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Dear Reader, welcome to this month's edition of MicroController Pros Corporation's Embedded News Digest, your source for microcontroller and embedded system news.
This month's issue:Atmel: Two New Members of TinyAVR Microcontroller FamilyAtmel Licenses ARM926EJ-S Core and Announces Linux Port for the AT91RM9200Cygnal Announces 100MIPS 8051; Being Acquired by Silicon LaboratoriesMicrochip: Standalone CAN Peripheral; New PICmicro with CANMotorola HCS12 In-Circuit Debugger and ProgrammerMotorola: New HC08 Hybrids with Integrated MOS Motor Drivers and LIN Physical LayerMotorola: New HC08 LIN Slave MicrocontrollerNEC: New High-Speed 32-Bit RISC Microcontrollers for Electronic Home AppliancesNEC: 64-bit Network MicroController with Hardware Encryption SupportPhilips Expands Low-Pin-Count 8051 FamilyRenesas Expands MC16F Flash Family with 10 New CAN MicrocontrollersSTMicroelectronics Licenses Two New ARM CoresSTMicroelectronics Triples Performance of Its 8051 Programmable Logic MicrocontrollersZiLOG: New OTP Micro for Remote ControlAtmel: Two New Members of TinyAVR Microcontroller FamilyAtmel announced two new members of the tinyAVR™ Flash Microcontroller Family with on-chip debug capability: the tiny13 and tiny2313. The debugWIRE interface enables On-Chip Debug, it uses the Reset line for electrical connection; hence no I/O capabilities need to be sacrificed to take full advantage of the On-Chip-Debug system. Features include: brown-out detector, on-chip calibrated R/C oscillator, Vcc 1.8V to 5.5V, clock 16MHz @5V. The tiny2313 has 2k self-programming FLASH, 128 bytes of EEPROM and SRAM, 18 I/O lines and up to 4 PWM channels. The tiny12 has 1l FLASH, 64bytes of EEPROM and SRAM, 9 I/O lines and a 4 channel 10-bit A/D converter. The tiny13 and tiny2313 are available today with volume production expected in Q1-2004. The 10k unit price is $0.70 for tiny13, $0.99 for tiny2313. Atmel Licenses ARM926EJ-S Core and Announces Linux Port for the AT91RM9200Atmel has licensed the synthesizable ARM926EJ-S™ 32-bit RISC processor core for its next-generation system-on-chip (SoC) products. Atmel also announced the launch of a Linux® operating system port for its AT91RM9200 microcontroller and its ARM®9 core-based ASICs. The AT91RM9200 development kit (AT91RM9200-DK) with Linux support is available now with a ready-to-use Linux development environment. The AT91RM9200 Linux port consists of the Linux V2.4.19 kernel, the ARM9 Linux adaptation maintained by the ARM Linux support team, and a set of AT91RM9200 Linux code modules that comprise the peripheral drivers and a kernel patch for the AT91RM9200-specific features (advanced interrupt controller and system timer). It includes a minimal RAM disk that contains the most frequently used commands. These elements are available as both source code (C and Assembler) and as compiled binary objects. They may be obtained from the Atmel web site -(www.atmel.com), or downloaded from the SourceForge web site (www.sourceforge.net). Cygnal Announces 100MIPS 8051; Being Acquired by Silicon LaboratoriesCygnal Integrated Products, Inc. a manufacturer of mixed-signal integrated circuits, today announced availability of the C8051F120 microcontroller family. The C8051F120 features a 100MIPS (peak) 8051 CPU and a two-cycle 16x16 Multiply-Accumulate (MAC) unit, setting a new standard for 8051 computation capability. C8051F120 family devices include 128Kbyte Flash memory, 8448
bytes RAM, and are packaged in either a 100-pin or 64-pin TQFP. On-chip
peripherals include a 12-bit 100ksps ADC, two 12-bit DACs, a 2% internal
oscillator, temperature sensor, voltage reference, two UARTs, and much more.
