Lpc4370 introduction training pack v1

High-Performance Data Acquisition … on a Chip!

Introducing the LPC4370 Microcontroller

Feature Overview

Competitive Analysis

Software & Tools

Overview

Applications and Solutions

Support, Pricing & Order Info

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Today’s Data Acquisition Applications Require Separate ICs for … Input, Processing, and Output

High-speed Data Input(analog & digital)

ADC

SGPIO

analog

digital

camera SCT

• Reduce bottlenecks

• Smaller footprint

• Lower BOM

• Lower power consumption

• Reduced application complexity

Introducing the LPC4370 Microcontroller… a complete data acquisition solution on a single chip!

Data &/or Signal Processing

Core(s)

High-Speed Output& Results Display

Ethernet

LCD

HS USB

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On a Single, Powerful Microcontroller, LPC4370 Integrates…

New 80-Msps, 12-bit ADC – fastest on an MCU – for high-speed analog data conversion

Dedicated subsystem for handling programmable digital I/O & pre- or post-processing

Dual, 204-MHz cores – ample performance for complex algorithms & data-intensive applications

Large SRAM & flexible memory expansion to tailor memory type and size to application requirements

Advanced peripherals– High-speed USB (with HS PHY) and Ethernet for high-

speed input / output– Graphics LCD controller for results display– More for timing, control, input, output

For Applications with High Speed Data Acquisition Requirements Such As …

Spectrum analysis

Current measurement

Digital signal processing, digital filtering

Industrial automation

Portable and analytical instrumentation

Audio streaming/processing

Smart metering

And more

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LPC4370Feature Overview

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LPC43x0 Family Delivers

Multi-core performance for complex algorithms & data-intensive applications – Fastest Cortex-M4 core (204 MHz) on market– Cortex-M0 co-processor (204 MHz)

Flexible, scalable memory configurations reduce cost and future-proof designs – Up to 264-kB SDRAM– Add external low-cost QSPI Flash with SPIFI– Expand external SRAM/SDRAM/Nor Flash

through external memory controller

Advanced peripherals to lower cost and reduce design and board complexity– Dual Hi-Speed USB, HS USB PHY, free USB

libraries– Ethernet MAC– Graphics LCD controller, free graphics library– SCT, SGPIO

Packages: BGA256/180/100, LQFP208/144

Pin compatible to LPC1800

MEMORYCORES

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SRAMUp to 264 kB

ROM with ROM Drivers

SYSTEM

INTERFACES

HS USB 2.0 (2)

Ethernet MACGraphic LCD

EMC

SD/MMC

CAN 2.0B (2)

SPIFI

SGPIO

GPDMA

GPIO (146)

SSP/SPI (3) I2C (2)

UART (4) I2S (2)

ARM Cortex-M4 Core

ARM Cortex-M0 Coprocessor

Audio PLLUSB PLL

Windowed WDTSystem PLL

Clock GenerationPower Mgmt

TIMERS

SCT

RTC

32-bit Timers (4)

QEIMCPWM

Alarm Timer

ANALOG

ADC (2) DAC

Floating Point Unit

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New LPC4370 Family Adds…

New 80-Msps,12-bit ADC for the fastest data conversion possible on MCU

Dedicated subsystem for handling programmable digital I/O– Offloads cores– Includes SGPIO & SPI– Driven by dedicated Cortex-M0– Includes additional 18kB SRAM

Up to 282 kB SRAM

Packages: BGA256/100

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ANALOG

80-Msps ADC 6-channel, 12-bit

SYSTEM

Audio PLLUSB PLL

Windowed WDTSystem PLL

Clock GenerationPower Mgmt

TIMERS

SCT

RTC

32-bit Timers (4)

QEIMCPWM

Alarm Timer

ADC (2) DAC

CORES

ARM Cortex-M4 Core

ARM Cortex-M0 Coprocessor

SUBSYSTEM

SGPIO

ARM Cortex-M0

SRAM 16kB SRAM 2kB

SPI

INTERFACES

HS USB 2.0 (2)

