Infineon enters motorcycle engine control applications with MCU family
( 01 Feb 2008 )
Infineon Technologies is launching a new family of microcontrollers targeting the growing worldwide market for motorcycle engine control.
The XC2700 family of microcontrollers with 32-bit performance will allow system makers to build cost-effective electronic engine control in motorcycles around the world to meet upcoming emission standards.
The XC2700 family is based on the C166SV2 high performance microcontroller core, providing single cycle execution from a 66MHz five-stage pipeline at up to 80MHz. It also integrates key peripherals such as memory, voltage regulator and interfaces to reduce the overall system cost and make the family a cost-effective solution. This also means that software developed for existing C166SV2 controllers can be easily reused with this new family.
The XC2700 product portfolio will include 10 products. Infineon has already introduced the first XC2700 family members, the XC2766X and XC2786X. The microcontroller integrates an ADC with 16- to 24-channels for linking directly to sensors for a low-cost implementation and two CAN interfaces. It also includes a Universal Serial Interface to link to external peripherals via a UART, LIN or I2C interface. Integrating up to 768Kbytes of 130nm embedded flash, 64Kbytes of data flash and 51Kbytes of system RAM also simplifies the design of the electronic engine management system and keeps costs under control.
With 64- to 176-pins, the XC2700 family provides a scalable package range from lower cost versions to higher performance devices. Designers can easily move the performance curve to provide engine control systems for motorcycles and entry-level cars.
