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A MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. PUBLICATION SEPT/OCT 2015 Intruder Proof Driving the 8-bit Bidirectional 6 19 MCU Evolution 27 IoT A MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. PUBLICATION SEPT/OCT 2015 COVER STORY NEW TOOLS Driving the 8-bit MCU Evolution 4 Satisfy Your Curiosity 19 New Development Board Provides Cost-Effective and Fully Integrated Entry into Designing with Microchip’s 8-bit PIC® Microcontrollers TECHNOLOGY 21 MOST® Technology in the News NEW PRODUCTS 6 Intruder Proof Latest Family of eXtreme Low Power PIC Microcontrollers DESIGN CORNER Offers Double the Flash Memory and New Security Options 23 Tired of Embedded Design Bottlenecks? 8 More to Love New Additions to Popular PIC32MX and PIC32MZ 25 Overcoming a Noisy World Families Offer Wide Variety of Features for Designers of Next-Generation Embedded Systems 27 Bidirectional IoT 10 A Connector Revolution 29 Blast Off! Cost-Effective UTC2000 Supports Radically Updated USB-C™ Connector 32 Defying the Odds 11 Seamless Migration New Family of Highly Configurable, Low-Power Embedded DEV TOOL DEALS Controllers Allows Mobile Computing Designers to Easily A Harvest of Savings Reuse IP Across Multiple x86 Platforms 22 13 Advanced Industrial Connectivity Enhanced Industrial Ethernet Switches Feature IEEE 1588-2008 Precision Time Protocol and Low-Power Options Is it Hot in Here? 15 contents Save Design Effort, Space and Cost with the New MCP9600 Integrated Thermocouple to Degrees Celsius Converter 17 Simple Solution Industry’s First MOST150 Coaxial Transceiver Enables Powerful, Robust and Cost-Efficient Automotive Infotainment Networks The Microchip name and logo, the Microchip logo, dsPIC, FlashFlex, KEELOQ, KEELOQ logo, MOST, MPLAB, mTouch, PIC, PICmicro, PICSTART, PIC32 logo, rfPIC, SST, SST Logo, SuperFlash and UNI/O are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries. FilterLab, Hampshire, HI-TECH C, Linear Active Thermistor, MTP, SEEVAL and The Embedded Control Solutions Company are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. Silicon Storage Technology is a registered trademark of Microchip Technology Inc. in other countries. Analog-for-the-Digital Age, Application Maestro, BodyCom, chipKIT, chipKIT logo, CodeGuard, dsPICDEM, dsPICDEM.net, dsPICworks, dsSPEAK, ECAN, ECONOMONITOR, FanSense, HI-TIDE, In Circuit Serial Programming, ICSP, Mindi, MiWi, MPASM, MPF, MPLAB Certified logo, MPLIB, MPLINK, Omniscient Code Generation, PICC, PICC-18, PICDEM, PICDEM.net, PICkit, PICtail, REAL ICE, rfLAB, Select Mode, SQI, Serial Quad I/O, Total Endurance, TSHARC, UniWinDriver, WiperLock, ZENA and Z-Scale are trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries. SQTP is a service mark of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. GestIC and ULPP are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Germany II GmbH & Co. & KG, a subsidiary of Microchip Technology Inc., in other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are property of their respective companies. © 2015, Microchip Technology Incorporated, All Rights Reserved. 2 EDITOR’S NOTE How Secure Do You Want to Be? ata security is crucial to the advancement of the Internet of Things (IoT). A MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. PUBLICATION SEPT/OCT 2015 As more devices connect—carrying information about our homes, our Dbusinesses, our communities and ourselves—the need for safe and secure communications that protect our data and our identities has become paramount. Long recognizing the importance of security in IoT applications, Microchip recently announced its collaboration with Intel to implement Intel® Enhanced Privacy ID (Intel EPID) technology into its products. With more than 1.1 billion Intel EPID certificates already deployed, this sophisticated, proven approach to device authentication provides both security and privacy for the on-ramp to the IoT. Intel EPID technology is designed to protect data from device to cloud and minimize unauthorized access of Intruder Proof Driving the 8-bit Bidirectional endpoints and gateways. Intel EPID provides authen- 6 19 MCU Evolution 27 IoT tication, allowing a service provider to verify that an end user belongs to a group authorized to access Don’t Miss the Next Issue of that service. Its device-based technology also helps MicroSolutions protect end-user privacy, enabling individuals to Published six times a year, receive the service without revealing their identities. MicroSolutions is a valuable resource Since devices are verified as part of a group, individual for product and technology news users cannot be traced by the service provider. about Microchip’s innovative solutions. 