Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced the launch of a new microcontroller, "TMPM037FWUG", as the latest addition to its ARM® Cortex®-M0-core-based TX00 series. The microcontroller is designed for motor control applications in equipment such as MFPs (multifunction printers) and printers. Sample shipments start today.

The development of highly sophisticated motor control applications in equipment such as MFPs and printers requires various functions, including multiple communication channels that can communicate with the main control device and peripheral devices, interfaces for reading numerical values from sensors, and a timer function that can output pulses to control a motor, such as a stepping motor or DC motor.

While having a lower pin count, the new microcontroller integrates a 6-channel serial interface, an 8-channel 10-bit AD converter and a 10-channel timer with a Programmable Pulse Generator (PPG). This eliminates the need for parts such as interface extension ICs and also contributes to lower manufacturing cost. The microcontroller also has a bit-band processing function that supports access and control of specific bits. This increases bit manipulation efficiency and allows optimization of the product's small-capacity flash memory.

Using the same ARM® Cortex®-M-core as the TX03 and the TX04 series, TMPM037FWUG can improve efficiency and reduce the cost by sharing the development tools for the main control device of medium to large systems.

  • CPU: ARM® Cortex®-M0 ; Maximum operating frequency is 20 MHz
  • Low pin count: 64 pins
  • 8-channel 10-bit AD converter, which can convert signals from various sensors.
  • 5-channel SIO/UART, which can communicate with the main control device and the peripheral devices.
  • 10-channel 16-bit timer, which can be used for controlling motors such as stepping motors and DC motors.
Part number TMPM037FWUG
Sample price(Tax included) 300 yen
Main specifications CPU ARM® Cortex®-M0
Maximum operating frequency 20MHz
Internal memory Flash 128 Kbytes
SRAM 16 Kbytes
Operating voltage 2.3～3.6V
10-bit ADC

8ch

DMA 1unit
16-bit timer 10ch
SIO/UART 5ch
I2C 1ch
Package Type(size) LQFP64 (10mm × 10mm)
Pins 64
Pin pitch 0.5mm
Note DMA: Direct Memory Access
Calculated based on a formula of 1KB equals 1,024 bytes.

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