To address the design challenges that have plagued engineers for decades, Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced the revolutionary Compute Through Power Loss (CTPL) technology for the entire MSP430TM FRAM micro-control including the new MSP430FR6972 MCU Data storage and recovery in the MCU family of products. This patent-pending technology enables instant wake-up through intelligent system state recovery after an unexpected power outage of the application. In addition, the new MSP430FR6972 MCU with TI CTPL technology includes integrated intelligent analog and digital peripherals to reduce system cost, power consumption and size. Product features include a low-power segment LCD controller, a 12-bit differential analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with an internal window comparator, and a 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) accelerator. The ultra-low-power MSP430FR6972 MCU with 64KB of non-volatile FRAM highlights TI's leadership in ULPBench scores for 16-bit MCU products and can be used for data logging for applications such as radio status monitors. Developed as TI Design's Kilby Lab at TI's Innovation Research Center, TI's bq25570 energy harvesting IC and SimpleLinkTM multi-standard C2650 wireless MCU can be powered by a coin cell battery for decades. This system monitors and analyzes the vibration frequency of the motor, allowing the operator to accurately predict and schedule motor maintenance to reduce the risk of machine failure.

Explore unique ultra-low power capabilities based on non-volatile FRAM MCUs

· Reduce manufacturing costs by reducing the number of programming cycles on the assembly line.

· Unified FRAM enables flexible memory applications in data and application code, providing a very flexible solution for updates in this area.

Compared to traditional non-volatile storage solutions, the new MCU offers unparalleled write speed and 10 billion write cycle endurance, making it ideal for data logging applications.

New products further simplify code development by eliminating the need for pre-erase segments and enabling bit-level data access, enabling continuous real-time data logging with constant power consumption.

TI MSP430FR6972 FRAM MCU Features and Benefits

· The integrated 116-segment LCD driver includes software configurable LCD pins for fast and easy hardware layout; the integrated charge pump compares LCD maintenance even when the MCU is in low power mode.

Additional integration includes 52 capacitive touch universal input and output interfaces (GPIOs), five timers, comparators, real-time clock (RTC) counters and serial peripheral interface (SPI), Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (UART) and I2C communication interface to reduce system cost and product size.

The inherent advantages of non-volatile FRAM, LCD controllers and built-in security make the MSP430FR6972 MCU an ideal choice for intelligent flow and power metrology co-processing, building and factory automation, and blood glucose meter applications.