Atmel Introduces AVR Microcontrollers for Automotive Motor Control Applications
Atmel® Corporation has announced the availability of a new family of AVR® 8-bit microcontrollers dedicated to motor control applications for automotive. The ATmega16M1 and ATmega32M1 are the first devices developed for the control of sensor and sensorless brushless DC (BLDC) motors for automotive applications.
With an increasing number of motors inside a car, automotive manufacturers need smaller and lighter motors with higher torque than brush motors. They are now moving to BLDC motors that require more sophisticated electronic devices to precisely control speed and torque. This brings new challenges; among them is high temperature – 150 degrees Celsius – for some applications under the hood.
The ATmega16M1 and ATmega32M1 have been developed to serve that need and provide an integrated solution for advanced motor control applications with CAN and LIN connectivity. Thanks to the collaboration with Vector, the leading manufacturer of software tools and software components for automotive networking, a complete hardware and software networking solution is available.
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