Atmel adds to Cortex-M4 family

With features including advanced connectivity peripherals, a floating point unit, advanced analogue capabilities and higher processing power, the new modules are targeted at industrial automation, home and building control, machine to machine communications, automotive aftermarket and energy management applications. As well as a maximum operating frequency of 120MHz, the devices offer embedded flash memory up to 1MB, safety and security features and extensive communication links such as Ethernet IEEE1588 MAC, usb 2.0 device and dual CAN. Ingar Fredriksen, senior director of microcontroller products at Atmel, said: "Industrial applications that serve the manufacturing automation market, such as programmable logic controller, require microcontrollers that deliver higher performance, advanced connectivity and better analogue capability. "The new Atmel SAM4E series addresses these specific requirements with a unique combination of just that - more connectivity, higher performance with a floating point unit and advanced analogue."