The PSOC™ 4100 family of 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M0 entry-level automotive CPUs is a combination of a microcontroller with digital programmable logic.
The PSOC™ Automotive 4100 product family is a powerful blend of a microcontroller with digital programmable logic, high-performance analog-to-digital conversion, an opamp featuring comparator mode, and an array of standard communication and timing peripherals. These MCUs are engineered for seamless upward compatibility with the existing PSOC™ Automotive 4 platform offering flexibility for new applications and design requirements.
Key features
- 24 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M0 CPU
- Up to 32 KB of flash
- Up to 4 KB of SRAM
- Low-power 1.71 V to 5.5 V operation
- Programmable analog blocks
- Up to 24 programmable GPIO pins
- Package: 28-pin SSOP
- Operating voltage: 1.71 V to 5.5 V
- Two current DACs (IDACs)
- Two low-power comparators
Key benefits
- CAPSENSE™: Industry's best capacitive sensing solution
- Enables a touch user interface with up to 24 I/Os
- SmartSense Auto-tuning speeds time-to-market and eliminates the need for manual system tuning
- Prevents false touches caused by liquids
- Implements advanced proximity sensing: wake-on-approach, liquid level detection, and IR sensor replacement
- Reduced system costs
PSOC™ Automotive 4 reduces system cost with programmable digital blocks, programmable analog blocks, CAPSENSE™ and LIN slave to:
- Create custom AFEs for sensors and add sophisticated user interfaces
- Communicate to car network with integrated LIN
- Slave controllers
- PSOC™ Creator enables easy integration of multiple ICs and system interfaces into one PSOC™
- Reliable operation in harsh automotive EM environment
- Zero false touches reported by the touch sensors in harsh automotive environment
- Reduces radiated emissions (RE) by easily modifying CAPSENSE™ component parameters in PSOC™ Creator IDE
- Complies with standard emission and immunity specifications like CISPR 25, ISO 11452, IEC 61967 and IEC 62132
- Temperature ranges
- Temperature A-Grade: -40°C to +85°C
- Temperature S-Grade: -40°C to 105°C
- Intelligent analog
PSOC™ 4100 family adds intelligent analog integration through programmable analog blocks. Programmable analog blocks are hardware modules that include analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), digital-to-analog converters (DACs), low-power comparators, and operational amplifiers (opamps). Programmable analog block enable you to customize your analog front end to interface to virtually any analog sensor.
- PSOC™ enables
- Liquid-tolerant capacitive touch interface for buttons and sliders
- Proximity detection
- Humidity and temperature-sensing interface via integrated analog front end
- Induction coil IGBT driver control
- Other control and interface functions such as fan control, segment LCD, and Piezo speaker
Key application
- PSOC™ for Infotainment/HVAC systems
- HVAC
- Infotainment and Navigation
- Integrated systems
- PSOC™ for interior HMI
- Interior HMI
- Natural HMI surfaces
- PSOC™ for automotive exterior HMI
- Door lock/unlock
- Foot-kick, emblem touch
- PSOC™ for steering wheel HMI
- Buttons/Sliders/TP
- Force-sensing, haptics
- PSOC™ for liquid level sensing
- AdBlue
- Water and fuel, quality
- Smart sensor
- PSOC™ for passenger occupant and hands-on-detection
- POD
- HOD
PSOC™ technical documentation
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Products
For information about PSOC™ Automotive 4100 portfolio, see Products.