Z8F042ASH020EC00TR

Z8F042ASH020EC00TR Application Field and Working Principle

The 8-bit Z8F042ASH020EC00TR family of microcontrollers is designed for embedded applications that require high performance and integrated peripheral functions. The design of this family takes advantage of a reduced instruction set (RISC) instruction set and a wide variety of on-chip peripherals, making this family ideal for applications that require low power and embedded features such as voice recognition and control of multiple devices. It can be used for data-logging, motor control, power control, wireless communication, industrial control, automotive control, consumer applications and consumer electronics.

Architecture and Performance

The Z8F042ASH020EC00TR contains 12 loads, 8 stores, 5 derivatives, and 16 indexed instructions, resulting in a total instruction set of over 4,000 instructions. It is configurable up to 16KB of instruction ROM, 32KB of data ROM, 1KB of static RAM and 512 bytes of EEPROM. The processor also contains four 64-bit general-purpose registers and a 64-bit program counter. In addition, the processor features a single-cycle multiply instruction and hardware multiply / divide. The Z8F042ASH020EC00TR is clocked at up to 24Mhz and is capable of executing instructions in 1 cycle.

Peripherals

The Z8F042ASH020EC00TR has integrated a wide range of peripheral features:-256-pin 4-bit timers, 4x 6-channel A/D converters, 4-channel D/A converter, 8xI2C modules, 8xUSART modules, 8x SPI modules, SCC peripheral communication interface, PWM, 1x Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), 1x UART, three 16-bit general-purpose timers and two asynchronous serial ports. All of these can be used to control embedded devices, data transfer and communications.

Power Efficiency

The Z8F042ASH020EC00TR is designed for the low-power, embedded applications. The on-chip power management unit (PMU) helps in achieving low-power operation. It supports several power states, such as active/sleep, run/stop and standby modes. This helps in increasing the power efficiency of the embedded application.

Security Features

The Z8F042ASH020EC00TR is designed with several security features to help protect the embedded application. It supports secure boot, hardware encryption, authentication, and secure memory. These features help ensure that the embedded application is secure from attacks.

Conclusion

The 8-bit Z8F042ASH020EC00TR microcontroller family is a powerful, efficient solution for embedded applications. Its RISC instruction set, wide set of peripherals, power management capabilities and security features make it ideal for a wide range of embedded systems.