Microchip Technology announced the PIC32A series of MCUs to meet the growing need for high-performance, math-intensive applications across a variety of sectors. PIC32A MCUs, which complement the company’s already strong 32-bit MCU line, are made to be high-performance, reasonably priced solutions for a variety of general-purpose applications in the consumer, industrial, automotive, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), and medical sectors.
With integrated high-speed analog peripherals, up to 40 Msps 12-bit ADCs, high-speed 5 ns comparators, and 100 MHz Gain Bandwidth Product (GBWP) op amps for intelligent edge sensing, the 200 MHz 32-bit PIC32A series is designed to drastically decrease the requirement for additional components. Multiple tasks can be completed on a single MCU thanks to these features and a powerful CPU, which optimizes system and bill of materials costs.
The safe execution of software code within an embedded control system application is further enhanced by integrated hardware safety and security features like Error Code Correction (ECC) on Flash and RAM, Memory Built-In Self-Test (MBIST), I/O integrity monitor, clock monitoring, immutable secure boot, and Flash access control features.
The PIC32A MCU’s 64-bit Floating Point Unit (FPU) facilitates the adoption of model-based designs and effectively handles data-intensive math processing applications. When creating computationally demanding applications that demand superior performance in sensor interface and data processing, these MCUs help developers execute those programs more quickly.
Leadership Comments
“Targeting intelligent sensing and control applications, the PIC32A MCUs augment our existing 32-bit portfolio by balancing cost effectiveness, performance and advanced analog peripherals,” said Rod Drake, Corporate Vice President of One of Microchip’s MCU Business Units. “High-speed peripherals and other integrated functionalities reduce the need for certain external components, decreasing system complexity while delivering a high-performance solution.”
Development Tools
PIC32A MCUs are supported by the MPLAB® XC32 Compiler, MPLAB Harmony embedded software development framework and the dsPIC33A Curiosity Platform Development Board (EV74H48A) and PIC32AK1216GC41064 General-Purpose DIM (EV25Z08A). To support feature expansion, the Curiosity Development Board provides mikroBUS™ and Xplained Pro interfaces to connect to Built-in Self-Test Xplained Pro (BIST XPRO) extension kits, sensors and various Click boards™. For a complete list of development tools, visit the PIC32A MCU web page.
Pricing and Availability
The PIC32A MCU family is available starting at less than $1 each in volume. For additional information and to purchase, contact a Microchip sales representative, authorized worldwide distributor or visit Microchip’s Purchasing and Client Services website, www.microchipdirect.com.
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