Product Review
Atmel delivers highest density Flash Cortex-M4 Processor-based MCU
Toni McConnel7/5/2012 3:27 PM EDT
Atmel Corporation is sampling the Atmel SAM4SD32, which the company claims to be the industry’s first 2MB embedded Flash Cortex-M4 processor-based microcontroller (MCU). The SAM4SD32 offers a claimed best-in-class low power consumption at 200uA/MHz in active mode—a savings of over 50 percent vs. the nearest competitor—when running at 120MHz.
With 2MB of embedded Flash, the SAM4SD32 is targeted for industrial and consumer applications requiring increased program memory, data storage, and low power consumption. Such applications include wireless thermostats, GPS sport watches, smart meters and 1D bar code readers. Wired and wireless communication stacks, multi-language and multi-applications support, and data logging requirements are driving the need for higher memory densities in these applications.
The SAM4SD32 runs at a high-performance 120MHz operating frequency and features cache memory for accelerated code execution out of Flash. In addition, the Cortex-M4 processor-based device integrates code protection features, 160KB of SRAM, and dual-bank Flash for safe in-field firmware upgrades. The SAM4SD32 will be available in a new smaller VFBGA100 7x7mm package option.
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The SAM4SD32 is supported by the SAM4S-EK2, a full-featured evaluation kit that enables fast development and code evaluation. The SAM4S-EK2 is supported by the recently launched Atmel Studio 6 integrated development environment (IDE), which significantly accelerates the design process while also reducing the overall cost of creating new designs because it includes professional-quality development tools and Atmel Software Framework, and is free of charge. With Atmel Software Framework, designers get a large library of proven and free source code—including over 1,100 project examples.
Pricing and Availability
The Atmel SAM4SD32 is sampling now with general availability in September 2012. The device is available in QFP100 packaging priced at $7.94 in 1000-piece quantities.
Sampling now, the Atmel SAM4S-EK2 full-featured kit supports the SAM4SD32 for faster development and code execution. The kits will be priced at US $149 and will be generally available in September 2012.
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With 2MB of embedded Flash, the SAM4SD32 is targeted for industrial and consumer applications requiring increased program memory, data storage, and low power consumption. Such applications include wireless thermostats, GPS sport watches, smart meters and 1D bar code readers. Wired and wireless communication stacks, multi-language and multi-applications support, and data logging requirements are driving the need for higher memory densities in these applications.
The SAM4SD32 runs at a high-performance 120MHz operating frequency and features cache memory for accelerated code execution out of Flash. In addition, the Cortex-M4 processor-based device integrates code protection features, 160KB of SRAM, and dual-bank Flash for safe in-field firmware upgrades. The SAM4SD32 will be available in a new smaller VFBGA100 7x7mm package option.
Click on image to enlarge.
The SAM4SD32 is supported by the SAM4S-EK2, a full-featured evaluation kit that enables fast development and code evaluation. The SAM4S-EK2 is supported by the recently launched Atmel Studio 6 integrated development environment (IDE), which significantly accelerates the design process while also reducing the overall cost of creating new designs because it includes professional-quality development tools and Atmel Software Framework, and is free of charge. With Atmel Software Framework, designers get a large library of proven and free source code—including over 1,100 project examples.
Pricing and Availability
The Atmel SAM4SD32 is sampling now with general availability in September 2012. The device is available in QFP100 packaging priced at $7.94 in 1000-piece quantities.
Sampling now, the Atmel SAM4S-EK2 full-featured kit supports the SAM4SD32 for faster development and code execution. The kits will be priced at US $149 and will be generally available in September 2012.
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Dr DSP
7/24/2012 5:10 PM EDT
2M for a wireless thermostat or sports watch seems excessive. Do you really need that much Flash. How about a more detailed example that really makes the case...
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