S6E2C18L0AGL2000A

Embedded - Microcontrollers

S6E2C18L0AGL2000A Application Field and Working Principle

S6E2C18L0AGL2000A is a microcontroller series made by Silicon Labs that combines ultra-low power, small size, and a wide variety of integrated peripherals for embedded designs. It is one of the few microcontrollers on the market that has real and dedicated on-board low-voltage protection as well as reverse current protection.

The S6E2C18L0AGL2000A series is designed to provide a variety of feature-rich microcontrollers for embedded designs. It integrates 8- or 32-KB Flash program memory with embedded functionality, including a 10-bit ADC and DAC, a PWM unit, a UART, and a low-power timer. In addition, this series has a low-voltage protection feature that monitors battery voltage in an active state and can be used to guard against accidental damage due to glitches and surges.

The S6E2C18L0AGL2000A microcontroller was designed for applications that require maximum energy efficiency in a low-power environment. It employs the ARM Cortex-M0+ processor with 32 bits of internal memory and a 7-14 MHz clock frequency. This series has a unique architecture that makes it more energy-efficient than competing ARM Cortex-M0 microcontrollers.

The working principle of the S6E2C18L0AGL2000A requires power supplies with a start-up voltage of 1.8V. The microcontroller then consumes about 200uA/MHz in active mode and can drop down to 0.5uA in sleep mode. This is possible due to the dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) feature, which enables the microcontroller to shift its operating voltage as needed while still maintaining full microcontroller performance.

The S6E2C18L0AGL2000A microcontroller is designed for various embedded applications, such as medical, consumer and industrial control, portable consumer electronic devices, battery operated equipment, home and auto entertainment, low-power automotive body, and motor control. It is also suitable for energy harvesting applications, such as solar and thermal harvesting, due to its ultra-low power properties.