Microchip Technology’s dsPIC33A DSC product range now includes the dsPIC33AK512MPS512 and dsPIC33AK512MC510 Digital Signal Controller (DSC) families.
The increasing complexity of real-time embedded applications, together with changing security and functional safety requirements, is pushing designers to look for novel solutions that offer increased precision, enhanced dependability, and adherence to industry standards.
The devices make it possible to use computationally demanding control algorithms for increased energy efficiency in energy storage systems, motor control, AI server power supply, and sophisticated sensor signal processing using machine learning (ML)-based inferencing.
The dsPIC33AK512MPS Family Delivers:
- Precise, high-speed control through industry-leading 78 ps high-resolution Pulse Width Modulations (PWMs) and low-latency 40 Msps ADCs,
- Enables fast and accurate control loops essential for optimizing the performance of Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based DC-DC converters.
- Additionally, dsPIC33AK512MPS devices include advanced security features,
- Integrated touch controller and a high pin count of up to 128 pins.
- The dsPIC33AK512MC family is designed to offer low-latency, 40 Msps ADCs and 1.25 ns PWM resolution, providing a feature- and cost-optimized solution for multi-motor control and complex embedded applications.
With a rich peripheral set and up to 512 KB of Flash, the dsPIC33A DSC families use a 32-bit architecture to facilitate the smooth adoption of model-based design code and incorporate a double precision floating-point unit to speed up computational tasks.
These devices are very effective for low-latency, real-time control applications because of their improved instruction set and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) capabilities, which include single-cycle MAC operations and a 200 MHz core speed.
Through the automation of data preparation, feature extraction, training, validation, and firmware conversion of optimum models, dsPIC33A devices, which are supported by MPLAB® Machine Learning Development Suite, simplify the machine learning workflow.
dsPIC33AK512MPS/MC DSCs are appropriate for safety-critical automotive and industrial applications because they have a variety of hardware safety features, comply with functional safety standards, and are developed in line with International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 26262 and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61508 procedures.
Immutable root of trust, safe boot, secure firmware upgrades, and secure debug capabilities are all made possible by the dsPIC33AK512MPS DSC family’s embedded crypto accelerators and Flash security module, which further improve system-level security.
Leadership Comments
“As AI servers and data centers continue to grow, the need for more efficient power conversion is essential. With specialized peripherals and the high-performance core in the dsPIC33AK512MPS family, developers can now achieve significant energy savings and shrink their power supply footprints,” said Joe Thomsen, corporate vice president of Microchip’s digital signal controller business unit. “The new dsPIC33A DSC families are packed with advanced features that enable efficient and reliable designs for modern power conversion, motor control and sensing applications.”
“dsPIC33A DSCs from Microchip provide high performance and reliability for complex automotive Electronic Control Units (ECUs),” said Norbert Weiss, managing director at Lauterbach GmbH. “Combined with the support of our latest TRACE32® solutions, we help dsPIC33A DSC customers accelerate their time-to-market using our leading debug and trace tools from the start of the development process.”
“The combination of dsPIC33A DSCs and our pre-certified safety-critical real-time operating system, SAFERTOS®, simplifies the development of safety-critical applications,” said Andrew Longhurst, managing director of WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems (WHIS). “This system level solution empowers our clients to deliver reliable and efficient solutions that meet automotive and industrial safety standards.”
Development Tools
dsPIC33AK512MPS/MC DSCs are supported by Microchip’s development tool ecosystem including MPLAB XC-DSC Compiler, MPLAB Code Configurator (MCC) and MPLAB ML Development Suite.
Separate dual in-line modules are available to support development for motor control, digital power conversion and general-purpose embedded applications. The DSCs are also supported by partner software and tools including SAFERTOS® real-time operating system from WHIS, TRACE32® debugger from Lauterbach and others.
Pricing and Availability
dsPIC33AK512MPS/MC DSCs are available starting at $1.50 each in volume. You can purchase directly from Microchip or contact a Microchip sales representative or authorized worldwide distributor.
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