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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcontroller#Types_of_microcontrollers]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_microcontrollers]
Compare:  
Target audience, languages available, free compiler?, development board, cost of module.




*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-board_microcontroller]




*[[Make Controller]]
digital electronic devices table:


* language


*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_express]
* popularity


* cost


*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_(magazine)#Make_Controller_Kit]
* Compilers and assemblers


* other available languages


*[[Arduino]]
* number of boards
*[[Basic ATOM]]
*[[BASIC Stamp]]
* [[Arduinome]]
* [[ARM express]]
* [[BASIC Stamp]]
* [[Fritzing]]
* [[Make (magazine)#Make Controller Kit|Make Controller Kit]]
* [[PICAXE]]
* [PIC]
* [[Gumstix]]
* [s][[IObridge|ioBridge]][/s]
* [[Humane Informatics]]
* [[C Stamp]]


* [Dwengo]
* number of books
* [Atmel AVR]


* amount of support (code and forums)




Compare:
Target audience, languages available, free compiler?, development board, cost of module.




families:


==Types of microcontrollers==
* ARM. Sitara ARM Processor, Beagle. ARM express family from Coridium.
 
* Basic Stamp
* [[Freescale 68HC11]] (8-bit)
* Arduino (Based on Atmel AVR)
* [[Silicon Laboratories]] Pipelined 8051 Microcontrollers
* PIC
* PIC with Configurable Logic Cell (CLC) hybrid
* For Single Board Computer (SBC): BeagleBoard, Gumstix,Raspberry Pi
* AVR (AT series). Arduino.
* Propeller
* LatticeMico8 (soft embedded)
* stay away from Make Controller Kit (nothing about it is standard)
* PICAXE
* Microchip PIC
* Basic Stamp 2
* Propeller
* Arduino
* Make controller
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcontroller#Types_of_microcontrollers]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_microcontrollers]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-board_microcontroller]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_express]
* [[Arduino]]
* [[Basic ATOM]]
* [[BASIC Stamp]]
* [[ARM express]]
* [[BASIC Stamp]]
* [[PICAXE]]
* [PIC]
* [[C Stamp]]
* [Atmel AVR]
* [[ARM architecture|ARM]] processors (from many vendors) using [[ARM7]] or Cortex-M3 cores are generally microcontrollers
* [[ARM architecture|ARM]] processors (from many vendors) using [[ARM7]] or Cortex-M3 cores are generally microcontrollers
* [[STMicroelectronics]](8-bit), [[ST10]] (16-bit) and STM32 (32-bit)
* [[Atmel]] [[Atmel AVR|AVR]] (8-bit), [[AVR32]] (32-bit), and [[AT91SAM]] (32-bit)
* [[Atmel]] [[Atmel AVR|AVR]] (8-bit), [[AVR32]] (32-bit), and [[AT91SAM]] (32-bit)
* [[Hitachi H8]], [[SuperH|Hitachi SuperH]] (32-bit)
* [[List_of_common_microcontrollers#Infineon|Infineon Microcontroller]]: 8, 16, 32 Bit microcontrollers for automotive and industrial applications<ref>[http://www.infineon.com/mcu www.infineon.com/mcu]</ref>
* [[NXP Semiconductors]] LPC1000, LPC2000, LPC3000, LPC4000 (32-bit), LPC900, LPC700 (8-bit)
* Microchip [[PIC microcontroller|PIC]] (8-bit PIC16, PIC18, 16-bit dsPIC33 / PIC24)
* Microchip [[PIC microcontroller|PIC]] (8-bit PIC16, PIC18, 16-bit dsPIC33 / PIC24)
* [[Texas Instruments#Microcontrollers|Texas Instruments Microcontrollers]]  :  [[MSP430|TI MSP430 16-bit Microcontrollers]]
* ARM
 
 
 
 
 
 
==[[Altera]]==
*[[Nios II]] [[32-bit]] configurable [[soft microprocessor]]
*[[Nios embedded processor|Nios]] [[16-bit]] configurable soft processor


[[Image:ATmega169-MLF.jpg|right|thumbnail|[[Atmel]] [[Atmel AVR|ATmega169]] (64-pin [[MicroLeadFrame|MLF]]).]]


