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2 mm World’s Smallest Microcontroller
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Within many applications the need for space saving is increasingly becoming a
top priority. In part due to pcb costs, but mainly driven by the fact that many
applications that historically never needed a microcontroller, are now requiring
one for improved intelligence. This fact is especially true for the varied range
for sensor applications. Whether a temperature sensor within a buildings heating
system; or a position sensor within an industrial production line or even a
bio-sensor for healt care monitors, the introduction of a microcontroller
provides ability for signal conditioning, mathematical calculations and
human-machine interface.
In general terms, when selecting anything that is very small, whether a car
or a television, there may be compromise in terms of the feature set. For
microcontrollers this may be in the form of number of I/O, types of peripherals
or size of addressable memory.
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NEC Electronics is introducing the world’s smallest microcontroller with no
compromise. The 78K0S/KY1+ devices provide the best space saving with the new
Chip Scale Package (CSP), at 2 mm x 2 mm. These devices form part of our 8-bit
low pin count microcontroller K_Line Flash microcontrollers with following
feature set:
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More Choice, Less Compromise – Introducing V850 All Flash
Following closely behind the recent introduction of NEC Electronics’ highly
popular 78K All Flash 8-bit microcontroller families is a new range of general
purpose 32-bit devices … V850 All Flash. And just like its 8-bit cousins, the
V850 All Flash range provides all the familiar benefits of Flash-only line-up
from NEC Electronics:
 Attractive price
Smart programming features
Secure code
Secure self programming1
EEPROM Emulation
NEC Electronics’ V850
All Flash general purpose microcontrollers combine the rich functionality of
a well established high performance MCU with the flexibility of Flash memory,
making it ideally suited to both entry level and next generation 32-bit designs.
At the heart of the V850 All Flash range is the V850ES RISC CPU core,
offering an impressive 29 MIPS at 20 MHz. V850ES was designed as the ideal
platform to turn the latest market trends, customer requirements and engineering
ambitions such as networking, touch control, graphical user interfaces, voice
synthesis or inverter control to name but a few, into reality. In addition to
the high performance core, the peripheral set offers an abundance of general
purpose functions on-chip, with a combination of multiple high performance
16-bit timers, up to 24 channels of 10-bit A/D conversion, D/A
conversion,availability of 3-phase motor control functions, multiple serial
interfaces, integrated safety functions and on-chip debug.
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Increasing pressure on designers to minimise development times and alsoto
contribute to improving procurement and production efficiencies mean it’s
getting harder to justify mask ROM. In addition to the design advantages and
flexibilities offered by Flash memory already mentioned, NEC Electronics’
class-leading high-density technology means large memory sizes can be realised
in a small area. This results in smaller usage of die size and enables the
integration of more functions on-chip, which both contribute signi- ficantly to
a reduced overall system cost.
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A wide memory mix is on offer, ranging from 64 Kbytes of Flash with 4 Kbytes
of RAM in a 64-pin package for entry level 32-bit applications, to a huge 640
Kbytes of Flash with 48 Kbytes of RAM in a 144-pin package for memory hungry
designs.
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The V850 All Flash range offers a total of 23 new devices. This kind of
choice and versatility allows you to choose exactly the performance, peripherals
and memory mix you require. More choice means less compromise, and the general
purpose nature of the peripheral sets mean that you can be sure to get the ideal
fit for your application.
NEC Electronics’ V850 All Flash range is the ideal upgrade platform for
exploiting 32-bit performance in a wide variety of applications such as:
Access control
Point of sale
Industrial motors
PC peripherals
Home automation
Home appliances
Factory automation
Power meters
Medical appliances
Instrumentation
The V850 All Flash range is made up of three micromicrocontroller families,
all with a similarly large set of general-purpose features but with variations
to suit different power sources, analog requirements andspecial timer
requirements for motor-based systems:
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V850eS/hx2
These devices are ideal for applications with a 5 V power supply. The 100-
pin version also features 16-channels of 10-bit A/D conversion and is perfectly
suited to applications with a large number of analog inputs.
V850eS/Jx2
For lower power applications using a 3 V supply, this family offers high
performance operation, complex system control and numerous functions(including
digital-to-analog conversion), all onboard a single chip.
V850eS/ix2
The growing demand for reduced energy consumption in industrial and consumer
applications using motors finds a perfect solution in these devices. Ideal for
3-phase motor control designs requiring 32-bit performance, highly integrated
functionality and a strong regard for cost-sensitivity.
