TI University Program
Microcontroller Overview
William Goh
November 2009
Thinking MCU? Think TI
Lowest Power
High Performance
Most Cortex M3’s
MSP430
C2000
Stellaris M3
World’s lowest power MCU
RTC modes in 100’s of nA
Active power at 160uA/MHz
High performance core + Analog
MCU starting at <$2.00
The world’s largest Cortex M3
MCU portfolio
Over 200 MCU’s
Over 80 MCU’s
Over 140 MCU’s
12.5MSPS A/D, High Resolution
PWM, Internal Oscillator
A/D’s, Motor Control Hardware,
Precision Oscillator, RTC
SPI, I2C, UART/LIN, and now
with USB & RF
Serial, CAN, LIN, EMIF
CAN, I2S, Ethernet MAC & PHY,
USB H/D/OTG, EPI
Starter tools as low as $20.00
Full Experimenter & Developer
kits only $149.00
Accelerated design with <$40.00
tools, plus complete reference
design kits for multiple apps
High performance integration:
A/D, Opamps, LCD Control, DAC
Complete Eval tools <$100.00
Full reference designs
Complete software & driver
libraries
We offer the most breadth & depth in Microcontrollers.
What is C2000?
The 32-bit real-time microcontroller family
Processing
Performance
• DSP performance
• Best of both worlds
• Embedded Flash
• Up to 300MHz CPU
• Math-optimized 32-bit core
• On-chip analog
• Control optimized
• Analog Integration
• Ease of use
• Fixed and Floating Point
• Powerful peripherals
• Scalability
• 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
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Integration
C2000
Optimized core
Fast interrupts
Flexible interrupt system
Real-time debugging
• Comprehensive Peripheral Set
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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
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40-300 MHz
Fixed and Floating-point devices
32-512KB of Flash
From sub $2 to $20
Software compatibility across C2000 family
C2000 Sample Applications
Digital Motor Control
Renewable Energy
E-bike
Power Tools
Wind Power Inverters
White Goods
Solar Power Inverters
Industrial Drives &
Motion Control
Lighting
Digital Power
DC/DC
Converters
C2000
LED Street Lighting
Uninterruptable
Power Supplies
Auto HID
Telecom / Server
AC/DC Rectifiers
Radar / Collision
Avoidance
Laser Ranging
Power Line
Communication
Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Medical Oxygen
Concentrators
LED TV
Backlighting
Optical
Networking
Electric Power Steering
Automotive
RFID Readers
Precision Sensing & Control
What is Stellaris?
• 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
Easiest to Learn and Use
• 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
• 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!
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Stellaris® target applications
Automation
Transaction Control
•Point-of-sale
•Printers
•Data acquisition
•AutoID
•Tag Scanner
•Vehicle ID
•Inventory RFID
•Monitors
Appliances
•Ethernet bridges
• White goods
•Sensors
• Home appliance
•Machines
controllers
•Controllers
• Small motor control
•Sorters
•Pumps
•Analyzers
•Compressors
•Component motors
•Variable frequency
drives
Portable Electronics
Building Control
•Lighting controls
•LED drivers
•Panel motor controller
•HVAC
•Pump inverter
•Compressor motor
•Building automation
•Audio
Medical
•Connected Motor Control
•Dental Drilling Machine
•Robotic DNA Extraction
•Connected General Host
•Instrumentation cluster
•Data Acquisition
• Display
• Small screen/
touch interface
• Connectivity
• Portable media
players
• Electronics
accessories
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
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
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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
Ease of Use
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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
MSP430 Key Application Spaces
Medical and
Industrial Metering
• Glucose and cholesterol
meters, thermometer, EKG,
heart rate monitor,
pulsoximeters
• Voltage, current, temperature,
pressure, pH meters
Utility Metering
• Energy
• Water
• Gas
• Automated Meter Reading (AMR)
• Advanced Metering Infrastructure
• Heat Cost Allocation
Sensoring
• Alarm system, smoke detector
• Home control and automation
• Wireless asset tracking
• Wireless sensors
• System supervisor
Portable Consumer
• Cell phone, digital camera, MP3
