NXP Expands ARM Cortex-M0 Microcontroller Portfolio With LPC1200 Industrial Control Series

Over 50 Flash and SRAM size options with configurable peripherals optimized forenergy-efficient controls and appliances NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Nasdaq: NXPI) today announced itsLPC1200 Industrial Control Series featuring the ARM? Cortex?-M0 processor. The LPC1200 extendsNXP’s 32-bit ARM microcontroller continuum and targets a wide range of industrial applications in theareas of factory and home automation, such as white goods, motor control, power conversion and powersupplies. It also expands NXP’s Cortex-M0 microcontroller offering with a wide range of Flash memorysizes. LPC1200 customers can now choose the exact Flash memory size they need, ranging from 32KBto 128KB in increments of 8KB. The LPC1200 product platform is specifically designed with flexibility and customization in mind, making itparticularly suitable for a wide variety of energy-efficient system and power management requirements. For example, in advanced washing machines, the LPC1200 can control the motor systems, handle theuser interface, monitor system power consumption, and manage off-board communications in a simple,integrated and energy-efficient solution. Its high current GPIO can directly control TRIACs without theneed for external transistors, further reducing footprint and costs. “We are pleased to team up with NXP in defining specifications for the LPC1200,” said Stefano Frattesi,Innovation for Design manager at Indesit Company, a leading manufacturer of energy efficient smartappliances. “The Cortex-M0 32-bit performance and the new features of the LPC1200 microcontroller willenable an innovative future-proof platform for next generation white goods, while continuously improvingrobustness and reliability.” “The LPC1200 is a compelling solution for Industrial Control system designs,” said Geoff Lees, vice president and general manager, microcontroller product line, NXP Semiconductors. “The combination ofCortex-M0 processor with configurable peripherals cannot be matched by any legacy 8-bit systems.” Designed for smart appliances and white goodsIn tomorrow’s energy-efficient smart appliance designs, the CPU will not only have to manage the userinterface and control, but will also increasingly be required to drive multiple motor systems, as well ascontinuously measure current and voltage to calculate active power with high accuracy. The LPC1200series meets these demanding system requirements with its high score of over 45 in CoreMark? CPUperformance benchmark testing, equivalent to 1.51/MHz. For high volume applications, the LPC1200 platform can provide rapid delivery of application-specificsolutions (ASSP) for a wide range of industrial control requirements, through flexible interconnectionsbetween the interrupt controller, DMA sub system, on-chip peripherals and GPIO. By recognizing externaland internal events and carrying out pre-defined tasks without CPU intervention, the CPU load isdramatically reduced, allowing the CPU to remain in power down longer. Maximizing flexibility, efficiency and robustness The NXP LPC1200 offers over 50 Flash and SRAM memory combinations, giving designers maximumflexibility to optimize the features and product cost within the same footprint. In addition, the small 512Byte erase sector of the Flash memory brings multiple design benefits, such as finer EEPROM emulation,boot-load supports from any serial interface, and ease of in-field programming with reduced on-chip RAMbuffer requirements. Taking advantage of the ARM Cortex-M0 v6-M 16-bit Thumb instruction set, the LPC1200 has up to 50percent higher code density compared to common 8/16-bit microcontrollers performing typical tasks. TheCortex-M0 efficiency also helps the LPC1200 achieve lower average power for similar applications. Further, NXP’s unique SRAM architecture allows the LPC1200 to minimize power by automatically settingeach of the 2KB low-power blocks into its lowest possible power mode. Designed for high reliability and robustness, the LPC1200 is rated as high immunity, based on the Electrical Fast Transient (EFT) test conducted by Langer EMV-Technik GmbH per IEC61697-1 recommendations. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection is rated at 8kV. Innovative peripherals for industrial control The LPC1200 comes with a set of peripherals that are specifically suited for appliances and industrialdesign: - A Windowed Watchdog Timer with an independent internal oscillator source, designed to comply with IEC 60730 Class B safety requirements for white goods - A Programmable Digital Filter on all GPIO pins allowing better control of signal integrity for industrial applications - I2C with Fast-mode Plus feature with 10x higher bus-drive capability compared to typical I2C I/O drives, allowing for twice as many devices on the same bus, as well as longer transmission distances - Optimized ROM-based divide library for Cortex-M0 offering several times the arithmetic performance of software-based libraries, as well as a highly deterministic cycle time combined with reduced Flash code size - Dual analog comparators with 32 levels of voltage reference, edge and level detection and outputfeedback loop supporting multiple states, such as monostable, astable or simple set/reset The LPC1200 extends NXP’s Cortex-M0 microcontrollers portfolio with up to 55 GPIOs, multiple timers/serial channels, and new onboard peripherals including RTC, DMA, CRC and 1 percent internal oscillator, which provides the required accuracy for Baud rate generation. Upcoming LPC1200 derivativeswill also include additional features, such as an integrated 40x4 segment display driver. Availability The LPC1200 Industrial Control series is available now in six initial Flash sizes including 32, 48, 64, 80,96 and 128 KB in both 48LQFP and 64LQFP packages. Devices in the same footprint share exactly thesame peripheral sets and are fully pin-compatible. The integrated segment display driver option will become available in LQFP100 package in Q2. NXP will showcase the LPC1200 at IIC China in Shenzhen this week (Booth 2E01), as well as EmbeddedWorld in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1-3, 2011 (Booth 12-218), as part of a Smart Appliancedemonstration. All NXP Cortex-M microcontrollers are upwardly binary compatible and offer all the advantages of a singledevelopment toolchain. Users can easily migrate their designs between Cortex-M0 and Cortex-M3 withminimal effort. The easy-to-use LPCXpresso IDE for the LPC1200 series is priced under US $30. Forfurther information on LPCXpresso and other 3rd party development tools, please visit www.nxp.com/lpcxpresso Links - NXP LPC1200 Industrial Control series product information page - Cortex-M0: A simple choice for 8/16-bit apps For further press information, please contact: NXP APAC: Hui Yun Chen Tel: +65 6882 4146 [email protected] Text 100 Public Relations: Lim Choon Hong Tel: +65 6603 9021 [email protected] Click for photo release at www.thaipr.net

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