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V850 All Flash microcontrollers are supported by NEC Electronics’
market-leading low-cost CUBE tools.
IECUBE offers full emulation and functionality whilst MINICUBE makes best use of
on-chip debug, enabling almost any application to get up and running very
quickly.
A low cost demonstration kit is also available to enable effortless
evaluation evaluation and initial development. All tools are supported by the
IAR ‘C’ Compiler suite and come supplied with an appetizer version so you can
start developing immediately. For all V850 devices, additional software support
is also available via the Greenhills Workbench if you prefer.
V850 All Flash samples will begin rolling out at the end of 2005, and tools
for all devices are available now, so why not give them a try and start
implementing the next generation features that will give your product the
competitive edge!
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Introducing 32-bit ... For Free!
The EB-V850ES/HG2 V850 All Flash Demonstration Kit provides on-board
debugging, Flash programming and the real-time execution of application
programs, making it ideal for the development of simple applications as well as
the demonstration of V850’s capabilities!
With its easy-to-use device demonstration capabilities, you can easily
evaluate input and output functions such as push buttons, 7-segment LED outputs,
A/D reference voltages, I/O lines, analog inputs, serial interfaces and so on.
The board is also ready prepared for all the I/O ports to be connected to your
own user hardware for more applicationspecific evaluation.
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The kit’s on-board debug function allows Flash programming and memory
manipulation without the need to connect to additional hardware. It’s also easy
to connect the kit to our low-cost MINICUBE emulator to take advantage of the
on-chip debug features of the device itself. The demonstration kit comes
complete with NEC Electronics’ FPL Flash programming software, an appetizer
version of the IAR Systems Embedded Workbench and C-SPY debugger.All of this
plus the inclusion of a USB cable means you will be up and running in no time,
without the need for an external power supply!
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Introducing The All New Low Pin Count Motor
ASSPs
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To meet the growing demand for low end 3-phase motor control in applications
such as pumps, portable air conditioning, washing machines, fans, power tools,
AC drives to name but a few, NEC have introduced two 8-bit low pin count motor
ASSPs to compliment the 78K0 range.
NEC Electronics has recently announced the addition of two new Application
Specific Standard Products (ASSP’s) namely, the µPD78F0711 and µPD78F0712
consisting of carefully defined functions supporting specific motor control
applications. These products are designed for use in domestic and low end
industrial electronic products such as washing machines, fans, dishwashers,
power tools, air-conditioners, pumps and general 3-phase motor control
applications. Designed to meet requirements of next generation consumer
applications, the 30-pin motor ASSP’s provide an ideal balance between cost and
performance. These low pin products are ideally suited to entry level designs
allowing developers to take advantage of the powerful feature set without having
to commit to high costs. The new ASSPs allow maximum design capability with the
flexibility of low cost.
µPD78F0711/2 are both the latest members of NEC’s well established 78K0
family of microcontrollers. The peripheral set includes a powerful motor control
timer function capable of controlling a 3-phase motor, with 3 x 10-bit PWM
compare registers, an 8- bit dead-time generation timer and two A/D trigger
compare registers. Alongside its 20 MHz 8-bit core, uPD78F0711/2 boasts a 30-pin
package (32-pin SDIP package also available), 8/16 Kb of single voltage embedded
flash memory and 768 Bytes of Random- Access Memory (RAM), providing just the
right mix to support a vast array of motor control applications including fans
and compressors.
A powerful motor control device
In addition these devices also benefit from On Chip Debug (OCD) function
which aids the developer. This offers a powerful and unobtrusive method for
developing and debugging the product in situ via a serial connection. All these
features, combined with a number of 8- and 16-bit timers, provide a powerful
motor control device. Increasingly required is the ability to retain operational
parameters after power has been removed. Both µPD78F0711 and µPD78F0712 have the
ability to self program the on-chip Flash memory without the need for additional
supply voltages enabling it to emulate EEPROM memory and thus removing the need
for an additional external device. Both devices are scheduled to start sampling
in the first quarter of 2006 with mass production to follow in summer.
For related products, visit our motor control mall on our homepage or talk
directly to one of our motor control experts at Embedded World 2006, hall 12,
booth 348
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D_Line for innovative instrument clusters
One for all – from low to high-end
Developed in NEC Electronics’ 0,15 µm technology, Dx3 combines enhanced
features with NEC Electronics’ latest Flash techno- logy and proven quality
standards. Dx3 is offered in three sub-families:
Entry-level version running at 16 MHz for
costsensitive applications (under planning)
Mid-range variant running at 24 MHz
High-end derivatives with 48 MHz CPU (64 MHz under
evaluation) for solutions with complex graphics demands.
