TMS370C736AFNT

The TMS370C736AFNT is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) embedded microcontroller produced by Texas Instruments. It is based on TI\'s TMS370C73 microcontroller architecture and used in various device applications including medical and industrial equipment, home wireless systems, automotive infotainment systems, test equipment, and data acquisition systems.

The TMS370C736AFNT has 32-bit flat address bus and data bus, with 3.3 Volt single phase clock. The architecture of the TMS370C736AFNT includes five 2k-bit ROMs, thirty 32-bit RAMs, and a 16-bit timer. It has 32-bit instruction set which consists of basic data manipulation, logical, mathematical, and other operations.

The TMS370C736AFNT is designed to incorporate commonly used on-chip hardware blocks, including digitiser (DAC) to generate analogue signals, channels for analogue to digital conversion, power management control unit, and real time clock (RTC). The TMS370C736AFNT also integrates an on-chip oscillator to ensure accurate timing accuracy. It operates at maximum frequency of 18 Mhz.

In operation, the TMS370C736AFNT processes transferable instructions provided by the programmer. The instructions are encoded to memory block before execution. The TMS370C736AFNT is able to execute multiply and shift operations faster than software execution with the aid of its multiplier accelerator and rotate accelerator. Memory is divided into program memory, RAM, and ROM. Program memory is used to provide instructions while RAM and ROM are used to provide data.

The TMS370C736AFNT can be programmed in assembly language or with a high level development environment. Various development tools are available to allow programming and debugging of the TMS370C736AFNT. These tools include assemblers, compilers, debuggers, and stepping tools among other features.

The TMS370C736AFNT is designed for use in a range of markets, from automotive, industrial and medical to data acquisition, wireless communications and test equipment. The TMS370C736AFNT offers advantages such as high performance, low power consumption, low cost, and small form factor. These features make the TMS370C736AFNT a suitable platform for small and portable applications such as medical and test equipment. The TMS370C736AFNT is resistant to noise and temperature variations, thus making it suitable for industrial use.

In summary, the TMS370C736AFNT is an embedded microcontroller suitable for various applications such as medical and industrial equipment, wireless systems, automotive infotainment systems, test equipment, and data acquisition systems. It is able to provide data manipulation, logical and mathematical operations, and other operations with the aid of its 32-bit instruction set. It operates at maximum frequency of 18 Mhz and offers advantages such as high performance, low power consumption, low cost, and small form factor.