Microcontrollers offer CAN and LIN connectivity with features
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Atmel's family of AVR microcontrollers are targeted at the industrial control market.
The ATmega16M1, 32M1, and 64M1 have been developed to serve the need for pulse width modulation (PWM) for advanced motor control applications with CAN and LIN connectivity. The devices feature 16, 32, and 64KB of Flash, general purpose IO pins, analogue to digital converter, analogue comparators, power stage controller, and 8 and 16bit timers.
Based on the AVR 8-bit RISC architecture, the devices are said to integrate the basic peripherals necessary to satisfy the needs of complex motor control algorithms. According to Atmel, the range offers a feature combination to run any brushless DC motor via the appropriate driver and power elements with a minimum of external components.
The integrated power stage controller and analogue functions have been designed to generate a limited number of interrupts, reducing the code size and improving the real time behavior of the applications.
These are the first AVR microcontrollers in a 32pin package that offer CAN and LIN support.