The family concept provides scalable memory options from 128 Kbytes to 2
Mbytes Flash and up to 84 Kbytes RAM. The entrylevel version is offered in a
100-pin QFP, the other two in 144-pin QFP packages. For applications with
extensive graphics demands, the roadmap includes a 1 Mbyte Flash device with an
external 32-bit bus interface in a 208-pin QFP package to connect external
memory or a graphics controller.
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Serial interfaces: up to three CSIs, two UARTs (LIN compatible) and two I2Cs
Up to seventeen 16-bit timers providing up to 16
PWMs, a watch timer including clock correction and a watchdog timer
Features like clock generator, DMA, interrupt
controller and an internal ring oscillator to reduce the number of external
components
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The V850E/Dx3 was developed to add value to your development in terms of
flexibility, scalability and system cost. The Dx3 family lets you react easily
to changing requirements. Re-use of core and peripheral software, pin-to-pin
compatibility and standard core support are some of the features that underline
the benefits of the Dx3.
Scalability in terms of memory size and
peripherals gives you ample flexibility throughout the development phase.
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Software compatibility thanks to reuse of core and peripheral macros within
the complete family. Moreover, software once developed for microcontroller
families like the F_Line or S_Line can be easily integrated with little effort.
Car makers’ standard software is fully supported by
driver and OSEK compatibility within the D_Line, F_Line and S_Line.
High integration of applicationspecific functions let
you reduce overall system cost and development effort.
Common tool set is available for the Dx3 family,
reducing investment cost in the event of a switch to another device option.
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World’s smallest gate array ASICs in TFPBGA
packages
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NEC Electronics has now released Tape Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array (TFPBGA)
packages also for its successful gate array ASIC series. The very small out-
line TFPBGA packages start at 4.38 mm edge length and make these the smallest
gate array devices currently available.
Gate array ASICs are widely used in many market segments where they offer a
cost-efficient alternative to numerous FPGA products. They are also preferred
when it comes to implementing digital designs where the emphasis lies on short
time to market. The TFPBGA packages are poised to make a significant impact on
the space requirements of such designs.
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Initially, the TFPBGA package offer extends to gate array ASICs with 48 to
144 balls, with corresponding package edge lengths of just 4.38 mm to 7 mm. A
mere 0.65 mm high, TFPBGA packages also have an extremely low profile. They are
easily implemented wherever space is at a premium, like for example MMC cards or
memory sticks.
The target markets for custom logic devices in TFPBGA packages include a wide
range of industrial, security, medical and consumer applications. The
inexpensive TFPBGA packages are RoHS-compliant and are available with NEC
Electronics’ popular CMOS-N5, CMOS-9HD and CMOS-10HD gate array series.
For more details please visit our homepage or simply contact us at our booth on
the Embedded World 2006 show in Nuremberg.
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ARM7TDMI-S™ + „X“ ... think creative!
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The ARM7TDMITM CPU core is around already quite some time now and
well-established; established; meanwhile even with a whole bunch of standard
products available on the market. However, what these standard products can’t
offer to you is the freedom to be creative and to invent an individual MCU that
ideally matches your specific system requirements while at the same time saving
costs, efforts, power dissipation and PCB area.
System-on-Chip Lite+ offers this possibility to let you be creative without
compromises. You can use your own proprietary function blocks and in addition
generic IP function blocks already available from the market to expand the
capabilities of the MCU.
With System-on- Chip Lite+ the pre-verified basis is a fully-fledged 60 MHz
ARM7TDMI-S™ CPU combined with a multiport memory controller, a 10/100M Ethernet
MAC, an interrupt con- troller and other basic features like a watchdog timer, a
timer and a UART.
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The creative part of Systemon- Chip Lite+ comes from you. Your proprietary
knowhow can be securely implemented within the large, so-called user defined
logic area of the System-on-Chip Lite+ chip, which is directly connected to the
ARM7TDMI-S CPU via the AMBA™ AHB and APB busses. This is as well true when
adding additional, off-the-shelf function blocks.
