Product category:
Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: GD Technik | Subject: Hitachi H8/3672F
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 16 April 2002
Low-cost upgrade to 16bit
microcontrollers
Now available from GD Technik is Hitachi's latest H8/3672F 16bit microcontroller with onboard Flash memory.
Now available from GD Technik is Hitachi's latest H8/3672F 16bit microcontroller with onboard Flash memory Based on Hitachi's renowned H8/300 CPU core, the device provides the benefits of 16bit performance and a comprehensive suite of peripherals, such as a wide range of communication interfaces, powerful integrated 16bit timer and eight channel 10bit analogue to digital convertor
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Feb 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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This combined with a cost comparable to that of an 8bit device enables the H8/3672F to provide an ideal microcontroller solution for white goods and industrial applications.
The H8/672F represents a low cost route for designers wanting to upgrade applications currently using low-end 8bit microcontroller to a higher performing 16bit CPU, complete with the added advantage of in-circuit reprogrammablility.
The device available in a 64-pin quad flat pack package has 2Kbyte of on-chip SRAM and either 8 or 16Kbyte of on-chip single-supply Flash memory, providing easy programming of the memory, without the necessity of dedicated circuitry.
This streamlines end of line production programming, reducing inventory and increasing flexibility for custom or country specific versions.
Its integrated high-performance 16bit timer module's multimode operating capability is ideal for timer intensive applications such as motor control, typical in refrigerator, washing machines and other white goods.
Communication with a wide range of peripherals is facilitated by the device's on-chip multimaster I2C interface, serving a particular advantage in consumer applications where I2C has become the standard serial interface.
The H8/3672F features a low-operating voltage of just 3.0 to 5.5V, while a range of extremely low power operating modes ensure power efficiency.
Its dual oscillator system allows easy implementation of the on-chip real-time clock.
The watchdog timer with on-chip oscillators simplifies designs of safety critical systems, increasing resilience to external noise, and provides an independent reliable clock source for the watchdog timer.
Additional peripherals include one USART, 8bit timer and 37 I/O pins.
On-chip debugging is facilitated by the E10T, a low cost in circuit debugging system, allowing the user to fully debug the application in the target system.
To assist development a full suite of further tools such as compilers and assemblers are available.
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