With the unprecedented number of microcontrollers available to engineers in the market, finding the right microcontroller for different needs has become more difficult. In response to the changing needs of engineers, NXP recently introduced the LP860 series of 32-bit microcontrollers. This family of products fully supports existing software solutions and programming environments developed by NXP.
The LPC860 microcontroller is equipped with a 32-bit Arm Cortex M0+ CPU with a clock frequency of up to 60MHz. It has built-in nested interrupts and a system tick timer for time tracking. LPC860 also provides 64KB of Flash memory and 8KB of SRAM, as well as enhanced code read protection to ensure the security of commercial products. In addition, in addition to support, LPC860 also has a variety of communication interfaces, including SPI, I2C and UART, to meet the connection needs of various peripherals. It also supports chip-to-chip communication between two LPC860 devices, providing more flexible scalability and interconnectivity for the system.
The LPC860's integrated voltage regulator eliminates the need for multiple external voltage regulators, and only one regulator can provide bus voltage for multiple sensors, peripherals and LPC860, thereby reducing system cost. In addition, LPC860 also provides a flexible timer (FlexTimer) function, which not only supports complex timing operations, but also specially considers the motor control application. It integrates a motor fault detection circuit that minimizes the need for external circuitry and supports smart motor operation and enhanced functional safety features.
The LPC860 also supports a bootloader, which is of particular importance in today's context of increasing cybersecurity in electronics. It can find software vulnerabilities deployed on field devices, and can easily update patches online without special programmers and programming tools. Therefore, products equipped with LPC860 can support software upgrades and provide long-term support.
Finally, another major advantage of the LPC860 is having 4 high current GPIO pins. Not only can these pins drive LEDs and other high-current devices, but they can also be used to control power amplifiers that require a lot of current for biasing, such as large BJTs and MOSFETs.
In a word, the LPC860 microcontroller has broad application prospects in fields such as motor applications and lighting applications. Its flexibility, rich communication interfaces, integrated voltage regulator, flexible timer function, bootloader support, and high-current GPIO pins make the LPC860 an ideal choice for engineers. Whether developing power tools, kitchen equipment, home appliances or controlling lighting, the LPC860 can provide reliable performance and rich functions to meet the needs of different applications.
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