==[[Analog Devices]]==
* [[Blackfin]]
* [[Super Harvard Architecture Single-Chip Computer]] (SHARC)
* [[TigerSHARC]]
* ADSP-21xx [[digital signal processor]]
* MicroConverter Family - [[ARM7]] and [[8052]] cores


==[[Atmel]]==
==[[Atmel]]==
*[[Atmel AT89 series|AT89 series]] ([[Intel 8051]] architecture)
*[[Atmel AVR|AT90, ATtiny, ATmega, ATxmega series (AVR architecture)]] (Atmel Norway design)
*[[Atmel AVR|AT90, ATtiny, ATmega, ATxmega series (AVR architecture)]] (Atmel Norway design)
*[[AT91SAM]] ([[ARM architecture]])
*[[AVR32|AVR32 (32-bit AVR architecture)]] (Atmel Norway design)
*[[AVR32|AVR32 (32-bit AVR architecture)]] (Atmel Norway design)
*[[MARC4]]
==Charmed Labs==
* Qwerk
* XPort
==[[Dallas Semiconductor]]==
*[[Intel 8051|8051]] Family
*MAXQ [[RISC]] Family
*Secure Micros Family
==[[ELAN Microelectronics Corp.]]==
ELAN Microelectronics Corporation is an IC designer and provider of 8-bit microcontrollers and PC Peripheral ICs. Situated at the Hsinchu Science Park, the Silicon Valley of Taiwan, ELAN's microcontroller product range includes the following:
*[[EM78PXXX Low Pin-Count MCU Family]]
*[[EM78PXXXN GPIO Type MCU Family]]
*[[EM78PXXXN ADC Type MCU Family]]
==[[Energy Micro AS]]==
Energy Micro AS provides low energy 32-bit microcontrollers using an [[ARM Ltd.|ARM]] Cortex-M3 processor. The semiconductor company is situated in Oslo, Norway. The EFM32 products consists of:
* ''Standard microcontrollers''
* ''Application specific microcontrollers''
* ''Custom microcontrollers''
==[[EPSON Semiconductor]]==
*4-bit Microcomputers [[S1C60/62/63 family]]
*8-bit Microcomputers [[S1C88 family]]
*16-bit Microcomputers [[S1C17 family]]
*32-bit Microcomputers [[S1C33 family]]
==[[Freescale Semiconductor]]==
Until 2004, these µCs were developed and marketed by [[Motorola]], whose semiconductor division was spun off to establish Freescale.
*[[8-bit]]
**[[Freescale 68HC05|68HC05]] (CPU05)
**[[Freescale 68HC08|68HC08]] (CPU08)
**[[Motorola 68HC11|68HC11]] (CPU11)
*[[16-bit]]
**[[Freescale 68HC12|68HC12]] (CPU12)
**[[Freescale 68HC16|68HC16]] (CPU16)
**[[Motorola 56000|Freescale DSP56800]] ([[Digital Signal Processor|DSPcontroller]])
*[[32-bit]]
**[[Freescale 683XX]]
**[[M·CORE]]
**[[Motorola MPC500|MPC500]]
**MPC 860 ([[PowerQUICC]])
**MPC 8240/8250 ([[PowerQUICC|PowerQUICC II]])
**MPC 8540/8555/8560 ([[PowerQUICC|PowerQUICC III]])
==[[Fujitsu]]==
* F²MC Family (8/16-bit)
* FR Family (32-bit)
* [[FR-V]] Family (32-bit RISC)
==[[Holtek]]==
Holtek Semiconductor is a [[Taiwan]]-based designer of 8-bit microcontrollers and peripheral products. Located in the ''[[Hsinchu]] Science Park'' ([http://eweb.sipa.gov.tw/en/index.jsp/]), the company's product range includes the following microcontroller device series:
*[[HT48FXX Flash I/O type series]]
*[[HT48RXX I/O type series]]
*[[HT46RXX A/D type series]]
*[[HT49RXX LCD type series]]
*[[HT82XX Computer Peripheral series]]
*[[HT95XX Telecom Peripheral series]]
*[[HT86XX Voice series]]
==[[Infineon]]==
Infineon offers a wide range of microcontroller applications for the automotive, industrial and multimarket industry.
[[Image:Infineon.svg|thumbnail]]
*[http://www.infineon.com/cms/en/product/microcontrollers/8-bit/channel.html?channel=ff80808112ab681d0112ab6b7661083f 8-bit]
**[[XC800 family]] Based on the 8051 architecture the XC800 is divided into the A-(Automotive) and I-(Industrial) Family, providing low cost mircos, for example applied in applications like body, safety, motor control, [[intelligent lighting]] and electro mobility
*[http://www.infineon.com/cms/en/product/microcontrollers/16-bit/channel.html?channel=ff80808112ab681d0112ab6b2eaf0759 16-bit]
**[[XE166 family]], a Real Time Signal Controller applied in industrial applications
**[[XC 2000 family]], designed for Automotive applications
**[[C166 family]]
**[[C167 family]]
*[http://www.infineon.com/cms/en/product/microcontrollers/32-bit/channel.html?channel=ff80808112ab681d0112ab6b64b50805 32-bit]
**[[TriCore|TriCore™ family]] is based on a unified RISC/MCU/DSP processor core. Infineon launched the first generation of AUDO (Automotive unified processor) in 1999. The TC1782 is the first member of the AUDO MAX family designed for automotive applications


