MCUs streamline single-motor control
Entry-level MCUs in Toshiba’s TXZ+ Series M4L Group integrate dedicated hardware and security functions for single-motor control applications. The devices feature an 80-MHz Arm Cortex-M4 core with an FPU and target home appliances, consumer products, industrial equipment, and factory automation systems.
Integrated motor control hardware includes a vector engine, programmable PWM motor control, and encoder input circuitry for motor position and speed detection. Offloading these functions to dedicated hardware reduces CPU load, allowing the MCUs to execute precise single-motor control more efficiently.
Built-in security functions help protect systems against unauthorized access and program tampering. Integrated chip protection, secure access memory, and non-rewritable flash protection safeguard firmware and system integrity. The MCUs provide 128 KB or 256 KB of code flash, 64 KB of data flash, and 32 KB of SRAM. In the 256-KB devices, the code flash is organized into two 128-KB banks, allowing one bank to execute code while the other is rewritten for firmware updates without interrupting system operation.
The TXZ+ Series M4L Group of MCUs are now in mass production.
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage
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