ti university program microcontroller overview william goh november 2009

TI University ProgramMicrocontroller Overview

William Goh

November 2009

Thinking MCU? Think TIThinking MCU? Think TILowest Power Most Cortex M3’sHigh Performance

MSP430

World’s lowest power MCURTC modes in 100’s of nA Active power at 160uA/MHz

Over 200 MCU’sOver 200 MCU’s

High performance integration: A/D, Opamps, LCD Control, DAC

SPI, I2C, UART/LIN, and now with USB & RF

Starter tools as low as $20.00Full Experimenter & Developer

kits only $149.00

C2000

High performance core + Analog MCU starting at <$2.00


12.5MSPS A/D, High Resolution PWM, Internal Oscillator

Serial, CAN, LIN, EMIF

Accelerated design with <$40.00 tools, plus complete reference design kits for multiple apps

Stellaris M3

The world’s largest Cortex M3 MCU portfolio


A/D’s, Motor Control Hardware, Precision Oscillator, RTC

CAN, I2S, Ethernet MAC & PHY, USB H/D/OTG, EPI

Complete Eval tools <$100.00 Full reference designs

Complete software & driver libraries

We offer the most breadth & depth in Microcontrollers.We offer the most breadth & depth in Microcontrollers.

What is C2000?

• DSP performance within a Microcontroller architecture

– 40-300MHz C28x CPU• Built-in DSP functions• Single Cycle 32x32-bit MAC

– Control Law Accelerator– Floating-Point Unit– Embedded Flash

• Fine-tuned for real-time control– Optimized core– Fast interrupts– Flexible interrupt system– Real-time debugging

• Comprehensive Peripheral Set– Best in class ADC performance– Flexible high resolution PWMs– Advanced Capture, Quadrature Encoder Interfaces– CAN, LIN, SPI, I2C, SCI/UART, McBSP

• Broad portfolio of configurations– 40-300 MHz – Fixed and Floating-point devices– 32-512KB of Flash– From sub $2 to $20– Software compatibility across C2000 family

The 32-bit real-time microcontroller familyThe 32-bit real-time microcontroller family

System IntegrationC2000Processing

Performance• Embedded Flash

• On-chip analog

• Ease of use

• Scalability

• Embedded Flash

• On-chip analog

• Ease of use

• Scalability

• DSP performance

• Up to 300MHz CPU

• Control optimized

• Fixed and Floating Point

• DSP performance

• Up to 300MHz CPU

• Control optimized

• Fixed and Floating Point

• Best of both worlds

• Math-optimized 32-bit core

• Analog Integration

• Powerful peripherals

• Best of both worlds

• Math-optimized 32-bit core

• Analog Integration

• Powerful peripherals

C2000 Sample Applications

Solar Power Inverters

Wind Power Inverters

Telecom / Server AC/DC Rectifiers

Uninterruptable Power Supplies

Electric Power Steering

Radar / Collision Avoidance

LED TV Backlighting

LED Street Lighting

E-bike

Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Auto HID

Power Line Communication

Laser Ranging

RFID Readers

Medical Oxygen Concentrators

DC/DC Converters

Optical Networking

C2000

Renewable Energy

Digital Power

Digital Motor Control

Automotive Precision Sensing & Control

White Goods Industrial Drives & Motion Control

Lighting

Power Tools

What is Stellaris?

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• Stellaris– Family of ARM Cortex-M3-based microcontrollers from Texas Instruments–The first Cortex-M3 silicon implementation available anywhere• Key advantages–The MCU version of the Cortex family of processor from ARM, share instruction sets–MCU applications starting with the Stellaris family have access to

• Industry’s strongest ecosystem of silicon, tools, software, and support• “$1 to 1 GHz” instruction set compatible performance• A breadth of instruction-set compatible performance and cost that exists only in the ARM architectural

community

–Conceivable that you will NEVER HAVE TO UPGRADE architectures or change tools again!

World’s Largest M3 Portfolio• 160+ Devices from $1-$8• Lead Developer of M3 Technology• 4th Generation of M3 Platform• Best peripherals in the industry• USB (PHY for Host, Device, OTG)• Ethernet, CAN, UART, SPI, I2S, I2C, EMIF• 28- to 108-pin BGA, SOIC, QFP, QFN• 32 ch DMA, battery backed hibernation• 50MHz single cycle Flash memory 8-256kB

Easiest to Learn and Use• Peripheral Driver Library and RTOS embedded in ROM with StellarisWare™• World-class TI support and software• ARM ecosystem and development tools• Up and running in <10 minutes on tools <$50• Graphics libraries, motor control methodologies, network protocol stacks all ready to use• Efficient compiler = No assembly required!

