Microchip Technology today announced a new, six-member family of 32-bit PIC32MX5/6/7 microcontrollers that provide additional memory options while retaining integrated Ethernet, CAN, USB and serial connectivity peripherals. Specifically, the family offers 32 Kbytes of RAM and up to 140 Kbytes of Flash.
Microchip’s newest 80 MHz PIC32 microcontroller family achieves 1.56 DMIPS/MHz performance. Design enhancements have been made that provide lower power consumption of 0.5 mA/MHz active current, higher Flash memory endurance of 20k read/write cycles and better EEPROM emulation capability.
Example applications for this new PIC32 family include: communications (point-of-sale terminals, Web servers, multi-protocol bridges); industrial/medical (automation controllers, medical devices, security monitoring); consumer/appliance (audio, MP3 decoders, displays, small appliances, fitness equipment); and automotive (aftermarket, car alarms, GPS).
Owners of the Explorer 16 Development Board can purchase a $25 plug-in module for development with this new PIC32 family.
All six members of the PIC32MX5/6/7 family are available for sampling and volume production. Additionally, all six are available in 100-pin TQFP 12x12mm, TQFP 14x14mm and BGA packages, as well as 64-pin TQFP and QFN packages. 10,000 unit pricing ranges from $3.71 each for the PIC32MX534F064HPIC32MX534F064H, up to $4.93 each for the PIC32MX764F128L.