Ethernet MACGraphic LCD

EMC

SD/MMC

CAN 2.0B (2)

SPIFI

GPDMA

GPIO (146)

SSP/SPI (2) I2C (2)

UART (4) I2S (2)

MEMORY

SRAMUp to 264 kB

ROM with ROM DriversFloating Point Unit

New 80-Msps 12-bit ADCFastest Data Conversion on an MCU

LPC4370 supports up to 22 channels with the addition of new 80-Msps, 12-bit ADC– Sample freq: up to 80 Msps– Measurement range: 0.1-0.9V– Conversion time: 12.5 nsec (1/80M)– Channels: six single-sided or one

differential– Power down mode– Output FIFO with DMA support

Other analog components include:– Two 8-ch, 10-bit SAR ADCs, 400 Ksps– One 10-bit DAC, 40 Ksps

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Multi-core Performance Handles More Complex Algorithms & More Data

204-MHz ARM Cortex-M4F core, fastest on the market– Integrated floating point processor– Supports DSP & SIMD instructions

204-MHz ARM Cortex-M0 coprocessor, fastest on the market– More processing for handling I/O and

control tasks– Code & tool compatible with

Cortex-M4

Dedicated subsystem for handling programmable digital I/O– Dedicated bus matrix with

Cortex-M0 core (up to 204 MHz) – Manages SGPIO & SPI I/O– Direct access to 18kB SRAM

master

master

SUBSYSTEM

ARM CORTEX-M0

ARM CORTEX-M4

Multilayer Bus Matrix

ARM CORTEX-M0

System

bus

D-code bus

I-code bus

System

bus

Multilayer Bus Matrix

Core-Core Bridge

SRAM16 KB

ROMSerial GPIO

SPI

master slaves

2 x HSUSB 2.0

EthernetMAC

LCDcontroller

SRAM2KB

…

…

master master master

Expandable Memory ArchitectureTailor Memory Type, Cost & Footprint to Application

Future-proof memory requirements – Add serial external Flash sized to fit application

• SPIFI interface connects low cost QSPI Flash• External Flash looks & acts same as 32-bit internal Flash to cores

– Add external SDRAM or NOR Flash via fast external memory controller (EMC)

Choose best memory device for application & footprint

LPC4370

Cortex-M4Serial Flash

Memory

432

SRAM(Up to 282kB)

SPIFIEMC

Unique SPI Flash interface allows inexpensive memory scaling using low-cost QSPI memory

SRAM/SDRAM

Fast external memory controller allows scaling of external SDRAM (or NOR Flash)

8/16/32

LPC43x0 Advanced Peripherals Hi-Speed USB

Dual Hi-Speed USB – integrated HS USB PHY reduces cost,

complexity and footprint (USB1 )– integrated FS USB PHY & ULPI interface to

external HS PHY (USB2)

Support for host and device modes enables dual-host USB configurations

Free USB stack library

On-chip USB ROM drivers

LPC4370

HS USB1 Vbus

D+

D-

IDGND

ExternalHS

ULPIPHYDATA(7:0)

ULPI

CLKDIRNXTSTP

Vbus

D+

D-

IDGND

HS USB0

InternalHS PHY

LPC4320 LPC4330 LPC4350 LPC4370

IntegratedHi-Speed USB PHY

● ● ● ●

Second USB* ● ● ●

* Hi-Speed with external PHY

LPC43x0 Advanced Peripherals

Integrated graphics LCD controller – Programmable resolutions from CGA (320x200) to XGA (1024x768)

and <15fps– Free Segger Emwin graphics library

10/100 Mbps IEEE 802.3 Ethernet MAC– IEEE 1588-2008 time stamping block– Supports both full-duplex and half-duplex operation– DMA support– External MII and RMII Ethernet PHY– LWIP stack supported in LPCOpen software

SGPIO: up to 16 channels of configurable I/O for customizing application-specific serial or parallel interfaces

State configurable timer (SCT): PWM state machine for advanced timing tasks and special-purpose I/O, e.g. camera I/F

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Fast ADC, dedicated peripheral handler

LCD

Ethernet

FS USB (LPC4000) HS USB (4300)

I2C, SPI, UARTs, SPIFI, etc.