==[[Intel]]==
''→ [[List of Intel microprocessors#Microcontrollers]]''


*[[8-bit]]
**[[Intel MCS-48|MCS-48]] (8048 family &ndash; also incl. 8035, 8038, 8039, 8040, 8X42, 8X49, 8050; X=0 or 7)
**[[Intel MCS-51|MCS-51]] (8051 family &ndash; also incl. 8X31, 8X32, 8X52; X=0, 3, or 7)
**[[8xC251]]
*[[16-bit]]
**[[Intel MCS-96|MCS-96]] (8096 family &ndash; also incl. [[Intel 8061|8061]])
**[[Intel MCS-296]]


==[[Lattice Semiconductor]]==
==[[Lattice Semiconductor]]==
*[[Mico8]] 8-bit [[soft microprocessor]]
*[[Mico8]] 8-bit [[soft microprocessor]]
*[[Mico32]] 32-bit [[soft microprocessor]]
*[[Mico32]] 32-bit [[soft microprocessor]]


==[[Microchip Technology]]==
==[[Microchip Technology]]==
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* [[PIC microcontroller#PIC32MX_32-bit_Microcontrollers|PIC32MX]] series: 32-bit instructions, uses the [[MIPS architecture]]
* [[PIC microcontroller#PIC32MX_32-bit_Microcontrollers|PIC32MX]] series: 32-bit instructions, uses the [[MIPS architecture]]


==[[National Semiconductor]]==
*COP400 (4-bit)
*[[COP8]]
*[[CR16]]
*[[National Semiconductor SC/MP|SC/MP]]
==[[NXP Semiconductors]]==
*8-bit
**[[80C51]]
*16-bit
**XA
*32-bit
**[[ARM7]]
***[[LPC2000]]
**[[ARM9]]
***[[LPC3000]]
**[[ARM architecture#ARM cores|ARM Cortex-M4]]
***[[LPC4300]]
**[[ARM architecture#ARM cores|ARM Cortex-M3]]
***[[LPC1700]]/[[LPC1300]]/[[LPC1800]]
**[[ARM architecture#ARM cores|ARM Cortex-M0]]
***[[LPC1100]]/[[LPC1200]]
==[[Renesas Electronics]]==
Renesas is a joint venture of [[Hitachi, Ltd.|Hitachi]] and [[Mitsubishi Electric]].
In April 2010 Renesas Technology and NEC Electronics merged to form Renesas Electronics.
*4-bit
**[[720 (microcontroller)|720]]
*8-bit
**[[78K]]
**[[SLP (microcontroller)|SLP]]
**[[740 (microcontroller)|740]]
*16-bit
**[[M16C]]
**[[Renesas H8|H8]]
**[[R8C]]
*32-bit
**[[SuperH]]
**[[V850]]
**[[RX (microcontroller)|RX]]
==[[Conexant|Rockwell]]==


Rockwell semiconductors (now called [[Conexant]]) created a line of [[6502]] based microcontrollers that were used with their telecom (modem) chips. Most of their microcontrollers were packaged in a [[Quadruple in-line package|QIP]] package.