C8051F120 family devices start at $9.44 in 10,000 piece quantities. The
C8051F120 devices also provide a pin-compatible upgrade path to Cygnal’s popular
C8051F124 family of 50MIPS 8051 MCUs, which start at $7.88 in 10,000 piece
quantities. Silicon Laboratories Inc. announced on September 25th that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Austin-based Cygnal Integrated Products, Inc. Microchip: Standalone CAN Peripheral; New PICmicro with CANThe new MCP2515 standalone CAN peripheral chip gives designers a CAN solution that provides faster data throughput, efficient data-byte filtering, generates start of frame (SOF) output and uses an SPI™ interface, which enables an easy connection to virtually any microcontroller. The MCP2515 has a 40MHz maximum clock-input speed and a 10MHz high-speed SPI interface. This faster throughput enables CAN messages to be processed and transferred to the host microcontroller much faster than the original device. Additionally, Microchip’s new Interface CAN device has the ability to filter messages based on the first two data-bytes and the 11-identifier bits. This feature reduces the microcontroller overhead requirements when supporting high-layer protocols, like DeviceNet ™ support, that utilize data-bytes in addition to identifier bits for determining whether CAN messages should be received and processed by certain notes. Pricing for the MCP2515 in 1,000-unit quantities is $1.72 USD each Microchip also announced the PIC18F8680/6680 and PIC18F8585/6585 devices. The devices feature the new ECAN™ module, a CAN 2.0B interface. The ECAN module features configurable transmit and receive (TX/RX) buffers that can be used for standard CAN operation or as FIFO registers. With an operating range of 2.0-5.5 volts, the
devices feature either 48K bytes or 64K bytes of Flash memory, 3K bytes of RAM
memory and 1024 bytes of high-endurance EEPROM data memory. The feature-rich
peripheral set includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with up to 16
channels x 10-bit resolution, one capture/compare/PWM module and one enhanced
capture/compare/PWM module capable of full H-bridge motor control functionality,
one 8-bit timer, three 16-bit timers and one watch-dog timer (WDT) with extended
time control mode of 10 minutes, dual analog comparators and a parallel slave
port (PSP). Additional features include a programmable brown-out detection/reset
(PBOR), programmable 16-level Low Voltage Detection module (PLVD), 32 kHz
secondary oscillator clock input and a software-selectable 4x phase lock loop (PLL)
for 10 MIPS performance at 10 MHz. Serial I/O features include CAN 2.0B, SPI™,
I2C™, and an addressable USART module supporting RS485, RS232 and LIN
interfaces. Motorola HCS12 In-Circuit Debugger and ProgrammerSofTec Microsystems unveiled its inDART-HCS12 Series of In-Circuit Debuggers/Programmers, a new family of development tools for the Motorola HCS12 Flash Family. The inDART-HCS12 Series is based on a universal emulator/programmer unit and a number of device-specific evaluation boards. Together with the included CodeWarrior HC(S)12 Integrated Development Environment, inDART-HCS12 provides everything to download (program), in-circuit emulate and debug user code. Full-speed program execution allows hardware and software testing in real time. inDART-HCS12 is connected to the host PC through a USB port, while the 6-pin Background Debug Module (BDM) connector of the product fits into the target's standard Motorola BDM connector. Design Kit packages also include a full-featured experiment board for a specific HCS12 microcontroller. The inDART-HCS12 In-Circuit Debugger and Programmer is US$449; Kits including evaluation boards are an additional US$60 and are available for purchase at the MicroController and Embedded Systems Store. Motorola: New HC08 Hybrids with Integrated MOS Motor Drivers and LIN Physical LayerMotorola's new MM908E624 and MM908E625 devices combine high-performance flash microcontrollers (MCUs) with SMARTMOS™ analog integrated circuits (ICs) in a single package. Both include the LIN physical layer coupled with a flash MCU that integrates an enhanced serial communications Interface for simple yet flexible management of the LIN protocol. In addition, a special internal oscillator module in the MCU, called an internal clock generator, eliminates the need for an external quartz oscillator. Additional MCU features include dual timer channels, a 10-bit analog-to-digital converter and serial peripheral interface The analog ICs on the MM908E624 and the MM908E625 are
manufactured using Motorola's proprietary SMARTMOS process. This enables the
combination of high-density/high-speed logic with precision analog and
high-voltage/high-current power circuitry. Sample quantities of both of the new Intelligent Distributed Control devices for LIN are currently available, with production quantities expected to be available in first quarter of 2004. The suggested list prices (USD) for 10,000-piece quantities are $3.95 for the MM908E624 and $4.95 for the MM908E625. Motorola: New HC08 LIN Slave MicrocontrollerMotorola has expanded its 8-bit HC08 "Q-LIN" family with a LIN-slave device, the 68HC908QL4. The QL4 is Motorola's first microcontroller to offer fully automatic LIN slave functionality. No LIN bus synchronization code is needed in the QL4 software and no trimming of the internal oscillator is required to communicate. The QL4's LIN interface design helps to reduce system interrupts by more than 80% over UART solutions. It also has the smallest driver code required to process LIN messages. Like existing "Q" HC08 devices, the QL4 incorporates 4 KB of Flash. Other standard features include an integrated internal oscillator, a watchdog, low voltage interrupt, keyboard interrupt, LED drive capability and a 6-channel 10-bit ADC. NEC: New High-Speed 32-Bit RISC Microcontrollers for Electronic Home AppliancesNEC announced the V850E/IA3™ and V850E/IA4™ microcontroller units for motor and inverter control systems in electronic home appliances. Designed