Industry’s fastest ARM Cortex-M4 and Cortex-M3 microcontrollers start shipping
The 204MHz LPC4300 combines the fast M4 core with an M0 co-processor running at the same speed to form the first M0-based asymmetrical dual-core digital signal controller. It is aimed at embedded audio, high-end motor control, industrial automation, point-of-sale, medical devices, and automotive accessories.
It has also boosted the performance of the LPC1800 series to180 MHz, which was designed in parallel with the 4300 for the same low leakage 90nm technology. The devices are pin- and software-compatible and share several key features such as a State Configurable Timer sub-system to let designers configure advanced timing operations with state machine control including complex motor-control functions and a Quad lane SPI flash interface to extend the code and data memory map using low-pin count SPI data flash.
Both families also support the emWin graphic library from SEGGER and dual-core debugging support is provided by tools from IAR Systems, Keil, and NXP’s Eclipse-based LPCXpresso IDE.
“The LPC4300 is not just another Cortex-M4. It has proven to be a great match for customers that require high-performance microcontroller and DSP capabilities,” said Gordon Cooper, product marketing manager for the microcontroller business line at NXP Semiconductors. “We’re providing embedded engineers with a seamless upward migration path from LPC1800 to LPC4300 by adding DSP and floating-point math.”
The first LPC4300 part available is the LPC4350 in a BGA256 package – a Flashless part with 264KB SRAM – available now at major distribution partners. Flash parts will be available in Q1 2012.
https://www.nxp.com/products/microcontrollers/cortex_m4/lpc4300
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