Microchip has announced the company's lowest power, most cost-effective 32-bit PIC32 microcontroller family. The PIC32MM series bridges the gap between the company's popular PIC24F XLP and PIC32MX series. The new family is the first PIC32 with core-independent peripherals, designed to reduce the burden on the CPU, thereby reducing power consumption and system design. MPLAB Code Configurator supports these devices to help simplify and accelerate designs.
Today's embedded applications for the Internet of Things, consumers, industrial control, and motor control require flexible MCUs that consume less power, are more cost-effective, and have smaller form factors. For applications requiring low power consumption and longer battery life, the PIC32MM has a sleep mode as low as 500nA. Space-constrained applications will benefit from a small 4mm x 4mm package option. PIC32MM devices include core-independent peripherals, such as configurable logic cells and multiple output capture compare PWMs, which facilitate sensorless BLDC motor control applications.
"The PIC32MM family provides compelling solutions for budget, power, and size-constrained applications," said Joe Thomsen, vice president of Microchip's MCU16 business unit. "These PIC32MM are supported by popular MPLAB code configurator tools The device is easy to set up, accelerating design progress for a rapidly changing market. "
