DSC handles motor control, CAN, sensors

The dsPIC33EP512GM710 16-bit digital signal controller enables efficient dual motor control with 12 PWM channels (six pairs), multiple 32-bit quadrature encoder interfaces, and two CAN modules.

The device has 512 Kbytes of flash, 48 Kbytes of RAM, four op amps, and two A/D converter modules configurable as 10-bit 1.1 Msample/s with four sample-and-holds or 12-bit 500 ksamples/s with one sample-and-hold. The TQFP- or TFBGA-packaged IC costs from $2.63 each in high volume and operates over -40° to 85°C or -40° to 125°C.