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News Release from: Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe | Subject: 16FX microcontroller family
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 20 March 2008
Accelerated 16bit MCUs gain RTOS support
The embOS port for the 16FX takes full advantage of the family's advanced architecture.
The 16FX microcontroller family from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe is now supported by Segger's embOS real-time operating system The 16FX family retains compatibility with the company's 16LX microcontrollers while providing customers with major performance enhancements including up to five-times the computing power, a significant 80% reduction in power consumption (at the same performance) and greater on-chip functionality compared with its predecessor
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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It is based on an improved CPU with significantly increased internal bus bandwidth.
As a result, program execution is about three times faster (depending on the memory model used) than 16LX at the same clock frequency.
For example at 24MHz, 16FX achieves more than 11MIPS (Dhrystone 2.1).
New technology and improved design allow CPU frequencies up to 56MHz - thus enabling processing performance ranges equivalent to 32bit processors.
The embOS port for the 16FX takes full advantage of the family's advanced architecture.
"The tiny footprint of the embOS kernel and the code-size optimised instruction set of the Fujitsu 16FX microcontroller family are a perfect match", says Robert Teufel, COO at Segger.
embOS offers zero interrupt latency to support the sophisticated interrupt structure on the 16FX.
Other high-end features of embOS include embOSView, a graphical profiler, an unlimited number of possible tasks and no pre-configuration or assembly language required.
Segger does not charge royalties for embOS.
The 16FX family consists of several devices ranging in package sise from 64 to 144 pins, with more currently under design.
All devices are available with CAN, and the new 144-pin MB96F330 offers USB MiniHost functionality as an option.
The 16FX series targets key market sectors, including automotive control applications where the new devices meet the demand for higher computing power combined with a high degree of integration as well as industrial control applications.
The 16FX family is developed in Fujitsu's European Microcontroller Design Centre in Langen, Germany. Request a free brochure from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe ...
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