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Arm® Cortex®-M4 with FPU Microcontroller and Bluetooth® LE 5 for Industrial and Wearables ADI/Maxim's microcontroller unites processing horsepower with the connectivity required for IoT applications

2023-08-22

Arm® Cortex®-M4 with FPU Microcontroller and Bluetooth® LE 5 for Industrial and Wearables

ADI/Maxim's microcontroller unites processing horsepower with the connectivity required for IoT applications

ADI/Maxim's MAX32690 microcontroller (MCU) is an advanced system-on-chip (SoC) featuring an Arm Cortex-M4F CPU, large Flash and SRAM memories, and Bluetooth 5.2 low energy (LE) radio. This device unites processing horsepower with the connectivity required for IoT applications.

Bluetooth 5.2 LE radio supports Mesh, angle-of-arrival (AoA), and angle-of-departure (AoD) for direction finding, long-range (coded), and high-throughput modes. LE audio hardware implemented with software codec is provided separately. A RISC-V core optionally handles timing-critical controller tasks, freeing the programmer from Bluetooth LE interrupt latency concerns. A cryptographic toolbox (CTB) provides advanced security features, including an MAA for fast elliptic curve digital signature algorithm (ECDSA), advanced encryption standard (AES) engine, TRNG, SHA-256 hash, and secure boot loader. Internal code and SRAM space can be expanded off-chip through two quad-SPI execute-in-place (SPIXF and SPIXR) interfaces up to 512 MB each. Many high-speed interfaces are supported on the device, including multiple QSPI, UART, CAN 2.0B, and I2C serial interfaces, plus one I2S port for connecting to an audio codec. All interfaces support efficient DMA-driven transfers between peripheral and memory. A 12-input (8 external), 12-bit SAR ADC samples analog data at up to 1 MSPS.

The MAX32690 is qualified to operate at a temperature range of -40°C to +105°C, ideal for industrial environments. All devices are available in a 68 TQFN-EP 0.40 mm pitch and a 140-bump WLP with a 0.35 mm pitch package.

The MAX32690EVKIT evaluation kit (EV kit) provides a platform for evaluating the capabilities of the MAX32690 microcontroller, which is an advanced SoC. It features an Arm Cortex-M4F CPU for efficient computation of complex functions and algorithms, and Bluetooth 5 LE radio designed for wearable and hearable fitness devices, portable and wearable wireless medical devices, industrial sensors/networks, Internet of Things (IoT), and asset tracking.

Features
  • Ultra-efficient microcontroller for battery-powered applications
    • 120 MHz Arm Cortex-M4 processor with FPU
    • Ultra-low-power, 32-bit RISC-V (RV32) coprocessor available to offload data processing
    • 7.3728 MHz and 60 MHz low-power oscillators
    • External crystal support (32 MHz required for Bluetooth LE)
    • 32.768 kHz RTC clock (requires external crystal)
    • 8 kHz always-on ultra-low power oscillator
    • 3 MB internal Flash, 1 MB internal SRAM
    • 76.5 μW/MHz ACTIVE mode at 1.1 V
    • 1.8 V and 3.3 V I/O with no level translators
    • External Flash and SRAM expansion interfaces
  • Bluetooth 5.2 LE radio
    • Fully open-source Bluetooth 5.2 stack available
    • Supports AoA, AoD, LE audio, and Mesh
    • High-throughput (2 Mbps) mode
    • Long-range (125 kbps and 500 kbps) modes
    • Rx sensitivity: -97 dBm, Tx power: +4.5 dBm
    • Single-ended antenna connection (50 Ω)
 
  • Optimal peripheral mix provides platform scalability
    • 16-channel DMA
    • Five quad-SPI controller (60 MHz)/peripheral (30 MHz)
    • Four UARTs with flow control
    • Two I2Cs
    • I2S
    • Eight external channel, 12-bit 1 MSPS SAR ADC
    • USB 2.0 high-speed device
    • 16 pulse train engines
    • Four 32-Bit/dual 16-bit timers with 8 mA high drive
    • Two 32-bit/dual 16-bit low-power timers
    • Two CAN 2.0B controllers
    • Four micropower comparators
    • 1-wire controller
  • Cryptographic toolbox (CTB) for IP/data security
    • Modular arithmetic accelerator (MAA) and true random number generator (TRNG)
    • Secure nonvolatile key storage, SHA-256, and AES-128/192/256
    • Secure boot ROM
Diagrams

Image of ADI/Maxim's MAX32690 Microcontroller Block Diagram
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Applications
  • Fitness/health wearables
  • Portable and wearable wireless medical devices
  • Asset tracking
  • Industrial sensors and networks
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