Luminary Micro Launches Four New Stellaris™ 32-bit Microcontrollers
Luminary Micro announced the availability of its next four Stellaris™ family 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). The four devices — the LM3S301, LM3S310, LM3S315 and LM3S316 — are available immediately and offer new features such as an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a sophisticated motion control unit, as well as larger on-chip memories. Luminary Micro is ARM's lead partner for the Cortex-M3 processor and launched its first two products, including its entry-level LM3S101 MCU priced at $1.00, just six weeks ago with immediate availability. The company has customers currently sampling all announced parts.
The entire Stellaris line of MCUs brings 32-bit computing to cost-sensitive embedded microcontroller applications at a cost equivalent to legacy 8- and 16-bit devices. All of the Stellaris MCUs are targeted at embedded and industrial applications, such as building and home automation; factory automation, motor control; and industrial power control devices. The new parts, available today, have increased speed up to 25 MHz; incorporate ADC and motion control peripherals; and have increased memory up to 16KB flash / 4KB SRAM, making them ideal for more intense applications such as stepper motors, brushed and brushless DC motors, and AC induction motors.
"Luminary Micro has set an extremely aggressive schedule of part introduction and customers have been quick to participate in their sampling program," said Wayne Lyons, director, Embedded Solutions, ARM. "There is a diverse and expansive worldwide market for MCUs and we expect to see customer design implementations of the Cortex-M3 processor before the end of 2006. Breaking the cost barrier between 8/16-bit and 32-bit and providing that $1.00 entry into the ARM development world was a significant breakthrough for embedded developers."
Stellaris family MCUs are based on the ARM Cortex-M3 processor, the microcontroller member of the ARM Cortex processor family. The Cortex-M3 processor is architected to bring 32-bit to the 8/16-bit MCU space. Pricing for the new parts range from $2.53 to $4.62 in 10K quantities, as follows: LM3S301-CQN20 ($2.53); LM3S310-CQN25 ($3.84); LM3S315-CQN25 ($4.37); LM3S316-CQN25 ($4.62).
