XMOS has designed a multicore microcontroller which will cost under $3 in 100 unit quanities.
The xCORE XS1-L4-64 integrates four 32-bit logical processor cores producing 400MIPS performance.
“This is the price point of other manufacturers’ 40 or 50MIPS products,” said Ali Dixon, director of product marketing and co-founder, XMOS.
With 64-bit precision DSP capability, it is also particularly well suited for signal conditioning tasks and applications such as stepper motor control, industrial networking and motion control.
“Embedded designers working on high-volume applications can now add more features, including those that require real-time determinism, with software that is functionally safe,” said Dixon.
According to Nigel Toon, president and CEO, XMOS: “At 400 MIPS it offers a price/performance ratio unbeaten in the world of C-programmable embedded devices.”
The XS1-L4-64 comes in a 48-pin package that is pin-compatible with the existing 6-core L6-64 and the 8-core L8-64 xCORE devices
It is supported with the free-to-download xTIMEcomposer development suite that includes compilers, debuggers and unique timing analysis and instrumentation capabilities.
The supporting xSOFTip library of soft peripherals and processing blocks is now more extensive than ever, allowing customers to equip their xCORE device with peripherals such as high speed USB, Ethernet, CAN and LIN – all via software.