for one- and two-motor control in appliances such as air conditioners, washers, dryers and refrigerators, the V850E/IA3 and V850E/IA4 achieve a performance of 82 (Dhrystone 1.1) MIPS at 64MHz. The V850E/IA3 and V850E/IA4 MCUs feature a 60 percent improvement in instruction speed over previous members of the V850E/IAx™ family. In addition, the built-in ROM has been expanded from 128 to 256 KB. Both the 256 KB flash ROM and the 128 KB mask ROM are available for the V850E/IA3 device. The V850E/IA4 MCU has an additional 256 KB of mask ROM available. RAM size has also been increased from 6 to 12 KB. To further improve motor and inverter control functionality, pulse-width modulation (PWM) timers were embedded, as were two high-speed 10-bit A/D converters with 2-microsecond conversion speed and a delta-sigma A/D converter. An operational amplifier (op-amp) and comparator also have been added on-chip to reduce system costs. Engineering samples will be available October 2003 for both devices. Samples are priced at $20 each for the V850E/IA3 and $25 each for the V850E/IA4. Mass production for both is scheduled to start July 2004. NEC: 64-bit Network MicroController with Hardware Encryption SupportThe new VR4133™ 64-bit MIPS®-based microprocessor features a powerful yet power-efficient 266-megahertz (MHz) superscalar CPU core and a variety of integrated peripherals and networking features, including a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) interface, dual 10/100Mbps Ethernet media access controller (MAC) and support for Internet security protocols (IPsec) in hardware. Power consumption is 370mW at full-speed operation. The VR4133 processor provides support for several security protocol algorithms in hardware, such as Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP), including Data Encryption Standard (DES), triple DES and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithms, as well as Authentication Header (AH), including Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA). The processor has a 133-MHz synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) interface enabling designers to leverage high-performance memory in their product designs. The VR4133 microprocessor is capable of extensive on-chip software debugging via its N-wire debug hardware and N-wire and JTAG interfaces. Engineering samples of NEC Electronics' VR4133 microprocessor are available now in a 240-pin fine-pitch ball grid array (FPBGA) package, with production-level availability scheduled for later this month. The microprocessor will be priced at $27.50 each in 10,000-unit quantities. Philips Expands Low-Pin-Count 8051 FamilyPhilips’ new LPC90x and LPC91x MCU families include nine devices that integrate important features in compact 8- or 14-pin packaging. Both families feature 1K byte-erasable Flash memory organized into 256-byte sectors and 16-byte pages. The LPC90x and LPC91x devices feature up to four 16-bit counter/timers with the option to generate a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal output. The timers can also be used as a system timer or act as a real-time clock. The new family also includes the industry’s first 8-pin MCU to integrate a UART on-chip, enabling communication between system components. Renesas Expands MC16F Flash Family with 10 New CAN MicrocontrollersRenesas announced the addition of high-performance M32C/80 Series products to the M16C Family. A total of 10 models are being released - three in the M32C/84 Group, six on the M32C/85 Group, and one in the M32C/86 Group - offering a comprehensive range of on-chip peripheral functions including FLASH memory and a CAN controller. All micros feature a similar peripheral set, including up to 34 channels 10-bit, A/D; 5 USARTs; 4 channel DMA controller; 2 channels 8-bit D/A; 8 channels of output compare and input capture timers; 16-bit timers; monitor timer; 3-phase inverter control circuit; X-Y conversion circuit; I2C-bus, IEBus, SIM and HDLC interfaces. The M32C/86 features in addition stepper motor control. The main differences between the three groups are as follows:
STMicroelectronics Licenses Two New ARM CoresSTMicroelectronics has extended its ARM
technology license. This extension will enable STMicroelectronics to continue to
design and manufacture products based on a broad range of ARM microprocessor
cores. STMicroelectronics Triples Performance of Its 8051 Programmable Logic MicrocontrollersSTM introduced the Turbo µPSD3300 series of its µPSD family of 8051-class embedded Flash microcontrollers. The µPSD family integrates a 8051 core, Flash and SRAM densities of up to 256 Kbytes and 32 Kbytes, respectively with a programmable logic array. The Turbo µPSD3300 series increases performance to 10MIPS peak. Based on ST's proprietary Programmable System Device (PSD)
architecture, the new µPSD3300 devices feature dual independent banks of Flash
memory, up to 32 Kbytes SRAM, and over 3000 gates of programmable logic with 16
macrocells. Other peripherals include six PWM channels, an I2C master/slave bus
controller, two standard UARTs, supervisory functions such as a watchdog timer
and low-voltage detect, and up to 46 general-purpose I/O pins. ZiLOG: New OTP Micro for Remote ControlThe new Crimzon ZLP32300 OTP microcontrollers offer a choice of 4, 8, 16 or 32 KB of OTP memory and are 100% code compatible to Zilog's current Crimzon family of ROM-based IR microcontrollers. ZiLOG's low and high voltage detection
flag feature lets OEMs add a low-battery warning capability to their universal
remote controls, to warn consumers to change the batteries in their remote
before program settings are lost due to power failure. Other features include
237 bytes of general purpose RAM, six priority interrupts (three external, two
counters and timers, and one low-voltage detection interrupt) and two
independent comparators with programmable interrupt polarity. About MicroController Pros CorporationµCPros provides consultancy and outsourcing services in: |
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