Flash

SRAM

LPC4000120-MHz Cortex-M4, Cortex-M4F

LPC4300204-MHz Cortex-M4F & 204-MHz Cortex-M0

LPC4370 LPC4000 & LPC4300 (Cortex-M4) Families

LPC4370

LPC4088 LPC4353 LPC4357 LPC4350

LPC4076 LPC4078 LPC4333 LPC4337 LPC4330

LPC4072 LPC4074 LPC4323 LPC4322 LPC4325 LPC4327 LPC4320

LPC4313LPC4312 LPC4315 LPC4317 LPC4310

64 kB 128 kB 256 kB 512 kB 512 kB 768 kB 1 MB kB Flashless

32 kB 40 kB 80 kB 96 kB 104-136 kB 136 kB 136 kB 168-282 kB

LPC4370Applications & Solutions

LPC43707.1

Multi-channel Audio Codec

LPC4370 Application Example7.1 Audio / Multimedia Speakers

– Cortex-M4 for signal processing– Cortex-M0 for I/O handling– Hi-Speed or Full Speed USB for audio streaming

• Host or device USB• Audio PLL• I2S x2• Serial GPIO for emulating I2S

FS or HS USB streaming

SGPIO

Multi-Channel Audio

Cortex-M0USB

Cortex-M4Cortex-M4 100%available for audio signal processing

Cortex M0 handles interrupt-

intensive I/O processing

LPC4370 Application ExampleHigh Speed Data Acquisition

Single MCU collects high-speed inputs from analog, digital or camera devices and output via Hi-Speed USB

Key blocks– 80-Msps ADC – Hi-Speed USB

Typical applications: instrumentation, robotics/machine vision, etc.

LPC4370

HS USB

ADC80 Msps

analog data

digital data

camera input

State Config TimerCortex-M0

(USB stack)

Cortex-M4 SGPIO

LPC4370 Example ApplicationMixed-Signal Logic Analyzer/Oscilloscope

Provides logic analyzer, oscilloscope, and signal/pattern generation functionality

Powered by LPC4370’s Cortex-M cores, 80-Msps ADC, Hi-Speed USB, and more

Features– Up to 10-channel logic analyzer – 11-channel digital signal generator– 2-channel oscilloscope– Analog & demo signal generators– Analog calibration (data stored in EEPROM) – One shot and continous sampling– Sorting and moving signals– I2S, I2C and UART protocol analyzers built in!– Collected data can be exported

Embedded Artists p/n: EA-XPR-202– www.embeddedartists.com/products/app/labtool.php

LPC4370

80-MspsADC

GPDMA

Cortex-M4SGPIO

analog

digital

HS USB

LPC4370Competitive Analysis

NXP LPC4370 Competitor A Competitor B Competitor C

MHz /FPU 204 MHz / Y 168 MHz / Y 72 & 100 MHz / N 120MHz / Y

USB 2x HS-USB 1x HS (d/h/o)1x FS (d/h/o)

1xFS/LS 1xFS

USB PHY 1x HS-PHY1x ULPI

1x FS-PHY 1xFS-PHY 1xFS-PHY

ADC #modules x res., sample rate

1x12-bit, 80Msps2x10-bit, 400ksps

3x12-bit, 2.4Msps 2x16-bit, 818ksps 12-bit mode 461ksps 16-bit mode

2x12-bit, 1Msps (16-bit w/ avg’ing)

Ext. Bus 8/16/32-bitSDRAM, etc.102MHz max.

Limited 8/16-bitNo SDRAM84Mhz max.

