Floating-Point Piccolo MCUs

DN Staff

January 12, 2011

2 Min Read
Floating-Point Piccolo MCUs

TexasInstruments Inc.'s TMS320F2806x Piccolofloating-point MCUs offers an enhanced math engine specifically designed tosimplify programming and optimize performance in real-time control applicationsthat may require integrated communications. Developers of energy-efficientmotor control and renewable energy applications can now use a single F2806x MCUto execute control loops as well as power line communications (PLC) protocolsand modulation schemes. The F2806x MCUs also delivers a broader range ofconnectivity and memory options and are backed by TI's robust tools and freecontrolSUITE software. For a video overview, go to www.ti.com/f2806x-pr-v.

Key features andbenefits of F2806x Piccolo floating-point MCUs

  • Cutting-edge math engine comprised of 80 MHz floating-point C28x core, new Viterbi Complex Math Unit (VCU) and Control Law Accelerator (CLA) options

  • Floating-point core eases programming, improves compatibility with meta-language tools and improves performance by up to 40 percent over fixed point

  • VCU complex math unit provides 75 tailored math instructions to accelerate processing of communications algorithms, such as those for PLC, by a factor of up to 7X

  • Increased communications and throughput via USB 2.0 full-speed (host and device), CAN and direct memory access (DMA)

  • 15+ MCUs provide an increased memory range of 52 - 100KB RAM, 128 - 256 KB flash as well as options for 80 and 100 pin packages

  • Control-oriented peripherals, including industry's highest resolution PWMs (150ps), 3 MSPS 12-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and 3 analog comparators with 10-bit reference

  • Low-cost F2806x controlSTICK and modular controlCARD enable easy evaluation with TI's compatible experimenter and real-world hardware application development tools

  • Free controlSUITETM software includes application and math libraries with source code as well as detailed documentation so developers can easily, fully harness F2806x features

  • IQmath Library for code compatibility and scaling throughout the C2000 platform, including the low-cost Piccolo series and high-performance Delfino floating-point series

Floating-Point Piccolo MCUs

Floating-Point Piccolo MCUs

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