Motorola Achieves Price/Performance Milestone With 56F802 Flash-based Hybrid Controller

Ideal Solution For Cost-Sensitive Control Applications Requiring DSP Level Performance

PHOENIX, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Enabling cost-sensitive applications to go to the next level of computational performance, Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - news) today introduced the newest member of the 56800 family of hybrid controllers. Ideally suited for appliance, home security, and control applications, the 56F802 device offers the performance of a digital signal processor (DSP) with the functionality of a microcontroller (MCU) in a single chip. This device is engineered to enable designers to add DSP functionality to their current MCU control applications, allowing them to improve the capabilities of their end product solutions. And with pricing starting at less than $3.00 for high volume opportunities, this product achieves a new standard in price/performance for Flash-based hybrid controllers.

The 56F802 MCU/DSP hybrid controller further expands the breadth of solutions offered by the world's leading embedded processor producer. The 56800 family is the industry's first architecture designed from the ground up to integrate the performance and instruction set of a DSP with the control functions of an MCU in a single core. The 56F802 expands the 56F8xx family to address a broad range of end applications from cost sensitive to highly advanced control based applications. Now customers can address a variety of applications from industrial to telecom applications with one family of devices.

"This device meets a critical need in the marketplace and demonstrates our continued commitment to this architecture," said Debbie Drysdale, vice president and general manager of Motorola's DSP Standard Products Division. "By providing exceptional performance and value, the 56800 family allows our customers to create solutions that enhance their end products. And with the ability to provide current and future products that exceed 120 MIPS of performance, this architecture provides customers room to grow."

Breadth of Solutions

The 56F802 joins a broad family of high performance Flash devices, now in volume production, including the 56F801, 56F803, 56F805, 56F807, 56F826 and 56F827. With the right mix of advanced peripherals and Flash memory configurations up to 120K bytes, customers receive the solution flexibility they need to help solve a variety of product requirements, all within a single advanced development environment. The 56F802 creates a paradigm shift in the embedded control market by changing what you can accomplish at this price point. Whether you are considering high performance closed loop processing or voice capability, the 56F802 is engineered to allow you to expand product capability with a single processor.

    Product Features
    Features of the 56F802 hybrid controller include:


    -- Hybrid DSP/MCU Architecture           Serial Communications Interface
       Delivering 40 MIPS at 80 MHz

    -- Integrated RAM and Flash memory:    -- Up to 4 General Purpose I/O
       1K Program RAM, 8K Program Flash,
       1K Data RAM, 2K Data Flash,         -- Phase Lock Loop with Integrated
       2K Boot Flash                                     Pre- and Post-Scalers

    -- 5-Channel. 12-Bit ADC               -- Internal Relaxation Oscillator

    -- Advanced Pulse Width Modulation     -- On-Board Voltage Regulator
       6-channel, 16-bit                      and Power Supervisor

    -- 4 Programmable 16-bit Timers,       -- Power-On Reset
       2 16-bit Quad Timers w/
       2 External Pins
                                           -- Single 3.3V  Supply
    -- COP/Watchdog Timer                     with 5V Tolerant I/O

    -- JTAG/OnCE(TM)  Port for Debugging   -- 32-Pin LQFP Package

Development Support

As with other 56F800 devices, the 56F802 is supported by the Metrowerks CodeWarrior® Integrated Development Environment toolset as well as Motorola's Software Development Kit (SDK). The SDK includes target development boards, libraries, and algorithms developed for market-specific applications, such as home appliance, home security, motor control, and consumer applications. Development can begin today using the 56F801 Evaluation Module.

Price and Availability

The 56F802 samples and development tools are available today, with production quantities planned to be available in March 2002. Direct pricing starts at less than $3.00 (USD) in high volume.

About Motorola

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