* [[R6501]]
== Altera ==
* [[R6511]]
soft microprocessor
* [[R8070]]


==[[Silicon Laboratories|SiLabs]]==


Manufactures a line of 8051-compatible microcontrollers, notable for high speeds (50–100 MIPS) and large memories in relatively small package sizes.  A free IDE is available that supports the [[universal serial bus|USB]]-connected ToolStick line of modular prototyping boards.  These microcontrollers were originally developed by Cygnal.
*[[C8051F300]]
**QFN11 package (3×3 mm), 25 MIPS, 8&nbsp;kB [[flash memory]], 256B RAM, 8 [[Input/Output|I/O]], [[UART]], [[SMBus]], 3 timers, 8-bit 8 ch 500&nbsp;kbs [[Analog-to-digital converter|ADC]], temperature sensor, [[Comparator]].
*[[C8051F120]]
**TQFP100 package, 128k Flash, 8448B RAM,  64 I/O, 2 UARTS, SMBus, [[Serial Peripheral Interface Bus|SPI]], 5 timers, 12-bit 8ch ADC, 8-bit 8ch ADC, 12-bit 2ch [[Digital-to-analog converter|DAC]], temperature sensor, 2 comparators, 16×16 [[MAC-unit|MAC]].
==[[Silicon Motion]]==
*[[SM2XX family]] - Flash memory card controllers
*[[SM321]] - USB 2.0
*[[SM323]] - USB 2.0
*[[SM323E]] - USB 2.0
**Silicon Motion's SM321E and SM324 controllers support SLC and MLC NAND flash from Samsung, [[Hynix]], Toshiba and ST Micro as well as flash products from Renesas, Infineon and Micron. The SM321E is available in a 48-pin LQFP package and a 44-pin LGA package. The SM321E supports up to 4 SLC or MLC NAND flash chips with 4 bytes / 528 bytes ECC
*[[SM324]] - USB 2.0
**Supports dual-channel data transfer at read speeds of 233× (35&nbsp;MB/s) and write speeds of 160× (24&nbsp;MB/s), making it the fastest USB 2.0 flash disk controller in the market. The SM324 also has serial peripheral interface (SPI) which allows for not only Master and Slave modes, but the flexibility to develop more functionality into USB flash disk (UFD) products such as GPS, fingerprint sensor, Bluetooth and memory-capacity display. The SM324 is available in a 64-pin LQFP package. The SM324 supports 8 SLC or MLC NAND flash chips with 4 bytes / 528 bytes ECC.
*[[SM330]] - USB 2.0
*[[SM501]], SM502 - Mobile Graphics
*[[SM712]] - Mobile Graphics
*[[SM722]] - Mobile Graphics
*[[SM340]] - MP3/JPEG
*[[SM350]] - MP3/JPEG
*[[SM370]] - Image processing
==[[Sony]]==
* [[SPC700/700αII Series]]
* [[SPC900 Series]]
* [[SPC970 Series]]
* [[SR11 Series]]
==[[STMicroelectronics]]==
* [[ST6/ST7|ST6]] (8-bit)
* [[ST6/ST7|ST7]] (8-bit)
* [[STM8]] (8-bit), [http://www.st.com/mcu/ STM MCU Pages], [http://www.emcu.it/STM8.html Extra info concerning STM8 family].
* [[μPSD]] (8032, 8-bit)
* [[ST10]] (16-bit)
* [[STM32]] (ARM Cortex M3, 32-bit), [http://www.st.com/mcu/ STM MCU Pages], [http://www.emcu.it/STM32.html Extra info concerning STM32 family].
* [[STR7]] (ARM7TDMI, 32-bit)
* [[STR9]] (ARM966E-S, 32-bit)
==[[Texas Instruments]]==
* [[TMS370]] (8-bit)
* [[TI MSP430|MSP430 Ultra-low-power 16-bit microcontroller]]
* [[Texas_Instruments_TMS320|TMS320F28xx]] (32-bit)
* [http://focus.ti.com/mcu/docs/mcuprodoverview.tsp?sectionId=95&tabId=1531&familyId=916&DCMP=dsp_C2000&HQS=Other+PA+c2000 C2000 32-bit microcontroller] - For Real-Time applications
* [http://focus.ti.com/mcu/docs/mculuminaryprodoverview.tsp?sectionId=95&tabId=2486&familyId=1755&DCMP=Luminary&HQS=Other+OT+stellaris Stellaris 32-bit ARM Cortex-M microcontroller]
* [[TMS570]] (32-bit RISC, ARM Cortex-R4)
==[[Ubicom]]==
*[[IP2022]]
** Ubicom's IP2022 is a high performance (120 MIPS) 8-bit microcontroller. Features include: 64k flash code memory, 16&nbsp;kB [[PRAM]] (fast code and packet buffering), 4&nbsp;kB data memory, 8-channel A/D, various timers, and on-chip support for [[Ethernet]], USB, UART, SPI and [[General Purpose Serial Interface|GPSI]] interfaces.
*[[IP3022]]
**IP3022 is Ubicom's latest high performance 32bit processor running at 250&nbsp;MHz featuring 8 hardware threads ([[barrel processor]]). It is specifically targeted at Wireless Routers.
==[[Xemics]]==
* [[XE8000]] 8-bit microcontroller family


