SAN JOSE, California -
- ATmega1284P reduces design footprint by doubling flash and quadrupling RAM size compared to existing picoPower megaAVR microcontrollers
Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced the availability of a 128 KB picoPower(R) megaAVR(R) microcontroller, targeting size-constrained, low-power applications. The small 44-pin package makes the ATmega1284P ideal for applications such as wireless and ethernet nodes, home automation and other code-intensive battery or signal-line powered products, combined with its ultra-low-power consumption, 128 KB of flash and 16 KB of random access memory (RAM).
“With 16 KB of SRAM, Atmel’s ATmega1284P now targets low-power applications that traditionally need external SRAM,” said Ingar Fredriksen, AVR Product Marketing Director of Atmel Corporation. “By removing the external SRAM and address latch, the ATmega1284P significantly reduces the bill-of-material, manufacturing cost, complexity and development time for our designers to bring their products to market.”
The ATmega1284P is pin- and feature-compatible to the ATmega164PA, ATmega324PA, and ATmega644PA. The four devices provide a drop-in migration path from 16 to 128 KB of flash and 1 to 16 KB of RAM. The ATmega1284P consumes 100 nA in power-down mode, 700 nA in power-save mode and 0.45 mA in active mode at 1.8 V and 1 MHz.
The ATmega1284P is now available as a standalone product. The product is also available in Atmel’s RZRAVEN evaluation and starter kits and in wireless bundles.
RZRAVEN Evaluation and Starter Kit
The large flash and RAM, low pin count, and ultra-low power consumption makes the ATmega1284P a popular device for designers. The RZRAVEN kit enables development, debugging and demonstration of a wide range of low power wireless applications, including IEEE802.15.4, 6LoWPAN and ZigBee.
ATmega in Wireless Bundles
High RAM-to-flash ratios are normally associated with 32-bit microcontrollers. However, with picoPower technology and the efficient AVR central processing unit (CPU), the ATmega1284P is designed for applications that require extremely low power consumption. These applications can range from ZigBee self-powered light switches, to ZigBee Smart Energy-compliant water and gas meters that are being deployed worldwide and demand several years of maintenance free operation on a single battery. The ATmega1284P is also an ideal companion for Atmel’s wireless AT86RF212, AT86RF230 and AT86RF231 transceivers for other wireless bundles.
Availability and Pricing
Samples of the ATmega1284P are available now. The device has a suggested retail price of US$3.31 in 10K quantities.
ATmega1284, a non-picoPower version of the ATmega1284P, will be available in Q4 2009.
More Information
All communication stacks implemented on the ATmega1284P are available for free download at www.atmel.com/wireless.
About Atmel
Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry’s broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on consumer, industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive markets.
(c) 2009 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel(R), Atmel logo and combinations thereof, AVR(R), megaAVR(R), picoPower(R) and others, are registered trademarks, or trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other terms and product names may be trademarks of others.
Information:
Atmel’s Atmega1284P product information may be retrieved at www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?PN=ATmega1284P
For further information on AVR picoPower, go to www.atmel.com/products/AVR/picopower/.
Press Contacts: Clive Over, Director of Public Relations Tel: +1-408-436-4305, Email: clive.over@atmel.com
Source: Atmel Corporation
Clive Over, Director of Public Relations of Atmel Corporation, +1-408-436-4305, clive.over at atmel.com
Related Press Releases
Atmel's AVR Microcontrollers Now Integrate RF Transmitter Functionality to Address Industrial ApplicationsOctober 5th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California -
Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced the first ATA874x single-chip UHF ASK/FSK RF transmitter family targeting a broad range of proprietary wireless industrial and consumer applications such as metering, alarm systems and home control applications. This new AVR(R) product family offers industry-leading RF performance operating in the license-free ISM frequency bands (868 to 928 MHz, 433 MHz, and 315 MHz).
Atmel QTouch Library Enables Customization of Touch Functions Across All AVR ProductsSeptember 27th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California -
- Increased functionality and integration enable designers to embed touch interface technology quickly and efficiently
Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced version 3.0 of the royalty-free Atmel QTouch(R) software library with up to 64 channels of touch support for all Atmel AVR microcontrollers (MCUs) and select 32-bit AVR32 UC3. The increased channel support, and wider range of supported microcontrollers, provide designers with several library files for each device to enable a more flexible and efficient design.
Atmel Introduces New Family of AVR Microcontrollers for Industrial Motor ControlAugust 16th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California -
- New family offers CAN and LIN connectivity with advanced pulse width modulation features
Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today a new family of AVR(R) microcontrollers targeted at the industrial control market. The ATmega16M1, ATmega32M1, and ATmega64M1 have been developed to serve the need for high accuracy pulse width modulation for advanced motor control applications with CAN and LIN connectivity.
Atmel Introduces AVR32 Microcontroller Which Lowers Industry's Best Power Consumption by 63%June 21st, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - picoPower AVR32 AT32UC3L Microcontroller offers less than 0.48 mW/MHz Active and below 100 nA Sleep Mode, and has Embedded Capacitive Touch Peripheral and Event System that Eliminates Interrupt Handling and Guarantees Deterministic Response Time
Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the availability of its 32-bit AT32UC3L AVR(R)32 microcontroller with Atmel's picoPower(TM) low power technology and embedded capacitive touch controller peripheral. The AT32UC3L is the industry's lowest power 32-bit MCU with less than 0.48 mW/MHz in active mode executing real-life applications.
Atmel QTouch Library Now Supports AVR and AVR32 MicrocontrollersJune 7th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the new release of the popular Atmel QTouch Library, a royalty free software library providing access to the industry-leading QTouch(TM) technology. Without the need for external devices, the QTouch Library adds capacitive touch capabilities to AVR(R) and AVR32 microcontrollers.
