Don Dingee
Moderator
View attachment 13715Leveraging the real-time power of sixteen 32-bit cores in a single part, the XMOS xCORE-200 emphasizes multicore performance in a low-cost MCU. The cores share 512KB of SRAM, with optional 2MB of on-chip flash. Connectivity is built around an RGMII PHY supporting gigabit Ethernet, and a USB 2.0 port. Also on chip are 88 GPIO pins, which XMOS calls Hardware Response I/Os.
This architecture is after applications that benefit from threading, where cores can be dedicated to threads for processing data coming in over Ethernet. The first member of the family, the XE216-512-TQ128, is packaged in a 128-pin TQFP and priced at $4.75 in volume quantities, sampling now. The xCORE-200 family will be filled out with a range of parts carrying 8 to 32 cores later in 2015.
Press release:
Multicore Microcontrollers Enable Gigabit Ethernet Internet of Things for Under $5
This architecture is after applications that benefit from threading, where cores can be dedicated to threads for processing data coming in over Ethernet. The first member of the family, the XE216-512-TQ128, is packaged in a 128-pin TQFP and priced at $4.75 in volume quantities, sampling now. The xCORE-200 family will be filled out with a range of parts carrying 8 to 32 cores later in 2015.
Press release:
Multicore Microcontrollers Enable Gigabit Ethernet Internet of Things for Under $5