Freescale Semiconductor’s (NYSE: FSL) award-winning Kinetis
L series, the world’s most energy-efficient microcontrollers (MCUs) and the
first built on the ARM® Cortex™-M0+ processor, is now broadly
available.
Kinetis L series 32-bit devices, initially announced
earlier this year, are the first to be featured on the new Freescale Freedom
development platform, a small, low-power, cost-effective evaluation and
development system perfect for quick application prototyping and
demonstration.
The first member of the Kinetis L series, the KL25 MCU,
and the Freescale Freedom development platform are readily available today
through global semiconductor and electronic component distributors and
suppliers, including element 14, Digi-Key Corporation and Mouser Electronics.
More than 15,000 Freescale Freedom development platforms have been ordered and
already begun shipping.
“We’ve driven an aggressive timeline to get the
world’s most energy-efficient MCUs into our customers’ hands as soon as
possible,” said Geoff Lees, vice president and general manager of Freescale’s
Industrial & Multi-Market MCU business. “Six months after the announcement
of the ARM Cortex-M0+ core, Freescale is delivering the fully qualified Kinetis
L series in volume production quantities to help legacy 8- and 16-bit users ease
the transition to 32-bit.”
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KL25 features
Each Kinetis L series
family includes scalable flash memory options, pin counts and analog,
communication, timing and control peripherals, providing easy migration paths
for end product line expansion. The KL25 MCU features include:
· 48 MHz
ARM Cortex-M0+ core
· Down to 40 uA/MHz code execution from flash
memory
· 32 KB to 128 KB of flash memory
·
High-speed 12/16-bit analog-to-digital converter
· 12-bit
digital-to-analog converter
· High-speed analog
comparator
· Low-power touch sensing
· Powerful
timers for a broad range of applications including motor
control
· USB 2.0 full-speed host/device/OTG
·
Pin- and software-compatible with the Kinetis K20 family, providing a migration
path to DSP performance and advanced feature integration
World-class
enablement
The Kinetis L series is supported by the Freescale Freedom
development platform, Processor Expert software including an MQX™ Lite RTOS
component, the Solution Advisor and the Tower System modular development
platform for rapid prototyping, along with third-party development resources
from the extensive ARM ecosystem.
The Freescale Freedom hardware
provides easy access to the MCU I/O pins in an industry-standard form factor
with a rich-set of third-party expansion board options. An integrated
open-standard serial and debug interface, OpenSDA, offers an easy-to-use
mass-storage device mode flash programmer, a virtual serial port and classic
programming and run-control capabilities.
In addition, Freescale
continues to grow the Tower System portfolio with the introduction of the
TWR-KL25Z48M controller module. This new Kinetis L series module provides
advanced evaluation and rapid prototyping capabilities that can leverage the
growing Tower System portfolio. The TWR-KL25Z48M features the OpenSDA debug
interface, capacitive touch pads, a Tower System plug-in socket and much
more.
Availability and pricing
The Kinetis L
series MKL25Z128VLK4 (80 LQFP) MCU is available now at a suggested resale price
of $1.98 (USD) in 10,000-unit quantities. The Freescale Freedom development
platform (FRDM-KL25Z) is available at a suggested resale price of $12.95 (USD).
The Tower System TWR-KL25Z module is available at a suggested resale price of
$99 (USD).
The entry-level Kinetis L series device, the KL02 MCU,
is planned for broad availability in early 2013 at a suggested resale price of
49 cents (USD).
Additional
Kinetis L series resources
· Video: Kinetis L series vs. competitors –
energy-efficiency demonstration
· Video: Kinetis L series MCUs
built on the ARM Cortex-M0+ core: what’s the + for?
· Website: Freescale
Freedom development platform
· Video: Freescale Freedom development
platform out-of-box video
· Brochure: Freescale ARM Solutions
Guide
About Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale
Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) is a global leader in embedded processing solutions,
providing industry leading products that are advancing the automotive, consumer,
industrial and networking markets. From microprocessors and microcontrollers to
sensors, analog integrated circuits and connectivity – our technologies are the
foundation for the innovations that make our world greener, safer, healthier and
more connected. Some of our key applications and end-markets include automotive
safety, hybrid and all-electric vehicles, next generation wireless
infrastructure, smart energy management, portable medical devices, consumer
appliances and smart mobile devices. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and
has design, research and development, manufacturing and sales operations around
the world. www.freescale.com
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