Toshiba Releases New M3H Group of ARM� Cortex�-M3 Microcontrollers in the TXZ+TM Family Advanced Class

Optimized for the main control of consumer and industrial equipment, and motor control

KAWASAKI, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has started mass production of 21 new microcontrollers in the M3H group as new products in the TXZ+� Family Advanced Class, manufactured in a 40nm process. The M3H group includes an ARM® Cortex®-M3 core running up to 120MHz, integrated max. 512KB code flash, and 32KB data flash memory with 100k write cycle endurance. These microcontrollers also offer various interface and motor control options, such as UART, I²C, Encoder, and Programmable Motor Control. M3H group devices are suited for a wide range of applications including motors, home appliances, and industrial equipment.

In response to the diversity of consumer equipment, the new M3H group products have enhanced communications functions integrated as UART, TSPI, I²C, and a 2-unit DMAC. Moreover, a digital LCD driver is integrated to reduce the number of components for display function, facilitate contrast adjustment, and ensure a flexible board layout.

These devices support a variety of sensing applications with a high-speed, high-precision 12-bit analog/digital converter (ADC) that allows individual sample and hold times to be set for each of the 21 ADC input channels. In addition, they provide a solution suitable for controlling AC motors and brushless DC motors in combination with an advanced programmable motor control circuit that can operate synchronously with the high-speed, high-precision 12-bit analog/digital converter.

The self-diagnosis functions incorporated in the devices for ROM, RAM, ADC and Clock help customers to achieve IEC60730 Class B functional safety certification.

Documentation, sample software with actual usage examples, and driver software that controls the interfaces for each peripheral can be downloaded from the Toshiba website. Evaluation boards and development environments are provided in cooperation with ARM global ecosystem partners.

Major features of new products

• High-performance ARM Cortex-M3 core, max 120MHz
• Optimized for consumer equipment with a wide range of memory and package lineup
• Self-diagnosis functions for IEC60730 class B functional safety

Applications

• For the main control of consumer equipment, home appliances, toys, office supply, health care equipment etc.,
• For the motor control of industrial equipment

Specifications

Product group		M3H group
CPU core		ARM Cortex-M3 ? memory protection unit (MPU)
Max operation frequency		120MHz
Internal oscillator		10MHz (+/-1%)
Internal memory	Flash (code)	256KB/384KB/512KB (Rewritable up to 100,000 times)
	Flash (data)	32KB (rewritable up to 100,000 times)
	RAM	64KB (with Parity) and Backup RAM 2KB
I/O port		57 to 135
External interrupt		12 to 23
DMA controller (DMAC)		DMA requests: 2 units, 54 to 64 factors, internal/external triggers
Timer function	T32A	32-bit Timer Event Counter (8 channels as 32-bit timer or 16 channels as 16-bit timer)
	RTC	Real-time Clock: 1 channel
Communication function	UART	Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter: 7 to 8 channels
	I2C	I2C Interface: 2 to 4 channels
	TSPI	Serial Peripheral Interface: 1 to 5 channels
Analog function	12-bit AD converter	12 to 21 channels input
	8-bit Digital to Analog converter	2 channels
Motor control	A-ENC	Advanced Encoder Input Circuit: 1 channel
	A-PMD	Advanced Programmable Motor Control Circuit: 1 channel
Other peripherals	RMC	Remote Control Signal Preprocessor: 1 channel
	CRC	CRC Calculation Circuit: 1 channel, CRC32, CRC16
	DLCD	LCD Display Controller – Non-Bias Drive: 40 segments × 4 commons (Max)
System function	SIWDT	1 channel
	LVD	Voltage Detection Circuit: 1 channel
	OFD	Oscillation Frequency Detector: 1 channel
On-chip debug function		Serial Wire / JTAG
Operation voltage		2.7 to 5.5V, single voltage supply
Package / Pin		LQFP144 (20mm x 20mm, 0.5mm pitch) LQFP128 (14mm x 14mm, 0.4mm pitch) LQFP128 (14mm x 20mm, 0.5mm pitch) LQFP100 (14mm x 14mm, 0.5mm pitch) LQFP100 (14mm x 20mm, 0.65mm pitch) LQFP80 (12mm x 12mm, 0.5mm pitch) LQFP64 (10mm x 10mm, 0.5mm pitch)

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