Highly integrated S08 MCU offers embedded CAN, EEPROM and on-chip emulation/debug development tools

AUSTIN, Texas – April 28, 2008 – As power budgets tighten and the demand for more embedded content increases, the need for highly integrated, high-performance microcontrollers (MCU) becomes essential. To address this need in the industrial and automotive markets, Freescale has added a powerful new member to its S08D family that offers exceptional 8-bit performance and on-chip functionality.

Freescale's highly integrated 9S08DZ128 MCU features a controller area network (CAN) interface, electronically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) and on-chip emulation/debug tools. The embedded CAN interface provides an ideal connectivity solution for many automotive and industrial control applications. Embedded EEPROM enhances system design flexibility by enabling data to be written and erased with ease and eliminates the need for external serial EEPROM. Integrated development tools with on-chip debug enable designers to debug quickly in real-time, speeding time to market. Each of these integrated capabilities is available across the full automotive temperature range of -40 degrees C to 125 degrees C.

In the automotive market, the 9S08DZ128 MCU targets body, chassis, safety and powertrain control. Prime industrial control applications include factory and building automation, security systems, health-care equipment, and aircraft and aerospace electronics.

Power efficient by design
Manufactured on Freescale's 0.25-micron process technology and scaling up to 40 MHz, the 9S08DZ128 is designed to deliver high performance within a low power envelope. By keeping power consumption low, the 9S08DZ128 MCU allows automotive design engineers to continue increasing vehicle electronics content within existing 12V battery capacities. This low-power functionality makes the device ideal for power-sensitive automotive applications, such as sunroof and seat control, steering and chassis systems.

9S08DZ128 product features

• Up to 40 MHz system clock (20 MHz bus)
• 128K on-chip flash memory
• 2K EEPROM
• Highest amount of RAM (up to 8k) of any 8-bit automotive CAN device
• Multi-clock generator (MCG) with flexible PLL, FLL or internal oscillator options
• Flexible clock options
• Multi-clock generator (MCG)
• Programmable interrupt timer (PIT) with PWM functionality
• System protection with real-time clock (RTC), low voltage warning and external voltage monitor
• Flexible power saving modes
  • Two very low power stop modes
  • Very low power real time interrupt (RTI) for use in run, wait and stop modes
• Analog functionality
  • Up to 24-ch., 12-bit ADC with built-in temperature sensor
  • Up to two analog comparators
• Rich communication peripheral set
  • MSCAN (same CAN as on Freescale's 16-bit S12 family MCUs)
  • Up to two SCI interfaces – LIN master functionality and wakeup from STOP mode
  • Inter-integrated circuit (IIC) with broadcast mode feature
  • Serial peripheral interface (SPI)
• -40º C to 125º C temperature operation
• 2.7V to 5.5V operating voltage

Pricing and availability
Samples of the 9S08DZ128 devices are available now. Pricing for the 9S08DZ line in 10,000-piece quantities starts at $4.09, and the 9S08DV line in 10,000-piece quantities starts at a $3.00.(All pricing is in USD; suggested resale pricing.)

Demonstration boards for the S08D family are priced at $59; evaluation boards are available for $250; and a programming adaptor is available for $199. (All pricing is in USD; suggested resale pricing.)

For more information about the S08D family, visit http://www.freescale.com/files/pr/s08d.html .

About Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. The privately held company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2007 sales of $5.7 billion (USD). www.freescale.com

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