scales easily without frequent redesigns or added risk.
Our PIC32-BZ6 wireless MCU family accelerates development with a single-chip, multiprotocol platform that's secure, robust and ready for a variety of industrial, automotive and IoT applications. Its versatility allows you to add features without complexity, helping you to deliver more value to your customers.
PIC32-BZ6 Product Comparison
Our PIC32-BZ6 family supports a variety of wireless and wired technologies running on Arm® Cortex®-based cores. All variants deliver seamless Bluetooth® LE, Thread® and proprietary wireless connectivity.
Why Choose PIC32-BZ6?
Scalable Performance
With 2 MB Flash and 512 KB RAM, PIC32-BZ6 is ready for complex applications and evolving standards. Choose from scalable pin and package options to fit projects of any size.
Flexible Connectivity
Connect with confidence using Bluetooth LE, Thread, Matter, and proprietary protocols. Enjoy seamless wireless and wired integration—all on a single, unified platform.
Versatile Peripherals
Accelerate development with integrated Quadrature Encoder Interface (QEI), touch, CAN FD and USB. These peripherals enable advanced interfaces, robust communication and precise motor control.
Advanced Security
Safeguard your products with an immutable secure boot ROM and a hardware-based security engine, helping to ensure your application and intellectual property remain protected from evolving threats.
Key Features
- 128 MHz, Arm Cortex-core with 2 MB Flash and 512 KB RAM
- Highly integrated wireless supporting Bluetooth LE, Thread and proprietary protocols
- Versatile peripherals that are well suited to IoT applications:
- Touch and graphics for advanced user interfaces
- QEI for precise motor position and speed control
- CAN FD for robust automotive and industrial communication
- USB for seamless data transfer and PC integration
- 54 GPIO
- Automotive AEC-Q100 Grade 1-qualified (125°C) SoCs
- Globally pre-certified modules that shorten time to market by eliminating RF design and reducing regulatory requirements
Markets and Applications
Advanced Sensing
- Smart thermostats, switches and appliances
- Portable medical equipment or fitness monitors
- Process control systems
Motor Control
- Personal care device
- Shutters, fans and heat pumps
- Instant print cameras and remote-control toys
High Pin-Count
- Building management and HVAC control systems
- Industrial data loggers
- Telematics gateways
Automotive
- On-board diagnostics or telematics
- After market remote starters
- Two-wheeler instrument clusters
Tools and Software
- Demo & Evaluation Boards
- Development Environment
PIC32-BZ6 Curiosity Board
This full-feature development board enables rapid prototyping with Bluetooth LE, Thread, CAN FD, Ethernet, motor control and touch for smart home, industrial and automotive designs.
MPLAB® X Integrated Development Environment
This highly configurable software platform provides powerful, free tools for developing, debugging and qualifying embedded designs.
MPLAB Harmony V3
MPLAB Harmony is a modular framework that provides interoperable firmware Iibraries for application development on 32-bit microcontrollers and microprocessors.
Zephyr® RTOS
Zephyr is an open-source Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) designed to power a wide range of devices.
Design Resources
Mobile App Source Code
If your application requires a smartphone interface, we provide a mobile app and source code to get you started.
MCHPRT3 Radio Test Tool
Use this Windows®-based software to test your RF configuration during development, certification and production.
Design Check Service
Our MicroCHECK design service is available at no charge to customers who have selected our wireless devices for their applications.
Microchip Bootloaders
Bootloaders are used to upgrade firmware on a target device without using an external programmer or debugger. Commonly used with microcontrollers (MCUs), a bootloader contains code that loads and executes an application program. Bootloaders can also perform additional tasks such as validating the code integrity and authenticity.
