32-bit Microcontrollers

Infineon Technologies a 32-bit microcontroller, is the first member of the company's AUDO microcontroller family that's designed for future automotive embedded control systems. The microcontroller's main components include a 32-bit TriCore Unified Processor, a 32-bit Peripheral Control Processor (PCP) and a powerful and flexible set of peripheral units. The microcontroller features a properly structured hierarchical architecture of the system software. The architecture is divided into three levels: the application level where control algorithms run, the transfer level for low-level software drivers and communication modules, and the physical level for digital and analog signal acquisition and output signal generation.

The super-scalar 32-bit RISC TriCore Unified Processor is designed for critical real-time embedded control applications, offering strong context-switch performance and comprehensive bit handling capabilities. TriCore makes simultaneous use of 16-bit and 32-bit commands possible, resulting in a combination of high processing power and optimum code density that does not restrict program execution or software development. The second 32-bit processor featured in the microcontroller, the PCP, has extensive Direct Memory Access (DMA) capabilities. In addition, it efficiently performs logical and mathematical operations. Responsible for the transfer layer, the PCP coordinates the on-chip peripheral operations.

The General Purpose Timer Array (GPTA) analyzes and controls time- and event-driven activities of the device's inputs and outputs. The architecture of the GPTA has been optimized for maximum functional autonomy and a high degree of configurability. This minimizes the amount of support required from the PCP or the TriCore Unified Processor.

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