Infineon Technologies adds the XMC7000 series to its microcontroller portfolio. The XMC7100, XMC7200, and related evaluation kits are available from Rutronik. The new MCU family includes a single - or dual-core Arm Cortex-M7 core with support for Arm Cortex-M0+. Thanks to the 40nm process technology, low-power MCUS enable computational performance designed for high-end industrial applications, including high-precision PMW generation for motor power level control and radar-based sensing level measurement.
The microcontroller provides a wide supply voltage range of 2.7V to 5.5V. In Hibernate mode with the lowest power consumption, the MCU power consumption is only 8µA. Equipped with a variety of peripherals such as up to 2x gigabit Ethernet, CAN-FD, encryption engine, SMIF and SDHC, the flexibility of the microcontroller is impressive.
The controller is designed for harsh environments, operates in the -40C to +125C range, and is available in a variety of TQFP and LFBGA package types with 100 to 272 pins. Applications include motor control, industrial drives, electric vehicle charging, electric bicycles, robotics, BMS, PLCS and I/O applications. An evaluation kit is also provided for microcontrollers. Together with ModusToolboxTM, it guarantees easy access to design and development.
Microcontrollers offer a special feature: their dual bank flash memory allows firmware updates via ReadwriteNet. For example, a firmware update may be loaded onto a flash drive while the device is still running the previous firmware on the second flash drive. Then reboot to switch to the new firmware. This makes the home very flexible, especially when it comes to remote maintenance. Up to 8MB of flash memory and 1MB of RAM are also part of the device.
