REPEAT/Microchip Technology Debuts Easy-To-Use Can Interface Controller.CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 1999-- Microchip Technology  Microchip Technology (NASDAQ: MCHP) is a manufacturer of microcontroller, memory and analog semiconductors, founded in 1989 when (NASDAQ NASDAQin full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MCHP MCHP Maryland Children's Health Program MCHP Microchip Technologies (stock symbol) MCHP Micro-sized Combined Heat and Power (American Honda Motor Co. & Climate Energy, LLC) MCHP Maine Community Heritage Project ) Monday debuted a high-performance feature-rich interface controller supporting the Controller Area Network (CAN) Specification 2.0B. The MCP (1) See Microsoft certification. (2) (MultiChip Package) A chip package that contains two or more chips. It is essentially a multichip module (MCM) that uses a laminated, printed-circuit-board-like substrate (MCM-L) rather than ceramic (MCM-C). 2510 18-pin stand-alone CAN controller features an industry standard SPI (1) (Stateful Packet Inspection) See stateful inspection. (2) (Service Provider Interface) The programming interface for developing Windows drivers under WOSA. (TM) serial interface, enabling an easy connection to virtually any microcontroller. With the low-cost MCP2510, system designers can select from a much broader range of microcontrollers for their designs because the CAN peripheral is not required to be integrated on the device. The MCP2510 provides immediate CAN support across the entire breadth of Microchip's 100+ PICmicro(R) 8-bit RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. microcontrollers, providing a seamless migration path and maximum design flexibility for CAN designs. With minor software modifications for sending data to and from the MCP2510 SPI port, CAN communication can be added to existing systems through the simple SPI interface without requiring an update to the microcontroller. This enables faster design update cycles and time to market. The MCP2510 contains on-board features, such as interrupt capability, message masking and filtering, message prioritization, multi-purpose I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output pins, and multiple transmit/receive buffers which significantly offload the microcontroller overhead required to handle CAN message traffic. This allows simpler, lower-cost embedded solutions to be created by using the MCP2510 with a simple microcontroller. Until now, CAN support was limited to high pin count integrated solutions. The CAN Specification is a serial communications See serial transmission and serial. protocol which supports distributed real-time control Real-time control is a popular term for a certain class of digital controllers. For effective digital control, it is critical that sample time be constant. Real-time control achieves nearly constant sample time. See also
CAN is ideal for implementing command, control and communications in electrically noisy environments. Applications for the MCP2510 range from industrial, including motor control, smoke detectors, CO detectors, sensors, utility meters, robotics, medical equipment, actuators, valves, and power supplies to automotive electronics, including climate control, body electronics, instrument clusters, power seat controls, sunroof controls and power windows. Today's announcement marks the first device to debut as part of Microchip's recently announced CAN Technology Roadmap. In addition to the CAN interface controller, Microchip will follow with a new PICmicro family of 8-bit RISC microcontrollers which feature on-chip CAN functionality and a variety of high-performance peripherals. To be introduced next year, the family will be based on Microchip's new PIC18CXXX 8-bit microcontroller architecture which provides higher performance and an extensive linear addressing range. These first integrated devices will offer a variety of memory sizes in both 68- and 84-pin packages for an optimal design migration path. Future expansions are planned in lower pin-count devices, enabling the advantages of CAN in high volume embedded systems applications. The controller is supported by the comprehensive MCP2510 Development & Evaluation Tool which enables users to evaluate and manipulate the device's sophisticated feature set and PICmicro I/O capability via CAN messages. Samples are planned for August 1999 with volume production scheduled for September 1999. Pricing for the MCP2510-I/SO is $3.25 each in 1,000-unit quantities. The MCP2510 Developer's Kit is planned for September 1999 at $239 each. For more information, contact any Microchip sales representative or authorized worldwide distributor. Microchip Technology Inc. manufactures the PICmicro(R) family of 8-bit RISC-based microcontrollers-with OTP (1) (One Time Programmable) Refers to programming content or logic into chips such as EPROMs and EEPROMs, which cannot be reversed. See antifuse. (2) (One Time P , Flash, and ROM memory technologies; serial EEPROMs and related specialty memory products; microID(TM) family of RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. products and KEELOQ(R) code hopping devices. These products target thousands of embedded control applications in the consumer, automotive, office automation, communications and industrial markets. Microchip's quality systems are ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified. Headquartered near Phoenix in Chandler, Microchip employs approximately 2,000 people worldwide and has sales offices throughout Asia, Europe, Japan and the Americas. Note: The Microchip name and logo, PIC, PICmicro and KEELOQ are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. in the USA and other countries. microID is a trademark of Microchip Technology Inc. in the USA and other countries. SPI is a trademark of Motorola. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Note: For distribution of sales leads, please reference the following code in the product description field: CAN. |
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