TMS320F2801, F2806, and F2808 digital signal controllers from Texas Instruments bring together the integration and performance of a digital signal processor and the ease-of-use and peripherals of a microcontroller. These new controllers provide a leading 100 MIPS for less than $5 in volume.

By leveraging TI's leading digital signal processing (DSP) technology, the F2801, F2806 and F2808 controllers offer performance over 150% higher than competitive flash-based control devices, which currently peak at 60 MIPS. The F2801 controller offers a leading 20 MIPS per dollar.

Leading DSP Technology Enables Improved Product Features, Reduced System Costs

By designing with TI's digital signal controllers, engineers can not only tap into a powerful, easily programmable platform, they can also develop products with increased system capability and functionality while reducing costs and time to market. For example, motor control designs can incorporate improved torque characteristics, such as torque at zero revolutions per minute (RPM) and lower torque ripples, while lowering overall system costs through the integration of external peripherals like pulse width modulators (PWM) and analog to digital converters (ADC). The core also integrates a number of additional peripherals, including:

• CAN controller


• Watchdog timer


• Event managers


• Communication peripherals such as SPI, SCI, I2C.

TI's high-speed flash memory, which supports program execution at 85MIPS, provides designers with immediate access to large amounts of programmable data, allowing up to 64Kwords of storage with code security protection of important proprietary algorithms from theft or tampering, and 18Kwords of RAM for time-critical code or data requiring faster access.

Extensive Support for Faster Time to Market

Cross compatibility of the C2000 platform allows designers to start developing today with hardware tools like the TMS320F2812 Development Bundle (TMDXEVP2812), which gives system designers a complete and cost effective path to take their design from concept to production. TI's application-specific software and signal processing libraries are standardized sets of software modules that can be seamlessly integrated within TI's integrated development environment, Code Composer Studio™ (CCStudio), to serve as fundamental building blocks for embedded control designs. Leveraging these modules reduces time to market by enabling development of complete control applications without having to write optimized assembly language routines.