Arm® Cortex® M0+ based 5V MCUs for Appliances and Industrial Control
The SAM C Arm Cortex-M0+ based microcontroller (MCU) series builds on decades of innovation and experience in embedded Flash microcontroller technology. It not only sets a new benchmark for flexibility and ease of use, but also combines the performance and energy efficiency of an Arm Cortex-M0+ based MCU with an optimized architecture and peripheral set. SAM C devices are truly differentiated 5V MCUs that are ideal for home appliances, industrial control and other 5V applications.
SAM C20 MCUs
SAM C20 devices integrate high-precision 12-bit analog and internal oscillators, five 16-bit timer/counters (SAM C20J and SAM C20G, and three in SAM C20E), 32-bit Real-Time Clock and Calendar (RTCC), real-time performance, peripheral event system and flexible clocking options and sleep modes. The devices also include six (SAM C20J and SAM C20G, four in the SAM C20E) serial communication modules (SERCOMs) that can be configured from the application to act as an USART, UART, SPI and I2C. The series supports button, slider and wheel touch capability without the need for external components.
Key Features
- Arm Cortex-M0+ based MCU running up to 48 MHz
- Up to 256 KB embedded Flash and 32 KB SRAM
- 2.7V to 5.5V operating voltage
- Up to eight flexible serial communication modules (SERCOMs)
- 12-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)
- Hardware touch support with Peripheral Touch Controller
- QFP, QFN and WLCSP package options
SAM C21 MCUs
SAM C21 devices integrate high-precision 12-bit analog and internal oscillators, five 16-bit timer/counters, three timer/counters for control applications, 32-bit RTCC, real-time performance, peripheral event system, DMA, temperature sensor, divide and square root accelerator, 16-bit sigma-delta ADC (SDADC) and flexible clocking options and sleep modes. The devices also include up to two CAN interfaces with CAN FD 1.0 support. There are up to eight SERCOMs that can be configured from the application to act as an USART, UART, SPI, I2C, RS485 and LIN bus. The series supports button, slider and wheel touch capability without the need for external components.
Key Features
- Arm Cortex-M0+ based MCU running up to 48 MHz
- Up to 256 KB embedded Flash and 32 KB SRAM
- 2.7V to 5.5V operating voltage
- CAN interface supporting ISO CAN FD; ISO 11898-2:2015
- DMA and Event system
- Up to eight flexible SERCOMs
- 12-bit ADC
- 16-bit SDADC
- Temperature sensor
- Divide and square root accelerator (DIVAS)
- Hardware touch support with the Peripheral Touch Controller
- QFP, QFN and WLCSP package options
| Product | Functional Safety Ready | Program Memory Size (KB) | RAM (KB) | Number of Comparators | Type of CAN module | Pin Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATSAMC20E15A | Yes | 32 | 4 | 2 | None | 32 |
| ATSAMC20E16A | Yes | 64 | 8 | 2 | None | 32 |
| ATSAMC20E17A | No | 128 | 16 | 2 | None | 32 |
| ATSAMC20E18A | Yes | 256 | 32 | 2 | CAN-FD | 32 |
| ATSAMC20G15A | Yes | 32 | 4 | 2 | None | 48 |
| ATSAMC20G16A | Yes | 64 | 8 | 2 | None | 48 |
| ATSAMC20G17A | Yes | 128 | 16 | 2 | None | 48 |
| ATSAMC20G18A | Yes | 256 | 32 | 2 | None | 48 |
| ATSAMC20J15A | Yes | 32 | 4 | 2 | None | 64 |
| ATSAMC20J16A | Yes | 64 | 8 | 2 | None | 64 |
| ATSAMC20J17A | Yes | 128 | 16 | 2 | None | 64 |
| ATSAMC20J18A | Yes | 256 | 32 | 2 | None | 64 |
| ATSAMC20N17A | Yes | 128 | 16 | 4 | None | 100 |
| ATSAMC20N18A | Yes | 256 | 32 | 4 | None | 100 |
| ATSAMC21E15A | Yes | 32 | 4 | 4 | CAN-FD | 32 |
| ATSAMC21E16A | Yes | 64 | 8 | 4 | CAN-FD | 32 |
| ATSAMC21E17A | Yes | 128 | 16 | 4 | CAN-FD | 32 |
| ATSAMC21E18A | Yes | 256 | 32 | 4 | CAN-FD | 32 |
| ATSAMC21G15A | Yes | 32 | 4 | 4 | CAN-FD | 48 |
| ATSAMC21G16A | Yes | 64 | 8 | 4 | CAN-FD | 48 |
| ATSAMC21G17A | Yes | 128 | 16 | 4 | CAN-FD | 48 |
| ATSAMC21G18A | Yes | 256 | 32 | 4 | CAN-FD | 48 |
| ATSAMC21J15A | Yes | 32 | 4 | 4 | CAN-FD | 64 |
| ATSAMC21J16A | Yes | 64 | 8 | 4 | CAN-FD | 64 |
| ATSAMC21J17A | Yes | 128 | 16 | 4 | CAN-FD | 64 |
| ATSAMC21J18A | Yes | 256 | 32 | 4 | CAN-FD | 64 |
| ATSAMC21N17A | Yes | 128 | 16 | 4 | CAN-FD | 100 |
| ATSAMC21N18A | Yes | 256 | 32 | 2 | CAN-FD | 100 |
SAMC21N Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit
Part Number: ATSAMC21N-XPRO
The SAMC21N Xplained Pro evaluation kit is a hardware platform for evaluating the ATSAMC21N18A microcontroller (MCU). Supported by the Studio integrated development platform, the kit provides easy access to the features of the ATSAMC21N18A and explains how to integrate the device into a custom design.
SAM C21 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit
Part Number: ATSAMC21-XPRO
The SAM C21 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is a hardware platform for evaluating the ATSAMC21J18A microcontroller (MCU). Supported by the Studio integrated development platform, the kit provides easy access to the features of the ATSAMC21J18A and explains how to integrate the device into a custom design.
MPLAB® X Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is an expandable, highly configurable software program that incorporates powerful tools to help you discover, configure, develop, debug and qualify embedded designs for most of Microchip’s microcontrollers and digital signal controllers. MPLAB X IDE works seamlessly with the MPLAB development ecosystem of software and tools, many of which are completely free.
MPLAB Harmony v3 Software Framework
MPLAB Harmony v3 is a flexible, fully integrated embedded software development framework for 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). It enables robust framework development of interoperable RTOS-friendly libraries with quick and extensive Microchip support for third-party software integration. MPLAB Harmony includes a set of peripheral libraries, drivers and system services that are readily accessible for application development. The code development format allows for maximum re-use and reduces time to market.
