Developers can maximise efficiency in cost-sensitive power-control applications with new MCU portfolio

Texas Instruments has new additions to the C2000 Piccolo MCU portfolio. With streamlined performance, the new C2000 F28004x MCU family is optimised for power-control in cost-sensitive applications such as on-board chargers for EVs, inverters for motor control, and industrial power supplies. By adding this new family of real-time control devices that integrate a floating-point unit, math accelerators and an optional parallel processor, the portfolio continues to set industry standards by boosting the performance of its 100MHz CPU. Developers can reduce BOM costs while building smaller, more reliable systems by taking advantage of the industry-leading integrated analog of the MCUs, which offer system protection and new capabilities to enable development of high-performance power-control systems. The integrated analog features include three independent 12-bit ADCs with post-processing hardware, advanced synchronisation capabilities and programmable gain amplifiers, along with a sophisticated comparator and digital-to-analog converter subsystem and a sigma-delta filter interface.