NEC Electronics Europe has expanded its 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) portfolio with the addition of the All Flash 78K0/Kx2-A MCU series, which has enhanced analog functionality for battery-operated portable devices.
The four MCUs in the series provide a number of peripherals combined with NEC Electronics’ 78K0 MCU interface and safety features to support applications that require high-precision analog sensing capabilities.
The peripheral set includes UART, I2C and CSI/SPI serial interfaces, 8- and 16-bit timers to manage an array of real-time input and output events, clock generators, and a real-time counter with clock and calendar functions to maintain time-of-day clock without CPU intervention.
The 78K0/Kx2-A series includes up to 12 channels of 12-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), and 3-channel operational amplifiers (op-amps) interlocked with 12-bit ADC inputs.
The 78K0/Kx2-A MCUs also share many of the built-in features common to the 78K0 MCU family.
Target applications include industrial building automation sensors and monitoring devices, and consumer electronics devices with human interface systems such as game-control handsets.
The 78K0/Kx2-A MCUs will be available in a 30-pin shrink-small outline package (SSOP) and 48-pin low-profile quad flat package (QFP) with flash memory capacities ranging from 16 to 32 Kbytes.
78K0/Kx2-A Microcontrollers Lineup