• Fitness monitors and sensors
• Toothbrush, shaver
• Remote control
• Wireless keyboard and mouse
• Battery charging
Why Ultra-Low-Power Is Important
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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
• 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)
Analog and peripheral integration reduces system cost
• 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
44 New USB devices within next 12 months
• 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
MSP430 Ultra-Low Power MCUs
CC430: Enabling You With RF
CC430
Low Power
RF
MSP430
MCU
Application
and protocol
processor
Radio
frequency
Lowest
Power
Monolithic
RF SoC
The Best of
Both Worlds
Low Power RF Transceiver
MSP430 MCU
• High sensitivity
• Low current consumption
• Excellent blocking performance
• Flexible data rate & modulation format
• Backwards compatible
• Market’s lowest power MCU
• High analog performance
• High level of integration
• Ease of development
• Sensor interface
MSP430 Ultra-Low Power MCUs
MSP430 Enables No-Power Apps
• Energy harvesting is the process
by which energy is captured and
stored
Body warn
monitoring
devices powered
by body heat,
movement
Monitor
environmental
conditions on
farm, winery,
etc.
• Can substitute batteries that are
costly to maintain and can extend
system uptime
• Only possible with ultra-low power
components
Mesh
networking for
environmental
monitoring (e.g.
forest fire
detection)
Automotive
monitoring (e.g.
tire pressure
gauges powered
by vibration)
• Solar, kinetic, thermal, RF, salinity
gradients, pH difference and other
ambient sources available
MSP430 Ultra-Low Power MCUs
Energy Harvesting Made Easy
Ambient energy: light, heat, motion, RF, etc
Energy
Harvestor
Energy Storage &
Power Mgmt
Sensor(s)
Ultra Low Power
Microcontroller
Perpetually
Powered
Sensor
Low Power
Transciever
Environment: temperature, status, position, etc
Energy Harvesting Solutions:
MSP430 Product Families
1xx | 2xx | 4xx | 5xx
Gateway | Performance
ADC
DAC
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Gateway
Performance
Small footprint, lower memory
sizes, cost effective devices
High-performance analog, rich
integration, cutting edge features
5xx
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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
CC430
DAC
DAC ADC
ADC
2xx
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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
F550x
F552x
ADC
ADC
F22x2
F241x
ADC
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
F261x
ADC
F23x
DAC ADC
F24x1
ADC
ADC
F20xx
ADC
F21x1
F23x0
F24x
ADC
ADC
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F54xx
ADC
F22x4
ADC
F21x2
F551x
F44x
F42x
ADC
ADC
DAC
F42x
x41x
F41x2
F43x
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ADC
x41x
ADC
Fx42x
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ADC
xG461x
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ADC
ADC
DAC
FG47x
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DAC
F47x
DAC
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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
F13x
ADC
DAC
F15x
DAC ADC
F12x
C13x1
F14x1
F11x2
F12x2
F14x
ADC
ADC
ADC
x11x1
ADC
F16x1
DAC ADC
Getting Started:
MSP430 Tools & Software
MSP430 Ultra-Low Power MCUs
Embedded Emulation
• Real-time, in-system debug
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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
JTAG
MSP430 Ultra-Low Power MCUs
Easy To Use, Innovative Tools
Flash Emulation Tools
• Compatible with all devices
• Target boards available
• $99 ($149 w/ target board)
• Target boards available w/o FET
• Free IDEs included
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
MSP430 Ultra-Low Power MCUs
eZ430-Chronos: CC430 Dev Tool
• CC430-based wireless
development tool in a watch
• 915/868/433 MHz versions available
• Custom LCD driven directly
by CC430
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3-axis accelerometer
Altimeter
Temperature sensor
Buzzer
USB RF
access point
Updated eZ430
emulator for
programming
MSP430 Ultra-Low Power MCUs
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:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tools donation campaign to
encourage module creation
Thank You