==[[Xilinx]]==
==[[Xilinx]]==
* [[Microblaze]] 32-bit [[soft microprocessor]]
* [[Microblaze]] 32-bit [[soft microprocessor]]
* [[Picoblaze]] 8-bit soft microprocessor
* [[Picoblaze]] 8-bit soft microprocessor
==[[XMOS]]==
* [[XCore XS1]] 32-bit, multithreaded, event-driven micro

Latest revision as of 17:04, 29 July 2012

What is the best microcontroller and programming language?


FAMILIES to learn: for my digital portal, list all digital chip families and types


Compare: Target audience, languages available, free compiler?, development board, cost of module.



digital electronic devices table:

  • language
  • popularity
  • cost
  • Compilers and assemblers
  • other available languages
  • number of boards
  • number of books
  • amount of support (code and forums)



families:

  • ARM. Sitara ARM Processor, Beagle. ARM express family from Coridium.
  • Basic Stamp
  • Arduino (Based on Atmel AVR)
  • PIC
  • PIC with Configurable Logic Cell (CLC) hybrid
  • For Single Board Computer (SBC): BeagleBoard, Gumstix,Raspberry Pi
  • AVR (AT series). Arduino.
  • Propeller
  • LatticeMico8 (soft embedded)
  • stay away from Make Controller Kit (nothing about it is standard)
  • PICAXE
  • Microchip PIC
  • Basic Stamp 2
  • Propeller
  • Arduino
  • Make controller
  • [1]
  • [2]
  • [3]
  • [4]
  • Arduino
  • Basic ATOM
  • BASIC Stamp
  • ARM express
  • BASIC Stamp
  • PICAXE
  • [PIC]
  • C Stamp
  • [Atmel AVR]
  • ARM processors (from many vendors) using ARM7 or Cortex-M3 cores are generally microcontrollers
  • Atmel AVR (8-bit), AVR32 (32-bit), and AT91SAM (32-bit)
  • Microchip PIC (8-bit PIC16, PIC18, 16-bit dsPIC33 / PIC24)
  • ARM


Atmel


Lattice Semiconductor


Microchip Technology

Microchip produces microcontrollers with 3 very different architectures:

8-bit (8-bit data bus) PICmicro, with a single accumulator (8 bits):

  • PIC10 and PIC12: 12-bit instruction words
  • PIC16 series: 14-bit instruction words, one address pointer ("indirect register pair")
    • PIC16F628 (Replacement for very popular but discontinued PIC16F84)
    • PICAXE
  • PIC18 series: 16-bit instruction words, three address pointers ("indirect register pairs")

16-bit (16-bit data bus) microcontrollers, with 16 general-purpose registers (each 16-bit)

32-bit (32-bit data bus) microcontrollers:


Altera

soft microprocessor


Xilinx

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