FTDI Chip recently announced an array of board level products to support its FT51A microcontroller. It executes an 8051 feature set that can operate at 48 MHz. In addition, it features a variety of interfaces, including USB client, UART, SPI, I2C, 245 FIFO, PWM, and GPIO. The USB hub feature enables multiple USB-enabled devices to be combined. The FT51A’s data conversion capabilities comprise of an 8-bit ADC. Its 16-KB shadow RAM accelerates read access of the core. The device draws 20 mA (typical) while active and 150 µA (typical) when in suspend mode.
The FT51A microcontroller is suitable for a variety of applications, including industrial test instrumentation and sensor control.
The FT51A-EVM evaluation module offers you several functions for learning about the FT51A MCU. It includes a 2 × 20 LCD display and several sensor mechanisms for data acquisition. Also included are a heart-rate monitor (with filtered and amplified analo output), a force sensitive resistor, and a SPI-enabled temperature sensor.
Source: FTDI
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