Atmel Introduces Industry's First ARM Cortex-M3 Flash MCU With On-Chip High Speed USB Device-and-TransceiverMay 31st, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - SAM3U is Code Portable from Atmel's Established ARM7- and ARM9-based MCU Families
Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the SAM3U, the industry's first ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-M3 Flash microcontroller integrating high speed (480 Mbps) USB Device-and-Transceiver, 4-bit 192 Mbps SDIO/SDCard 2.0, 8-bit 384 Mbps MMC 4.3 Host and 48 Mpbs SPI interfaces on-chip. This connectivity, together with the SAM3U's 96 MHz/1.25 DMIPS/MHz operating frequency, makes the SAM3U the unique Cortex-M3 device suited to applications with intensive communications requirements, such high speed gateways in industrial, medical, data processing and consumer applications.
Atmel Introduces New System-in-Package Solution for Automotive LIN Networking ApplicationsMay 18th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - New Device Offers Immediate Cost Savings to Customer with Low Memory Requirements
Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the availability of a new System-in-Package (SiP) solution for LIN automotive networking applications. The ATA6616, featuring maximum integration, is the second member of Atmel's new LIN SiP family.
Atmel Targets Automotive LIN Networking Applications with Introduction of New AVR MicrocontrollerMay 18th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the availability of a new AVR(R) 8-bit microcontroller for automotive LIN networking applications. The ATtiny87 is the second device of a LIN-dedicated low pin-count family specially optimized for cost-sensitive LIN slave applications.
Atmel Takes Industry's Leading Position in 6-pin MicrocontrollersApril 14th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - More Than Six Times the Performance of any Similar Sized Microcontroller in the Market
Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today its new picoPower(TM) AVR(R) ATtiny10, with 1K bytes of programmable Flash memory, and 32 bytes of internal SRAM. With up to 12 MIPS of processing throughput, 8-bit A/D converter, analog comparator, and a 16-bit timer with PWM, this 6-pin device is a perfect single-chip solution for size and cost constrained high volume consumer applications.
TSMC Qualifies New 0.18-Micron Embedded Flash FamilyMarch 30th, 2009 HSIN-CHU, Taiwan, R.O.C. - Ideal for power sensitive, automotive and analog applications
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Related News
Now, ultra small, energy efficient computer chipApril 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists from University of California, Davis have developed an ultra small chip that provides breakthrough speeds for a variety of computing tasks. The 167-processor chip, known as AsAP, is fully reprogrammable, extremely energy-efficient, highly configurable.
Anil Ambani group bags third ultra mega power projectJanuary 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group was Wednesday awarded its third ultra mega power project, set to come up at Tilaiya in Jharkhand with an investment of over Rs.12,000 crore (Rs.120 billion/$2.4 billion). 'We have been awarded the Tilaiya project.
Correction: Meltdown 101 Q&A on flash ordersAugust 20th, 2009 Correction: Meltdown 101 Q&A on flash ordersNEW YORK — In an Aug. 13 Q&A about a stock trading service called "flash orders," The Associated Press, relying on a news release, reported erroneously that the exchange Direct Edge ECN LLC planned to stop offering the orders.
Ultra-fine fibres can now be strengthened with carbonSeptember 15th, 2009 SYDNEY - Researchers have discovered a way to strengthen plastic nanofibres or ultra-fine fibres, with one of the world's strongest materials, carbon. The added strength could lead to new uses of nanofibres.
EU unveils more precise satnav system, offers new applications in aviation, farms, road tollsOctober 1st, 2009 EU unveils more precise satnav systemBRUSSELS — The European Union has unveiled an updated satellite navigation system that is up to five times more precise than the current GPS system. EU Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani says the EGNOS system will allow for far more intricate applications ranging from pinpointing agricultural spraying to helping to guide blind people in their everyday lives.
Indian-origin researchers' human ear-mimicking chip may provide a better radioJune 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of Indian-origin researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have modelled a fast, ultra-broadband, low-power radio chip on the human inner ear. Rahul Sarpeshkar, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and his graduate student Soumyajit Mandal say that their device may enable wireless devices capable of receiving cell phone, Internet, radio and television signals.
Ultra Clean Holdings raises guidance on improved semiconducter businessOctober 8th, 2009 Ultra Clean Holdings raises guidance for quarterHAYWARD, Calif. — Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.
Laser doubles brightness of bulb filamentsMay 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An ultra-powerful laser not only doubles the brightness of light bulbs filaments but also slashes their power consumption, according to a new study. "We've been experimenting with the way ultra-fast lasers change metals, and we wondered what would happen if we trained the laser on a filament," said Chunlei Guo, associate professor of optics at the University of Rochester, who led the research.
Breakthrough opens way to developing tiny bio-fuel cellsJuly 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A breakthrough in making miniscule brushes potentially opens the way to bio-fuel cells that can power pace-makers, cochlear implants and prosthetic limbs. University of Georgia (UGA) chemist Jason Locklin and graduate students Nicholas Marshall and Kyle Sontag grew polymer brushes, made up of chains of aromatic molecules sometimes used as solvents, attached to metal surfaces as ultra-thin films.
Reliance Power bags third ultra mega power projectFebruary 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Thursday handed over the letter of intent for the Tilaiya ultra mega power project (UMPP) to Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), being set up at an investment of over Rs.120 billion (Rs.12,000 crore/$2.4 billion). This is the third UMPP awarded to group company Reliance Power, with the other two being at Sasan in Madhya Pradesh and Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
