TI redefines MCU performance in high-end industrial applications

HOUSTON, USA: Texas Instruments set the new performance standard with the new C2000 Delfino 32-bit F2837xD MCU in the F2837x series. With dual-core C28x processing capabilities and dual real-time control accelerators, also known as CLAs, these new MCUs provide 800 MIPS of floating-point performance, enabling designers to develop low-latency systems in computationally demanding control applications.

Designers can also reduce complexity by consolidating multiple embedded processors into a single MCU for applications requiring real-time signal analysis, such as high-end servo drives, solar central inverters, industrial UPS and more.

Customers can precisely control and monitor multiple feedback inputs simultaneously with the Delfino F2837xD MCU using powerful analog peripherals integrated on-chip. By providing four independent 16-bit ADCs, the F2837xD MCU is able to precisely and efficiently manage multiple analog signals, which enables overall system throughput for solutions such as the monitoring of three-phase motors.

Designers can also safely shut down their motors with the integrated windowed comparators, which provide critical power stage protection, while the sigma delta demodulators allow direct interface to isolated converters providing noise immunity for the MCU.

The first in a series of scalable, industrial-focused MCUs:

Delfino F2837xD MCUs are the first devices in a series of innovative C2000 MCUs. All MCUs in these series are pin and software compatible and provide varying performance ranges capable of addressing different performance requirements in a product line from a servo drive for factory automation to an elevator drive.

Changing the way product platform decisions are made, the Delfino F2837xD MCUs and future single-core derivatives allow customers to decrease hardware and software development time and cost.

Features and benefits of Delfino F2837xD MCUs:

* Eliminate the need for multiple embedded processors with 800 MIPS combined     performance from dual C28x cores and dual CLAs.

* Offload main CPUs (C28x cores) from demanding control loop analysis.

* Swiftly execute trigonometric-based algorithms used in control functions, such as torque loops traditionally done in FPGAs.

* Better predict motor failures by performing vibrational analysis with the VCU II accelerators.

* Fine-tune control and monitor multiple feedbacks using four 16-bit ADCs to improve system accuracy.

* Reduce MCU input noise and enable isolated current shunt measurements with a seamless interface to the TI AMC1204.

* Protect power stage from current faults by using windowed comparators.

* Speed time to market and reduce development costs by creating products of varying performance levels within this new C2000 MCU series.

* Compatible with existing kits the F2837xD controlCARD uses the established C2000 controlCARD format.

* Centralized software development with examples, header files, application libraries and much more.