TI Korea (CEO Kent Jun, www.ti.com/ww/kr) October 9, 2012 – TI (CEO Kent Jun) announced the launch of a new 32-bit C2000™ Concerto™ microcontroller that can meet the evolving requirements of design engineers. These microcontrollers are well-suited for motor control, renewable energy, and smart grid applications that require power conversion, remote data sharing, diagnostics, monitoring, and control functions through a single device. The new Concerto F28M36x microcontroller integrates real-time precision control performance provided by the C28x Digital Signal Processor (DSP) with advanced connectivity performance provided by the ARM® Cortex™-M3 core and on-chip peripherals.

The dual-core Concerto microcontroller is supported by TI's C2000 controlSUITE™ software, which includes an intuitive software ecosystem, application libraries, demos, and examples, as well as TI's Eclipse-based Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (IDE) v5. TI-RTOS™, the new deterministic scalable Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), is fully integrated with Code Composer Studio IDE and available free of charge without royalties. It also provides a low-overhead communication mechanism between the ARM Cortex-M3 and C28x cores, enabling immediate execution upon product receipt and convenient exchange of command and control data buffers. The latest Concerto microcontroller supports code compatibility across the entire C2000 microcontroller platform, facilitating code reuse and scalability in energy-efficient applications.

Key Features and Benefits of the Concerto F28M36x Microcontroller System
• Real-time control subsystem using TI's C28x 150MHz floating-point digital signal processing and VCU (Viterbi Complex Math Unit).
• Provides high input/output (I/O) connectivity in a more compact 0.8mm ball pitch 289-pin (ball) 16mm x 16mm nFBGA package compared to previous Concerto microcontroller products.
• Delivers industry-leading control peripherals for control and power conversion in energy-efficient applications.
• Provides a robust host communication subsystem based on the 125MHz Cortex-M3 and connectivity peripherals such as Ethernet, USB OTG (On-The-Go), dual CAN, and multiple serial communication ports, enabling data sharing, diagnostics, and monitoring.
• Offers high-performance PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) peripherals to enhance control resolution in switching power supplies and motor control systems.
• Memory storage includes up to 1.5MB flash and 232KB RAM.
• Each subsystem can be programmed individually using a simple development environment.
• Built on the SYSBIOS real-time kernel and controlSUITE middleware and peripheral libraries, TI-RTOS provides fully integrated and verified TCP/IP, USB host and device, FAT file system, and drivers in a multi-threaded environment, reducing development time. Additionally, the two cores using the same real-time kernel provide a unified programming environment, allowing tasks to be quickly transferred from one core to another for easy system performance optimization.

Tools and Training for Easier Development
The new Concerto F28M36x Experimenter Kit includes the Concerto F28M36x controlCARD and docking station, helping developers quickly and conveniently begin development and evaluation. The modular controlCARD is compatible with TI's C2000 application-specific kits and software and hardware, supporting development in various ways. TI also provides free on-demand Concerto training. Through this training, developers can learn about the architecture optimized for these devices, customized features, and user-friendly software infrastructure.

Pricing and Availability
The Concerto microcontroller unit price starts at $6.99 based on a quantity of 1,000 units. The Concerto F28M36x Experimenter Kit (TMDXDOCK28M36) is available for $195, and the controlCARD (TMXCDCNF28M36) is available for $145.

More Information on TI's C2000 Solutions
• Concerto Microcontroller Training: www.ti.com/concerto-f28m36-pr-tr
• C2000 Tools: www.ti.com/concerto-f28m36-pr-tf2
• controlSUITE Software: www.ti.com/concerto-f28m36-pr-lp
• TI Microcontroller Portfolio: www.ti.com/c2x-f2802x-pr-lp4
• TI eStore: www.ti.com/concerto-f28m36-pr-es
• TI E2E™ Support: www.ti.com/concerto-f28m36-pr-ee