32-bit MCU boosts execution of control tasks

The C2000 Piccolo F28075 microcontroller can boost execution speeds of control tasks in industrial applications. The IC features a 120 MHz real-time control accelerator (CLA) that executes single-precision floating-point operations independently of main CPU and a trigonometric math unit (TMU).

The IC has 512 Kbytes of ECC flash and 100 Kbytes of RAM. It has an external memory interface, three 12-bit 3.1 Ms/s A/D converters with S/H, 24 enhanced PWMs, 16 high-resolution PWMs, three enhanced quadrature encoder modules, USB 2.0, two CAN ports, plus SPI and I² C ports. Comes in 176- or 100-pin PowerPAD package, with –40ºC to 125ºC ambiant operation optional. From less than $9 ea/1,000.