The „design-in“ process of these additional features and functions itself is
quite simple: By using the FPGAbased System-on-Chip Lite+ development board,
which is a 1 : 1 functional representation of the System- on-Chip Lite+ device,
all additional functions can be pre-verified in-system together with your
software. Only then NEC Electronics takes over and produces your own,
proprietary ARM- 7TDMI-S™-based MCU. Besides many implementations of customer
proprietary and rather basic functions like additional UARTs, timers, SPI and
I2C interfaces, NEC Electronics has already successfully implemented such
sophisticated function blocks like a Colour LCD controller, a PWM/motor control
function block for 3-phase, brushless DC motors, a MOST/Media LB device
interface and an aFCAN controller.
At the Embedded World 2006 the Colour LCD Controller will be demonstrated live
at the NEC Electronics booth. Moreover, besides the µClinux embedded operating
system, also the Segger embOS® and the ENEA Embedded Technology OSE real-time
operating systems will be demonstrated on the System-on-Chip Lite+ development
board and on the low-cost System-on-Chip Lite+ „Start it!“ starter kit.
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Vivid colours under direct sunlight
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As bold and vivid as your imagination, NEC’s thin-film transistor LCDs are
your window to the world. With reflective analog and digital panels, sizes 5.5
to 21.3 inches, and QVGA to UXGA resolutions, NEC Electronics makes it easy to
bring your vision to life.
From medical equipment to POS to gaming and beyond, NEC Electronics offers a
display to meet your specifications. Especially for outdoor application and
sunlight readability, NEC Electronics offers a variety of transflective
displays, manufactured in its proprietary „Natural Light Technology“.
Three key features distinguish this unique technology:
High luminance of up to 750 cd/m2, high contrast of 600 : 1 and low levels of
reflectivity on the screen surface enable a variety of information and pictures
to be reproduced in clear and vivid color, even in high ambient light
conditions.
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As with all LCD modules in NEC LCD Technologies’ standard industrial lineup,
backward compatibility with its predecessors with respect to outer dimensions,
position of mounting holes, and centre of the screen enables the new module to
be replaced easily – without the need for making any system-level modifications
as a result of interface incompatibility.
On the left a brief overview on existing transflective displays – NEC LCD
Technologies will continue to enhance its line-up of LCDs adopting NLT
technology for a variety of industrial applications and range of environmental
conditions.
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Extended range of 8.4 “ TFT-LCD module line-up
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EC LCD Technologies Ltd. has now expanded the choice of 8.4“ (21.4 cm)
displays in its extensive range of colour TFT modules.
Several new models offer compatible form factors with existing displays in the
same screen size, allowing developers to enhance system performance or upgrade
equipment without changing mechanical design.
New developments in this family include a choice of SVGA (800 x 600 pixels)
resolution in addition to VGA (640 x 480 pixels).
These displays have fast response times of 25 ms (typ). Variants offer very wide
viewing angles of up to 85° from the normal and high contrast ratios of up to
600 : 1 make them suitable for a wide range of ambient lighting conditions.
Some variants use NLT (trans- reflective) technology with anti-reflective
coatings ideal for daylight viewing. These panels are suitable for a wide range
of applications such as monitors in process control and display terminals for
control or information systems.
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Edge lighting with two high efficiency cold-cathode fluorescent lamps with
high luminance options ensure even backlighting making these displays suitable
for applications demanding superior picture quality, such as control panel
applications or information systems. Lamps can easily be replaced if needed.
Models in this range are available with a 6-bit digital interface or the
industry standard single link LVDS digital port with 8-bit or 6- bit RGB data
plus dot clock and data enable signals. Scan direction is reversible.
The table on the left shows the new and existing products in details.
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Spotlights
New MCU Scout
Now available – the new issue of the MCU Scout containing the latest
information regarding NEC Electronics’ microcontroller products. Contact us to
receive the new issue!
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RoHS compliance
With NEC Electronics at your side, meeting the July 1, 2006 RoHS-compliance
deadline should not be a problem for you at all. Meet our experts present at the
Embedded World show to clarify your open questions related to WEEE/RoHS
compliance.
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Successful Certification
NEC Electronics Europe successfully implemented the environmental management
system for the complete Sales and Marketing organization across Europe. TÜV
Industries Service GmbH audited the newly established environ- mental management
system and confirmed compliance to Quality (ISO9001:2000) as well as
Environmental (ISO14001:2004) management system standards.
Structured ASIC
Now available to you – our new Structured ASIC brochure containing the latest
information regarding NEC Electronics’ Structured ASIC technology. Contact us to
receive a printed version of this new brochure!
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