Stellaris® target applications

Building Control•Lighting controls•LED drivers•Panel motor controller

•HVAC•Pump inverter•Compressor motor

•Building automation•Audio

•Lighting controls•LED drivers•Panel motor controller

•HVAC•Pump inverter•Compressor motor

•Building automation•Audio

Transaction Control•Point-of-sale

•Printers•Data acquisition

•AutoID•Tag Scanner•Vehicle ID•Inventory RFID

•Point-of-sale•Printers•Data acquisition

•AutoID•Tag Scanner•Vehicle ID•Inventory RFID

•Connected Motor Control•Dental Drilling Machine•Robotic DNA Extraction

•Connected General Host•Instrumentation cluster

•Data Acquisition

Medical

Appliances• White goods

• Home appliance controllers

• Small motor control•Pumps•Compressors•Variable frequency drives

• White goods• Home appliance controllers

• Small motor control•Pumps•Compressors•Variable frequency drives

Portable Electronics• Display

• Small screen/ touch interface

• Connectivity• Portable media players• Electronics accessories

• Display• Small screen/ touch interface

• Connectivity• Portable media players• Electronics accessories

Automation

•Machines•Controllers•Sorters•Analyzers•Component motors

•Machines•Controllers•Sorters•Analyzers•Component motors

•Monitors•Ethernet bridges•Sensors

MSP430: Ultra-Low-Power + High Performance

Integration• 14 to 113 pin devices• 1-256kB Flash/ROM• 10-/12-/16-bit ADC• 12-bit D/A, LCD Drivers, RTC, DMA• Comparators and Op Amps• Supply Voltage Supervisor & BOR• 16-bit and 8-bit timers; WDT• I2C, SPI, UART/LIN, IrDA• USB & RF

Ease of Use• C friendly IDE and compiler• One programmer for all devices• Embedded emulation• Trace, single-stepping, in-system debug• Intelligent peripherals reduce overhead• DTC, DMA, Autoscanning A/D• Free & Low cost dev tools

Performance• 16-bit RISC CPU up to 25MHz• Industry leading code density• Flexible clock system• Single-cycle register operations• 16 GP 16-bit Registers• No accumulator bottleneck

Low Power• Industry’s Lowest Power• Standby <1 μ A• Includes RTC and BOR• Active 160 μA/MIPS• Fast wake-up <1 μs• Internal voltage regulator• 4 Programmable voltage levels• <50 nA pin leakage

MSP430 Key Application Spaces

• Glucose and cholesterol meters, thermometer, EKG, heart rate monitor, pulsoximeters

• Voltage, current, temperature,pressure, pH meters

• Energy• Water• Gas• Automated Meter Reading (AMR)• Advanced Metering Infrastructure• Heat Cost Allocation

• Cell phone, digital camera, MP3• Fitness monitors and sensors• Toothbrush, shaver• Remote control• Wireless keyboard and mouse• Battery charging

• Alarm system, smoke detector• Home control and automation• Wireless asset tracking• Wireless sensors• System supervisor

Medical and Industrial Metering

Sensoring

Utility Metering Portable Consumer

Why Ultra-Low-Power Is Important

• Longer battery life• Smaller products • Simpler power supplies• Less EMI simplifies PCB• Permanent battery• Environmental Stewardship• Reduced maintenance

New MSP430 Technologies

USB| RF | Energy Harvesting

MSP430 Ultra-Low Power MCUs

Enabling you with Full Speed USB

Ultra-low power MCUs + USB for smarter connectivity

Analog and peripheral integration reduces system cost

44 New USB devices within next 12 months

• Embedded full-speed USB 2.0 (12 Mbps)• High flexibility with configurable 2K data buffers that can be used as RAM• Unused USB interface pins can function as high-current I/O (5v tolerant)

• Multiple analog options with 10 or 12-bit ADC, DAC, comparator • Integrated 3.3V LDO for use with 5V USB bus power• Uses low-cost crystal for USB clock, with flexible, integrated PLL

• Wide range of memory configurations and package options, 8k-128k flash• Diverse peripheral mix in the MSP430F55xx family• Pricing as low a $0.96 in volume


CC430: Enabling You With RF

CC430

MSP430MCU

Application and protocol

processor

Lowest Power MonolithicRF SoC

Low Power RF

Radio frequency

The Best of Both WorldsThe Best of Both Worlds

MSP430 MCU

• Market’s lowest power MCU• High analog performance• High level of integration• Ease of development• Sensor interface

Low Power RF Transceiver

• High sensitivity• Low current consumption• Excellent blocking performance• Flexible data rate & modulation format• Backwards compatible


MSP430 Enables No-Power Apps

• Energy harvesting is the process by which energy is captured and stored

• Can substitute batteries that are costly to maintain and can extend system uptime

• Only possible with ultra-low power components

• Solar, kinetic, thermal, RF, salinity gradients, pH difference and other ambient sources available

Body warn monitoring

devices powered by body heat,

movement

Monitor environmental conditions on farm, winery,

etc.