8/16/32-bit, 2G addr.Synchr/asynchr memories, 50MHz max.

24-bit addr8-bit data~60MHz max.

Camera I/F SCT or SGPIO8-bit App Note

Y8 to 14-bit

N Parallel I/O Controller, App Note

LCD I/F Y N N N

Flash Scales to >4GB using SPIFI to QSPI

512/1024KB 128/256/512KB 512/1024KB

SRAM 282KB 192KB 32/64/128KB 128KB

GPIO up to 146 up to 140 up to 94 up to 117

Package BGA100/256 BGA176, QFP100/144/176

BGA121/144QFP64/80/100/144

QFP100/144

Competitive Comparison

LPC4370Software & Tools

LPCXpresso IDE v6

Powerful Eclipse-based IDE– Cross platform: Windows, Mac, Linux supported– C and C++ development– Supports all 32-bit LPC MCUs– Advanced HW debug capabilities including trace

• LPC-Link, Red Probe+, RDB-Link, LPC-Link2, CMSIS-DAP• MTB, ETB, SWV Trace

Free Edition– 256K download limit– Simple registration at LPCWare.com

NEW! Pro Edition– All Code Red “Red Suite” features– No download limit– Professional customer support– $495 license fee

* with Red Probe+ and LPC-Link2 debug adapters only

Free Pro (NEW!)

License fee Free $495

Download limit

256K unlimited

Support forums1-yr renewable NXP email ticket-based

Upgradable NA online

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LPC-Link2: Demoboard and Debugger

LPC4370 development board and standalone debugger all in one– Develop applications directly on the host MCU– Use the programmable images to enable debugging

all other NXP Cortex-M products

Features– 10-pin JTAG/SWD connector– 20-pin JTAG/SWD/ETM connector– Analog, digital and serial expansion headers

Configuration Tool enables broad compatibility with multiple tools/IDEs– CMSIS-DAP– Segger J-Link (NXP MCUs only)– Code Red RedLink– http://www.lpcware.com/lpclink2-config-tool

http://www.nxp.com/demoboard/OM13054.html

NXP Partner Ecosystem

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LPC Microcontroller

LPC4370 SUPPORT, PRICING, ORDER INFO

Microcontroller Support

Get answers– www.nxp.com/technicalsupport– www.lpcware.com/forum

www.nxp.com/lpcxpresso

www.nxp.com/lpcxpresso-support– NXP examples page, schematics and FAQ

www.nxp.com/lpczone– Video training modules

http://www.lpcware.com/content/device/lpc43xx– LPC43xx family product page

Ordering Information: Parts & Tools

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PARTS PART NO DETAILS ORDER INFO

LPC4370 LPC4370FET256 BGA256 package www.nxp.com/products/microcontrollers/cortex_m4/LPC4370FET256.html

LPC4370 LPC4370FET100 BGA100 package www.nxp.com/products/microcontrollers/cortex_m4/LPC4370FET100.html

DEVELOPMENT & DEMO TOOLS

Link2 dev board & debugger

OM13054,598LPC4370 Development board / Cortex-M debugger

http://www.embeddedartists.com/products/lpcxpresso/lpclink2.php

Keil MCB4357 Eval Board OM13040,598Evaluation board for LPC4357 / For Internet radio solution

http://www.nxp.com/demoboard/OM13040.html

Oscilloscope Example/ Solution (aka Lab Tool)

EA-XPR-201Add-on board for Link2 available from EA in October

http://www.embeddedartists.com/products/app/labtool.php

Oscilloscope Example/ Solution (aka Lab Tool Plus Link2)

EA-XPR-202Bundled with Link2, available in October from EA

http://www.embeddedartists.com/products/app/labtool.php

LPCXpresso IDE LPCXpresso IDE v6Cross platform C/C++ development suite supporting all 32-bit LPC MCUs

www.nxp.com/lpcxpresso/home

Questions?For more information visit:www.nxp.com/microcontrollers