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As always, we would be happy to get your feedback on MicroSolutions. Feel free to email us at [email protected]. Microchip Technology Inc. 2355 W. Chandler Blvd. | Chandler, AZ 85224 | www.microchip.com 3 COVER STORY SATISFY YOUR CURIOSITY New Development Board Provides Cost-Effective and Fully Integrated Entry into Designing with Microchip’s 8-bit PIC® Microcontrollers Offering Students, Makers and Professional Designers Unparalleled Access to Core Independent Peripherals oday’s 8-bit PIC microcontrollers are assisting designers to build innovative, state-of-the art Tproducts for use in a wide range of applica- tions. While the basic technology goes back many years, Microchip has been constantly rolling out 8-bit devices with more performance and memory, as well as with flexible intelligence, to meet the requirements of increasingly complex embedded designs. The latest 8-bit PIC MCUs incorporate Core Independent Periph- erals (CIPs), which are on-board modules that are designed to handle a variety of tasks with no code or supervision from the CPU. Some PIC MCUs also offer integrated Intelligent Analog modules to enable simple, efficient solutions that are easy to implement. Design- ers can take advantage of all of these sophisticated features to create lower power and more cost-effective designs than ever before. (continued on page 5) 4 Your Tool for Function COVER STORY Enablement If you are ready to harness the power of modern 8-bit PIC MCUs, your embedded design idea has a new home. The More Than a Starting Point Curiosity Development Board (DM164137) is a cost-effective, Priced at just $20, the Curiosity Development Board gives you fully integrated 8-bit development platform targeted at first- more for your money. Designed to expand its capabilities as time users, makers and anyone who is seeking a feature-rich, your needs grow, it can be operated as an all-in-one develop- rapid prototyping board. Its layout and external connections ment platform or it can be customized to suit your specific offer unparalleled access to CIPs, making it the perfect plat- needs. It was developed to take full advantage of the MPLAB® X form for function enablement in a wide range of applications. Integrated Development Environment and MPLAB Code The Curiosity Development Board supports all low-voltage, Configurator. The Curiosity Development Board also includes programming-enabled 8-bit PIC MCUs in 8-, 14- or 20-pin PDIP an integrated programmer/debugger and requires no additional packages. For the ultimate in flexibility, you can power it via USB, hardware to get started. 5V internal or 5V external sources. Ready for the Internet of Things The Curiosity Development The Curiosity Development Board can help you quickly bring your Internet of Things design idea to life. Out of the box, the Board offers unparalleled development board offers several user interface options includ- ing physical switches, an mTouch® capacitive button and an access to Core on-board potentiometer. Bluetooth® Low Energy communica- tion can easily be added using the on-board footprint to connect Independent Peripherals. a Microchip RN4020 module (sold separately). If you would like to add some cool functionality to your design, the on-board mikroBUS™ interface footprint allows you to plug in one of MikroElektronica’s nearly 100 inexpensive Click boards to add Share Your Curiosity features ranging from GPS to alcohol sensing. Do you need a few ideas for architecting your next design? The Curiosity Development Board is the perfect tool for sharing and acquiring new design ideas. To spur creativity, Microchip offers a series of tutorials, complete with bill of materials, user code and application notes. These helpful design tips can be found in the Curiosity Design Center. We also encourage you to join the Microchip Forums, share your ideas and become part of the growing community. Microchip’s Curiosity Development Board is a cost-effective,