Mesh networking for environmental

monitoring (e.g. forest fire detection)

Automotive monitoring (e.g.

tire pressure gauges powered

by vibration)


Energy Harvesting Made Easy

Energy Harvesting Solutions:

Ambient energy: light, heat, motion, RF, etcAmbient energy: light, heat, motion, RF, etc

Environment: temperature, status, position, etcEnvironment: temperature, status, position, etc

EnergyHarvestor

EnergyHarvestor

Energy Storage & Power Mgmt

Energy Storage & Power Mgmt

Ultra Low Power Microcontroller

Ultra Low Power Microcontroller

Low Power TranscieverLow Power TranscieverSensor(s)Sensor(s)

Perpetually Powered Sensor

Perpetually Powered Sensor

MSP430 Product Families

1xx | 2xx | 4xx | 5xx

Gateway | Performance

• 16 MIPS • Flash: up to 120 KB• 0.1 μA RAM retention• 0.3 μA Standby mode• 0.7 μA real-time clock• 220 μA / MIPS active• Fast Wake-up in <1 μs

• 8/16 MIPS • Flash: up to 120 KB• 0.1 μA RAM retention• 0.7 μA real-time clock• 200 μA / MIPS active• Fast Wake-Up in <6 μs

• 8 MIPS• Flash: up to 60 KB• 0.1 μA RAM retention• 0.7 μA real-time clock• 200 μA / MIPS active• Fast Wake-Up in <6 μs

Gateway Performance

• 25 MIPS • Flash: up to 256 KB• 0.1 μA RAM retention• 2.5 μA real-time clock • 165 μA / MIPS active• Fast Wake-up in <5 μs

Small footprint, lower memory sizes, cost effective devices

High-performance analog, rich integration, cutting edge features+

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F20xxF20xxADC

F21x1F21x1ADC

F23x0F23x0

F241xF241xADC

F261xF261xADCDAC

F24x1F24x1

F22x2F22x2ADC

F22x4F22x4ADC

F24xF24xADC

ADC

DAC

Fx42xFx42x+- ADC

F43xF43xADC+

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FG47xFG47x+- DAC

F47xF47xDAC

F44xF44xADC

xG461xxG461x+- DAC

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F12x2F12x2ADC

F13xF13xADC

C13x1C13x1

F14xF14xADC

F14x1F14x1

F15xF15xADCDAC

F16x1F16x1ADCDAC

CC430CC430ADCDAC

F550xF550xADC

5xx

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F11x2F11x2ADC

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F552xF552xADC

x41xx41x x41xx41x

F42xF42xADC

F42xF42xADC

F551xF551x F54xxF54xxADC

F21x2F21x2 F23xF23xADC

F41x2F41x2ADC

Getting Started:MSP430 Tools & Software


• Real-time, in-system debug – No application resources used– Full speed execution – H/W breakpoints – Single stepping– Complex triggering– Trace capability

• Powerful, easy to use tools

• Spy Bi-Wire– 2-wire debug interface– No pin function impact

• Only 1 tool required for all devices

Embedded Emulation

JTAG


Easy To Use, Innovative Tools

MSP430 Experimenter Boards• Fully features prototyping system• Available for FG4618 & F5438• Starting at $99

eZ430 Tools• Complete development system in USB stick

• Available for wireless and energy harvesting

• Starting at $20

Flash Emulation Tools• Compatible with all devices• Target boards available • $99 ($149 w/ target board)• Target boards available w/o FET• Free IDEs included


• CC430-based wireless development tool in a watch

• 915/868/433 MHz versions available

• Custom LCD driven directly by CC430

• Features:– 3-axis accelerometer– Altimeter– Temperature sensor– Buzzer

eZ430-Chronos: CC430 Dev Tool

USB RF access point

Updated eZ430 emulator for programming


CCE is now Code Composer Studio v4

• Code Composer Studio v4: A single development platform for all TI processors

• CCE users will feel at home

• Enhancements since CCE:– Speed– Code size improvements– Auto-updating– License manager– Support for all TI MCUs

• Only $495 for MCU Edition

• FREE 16KB-limited edition

http://tiexpressdsp.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Code_Composer_Studio_v4

Resources to Reduce Learning Curve

• 1,000+ Code Examples• Application Notes• Online Training• Yahoo Forums• Connexions• designmsp430.com• Design ideas• Teaching ROM

– Code Wizard

Connexions – cnx.org/lenses/TexasInstruments/MSP430

• Open source publishing system for providing free coursework and education material online

• Low cost book printing• Available Labs

– Various DSP Labs & DSP Theory

– General MSP430 Lab Content– eZ430 Specific Labs

• New Lens has its own URL– Organizes TI content so that

users can find any TI device related content

– Content generated and updated by Academic community

• Tools donation campaign to encourage module creation

Thank You

ti university program microcontroller overview william goh november 2009

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