Hitachi Releases the H8S/2623F 16-Bit Single-Chip Microcontroller with On-Chip CAN interface

September 10, 1998

Hitachi Releases the H8S/2623F 16-Bit Single-Chip Microcontroller with On-Chip CAN interface

- Large 256-kbyte on-chip flash memory, suitable for control applications or FA and other industrial equipment and in-vehicle equipment -

Hitachi, Ltd.(NYSE:HIT) has extended the H8S series lineup with the development of the H8S/2623F F-ZTAT^TM*1 single-chip microcontroller which employs a 0.35 micrometers process and features large 256-kbyte on-chip flash memory and a controller area network (CAN) interface. Sample shipments will begin in December 1998.
The current trend in the field of control for factory automation (FA) and other industrial equipment and in- vehicle equipment is away from networks using conventional general-purpose serial communication and toward controller area network (CAN), which feature high speed and high reliability. This is producing growing demand for microcontrollers equipped with an on-chip CAN interface. The CAN interface has become a standard feature of in-vehicle LANs in Europe, and is gradually becoming standardized in Japan and America.

At the same time, there is a demand for field-programmability that enables easy reprogramming or adjustment of microcontroller programs in all stages from development through trial production, production startup, and mass production, in order to provide for increased program size, shorter product development time, improvements in product specifications, and adjustment of control data.

Having already developed products with on-chip flash memory within the H8S series of high-performance, low-power-consumption microcontrollers, Hitachi has now completed commercial development of the H8S/2623F, featuring a CAN interface for the first time in the H8S series, plus 256-kbyte on- chip flash memory, to meet an even wider range of user needs.

The H8S/2623F employs a 0.35 micrometers process, features an H8S/2600 CPU core-in the top performance class for a 16-bit microcontroller-and is the first model in the H8S series to include an on-chip Hitachi controller area network (HCAN), offering full CAN support and a 16-message buffer, as a CAN interface. Complying with the Bosch CAN Ver. 2.0B active specification, the HCAN provides fast and highly reliable communication. The H8S/2623F also includes 256-kbyte on-chip flash memory. In addition to total erasure, the flash memory can be erased and programmed in 12 large and small block units to provide for adjustment data programming when the system is shipped. 12 kB on-chip RAM is also provided, and a x4 PLL (phase-locked loop) oscillation circuit is used as the oscillator.

Reflecting continuing pursuit of low power consumption,the power supply voltage for the CPU and other internal logic circuitry is 3.0 to 3.6 V, while the power supply voltage of the peripheral I/O pins is 4.5 to 5.5 V, enabling existing peripheral circuits to be used, and so minimizing the amount of system reconstruction required when using the H8S/2623F.

Other peripheral functions include a data transfer controller (DTC)^*2 capable of interrupt-initiated DMA transfer, six 16-bit timer channels, a watchdog timer channel, and a 16-channel 10-bit A/D converter. The H8S/2623F employs a 0.35 micrometers CMOS process and is housed in a 100-pin QFP (14 mm x 14 mm) package.Future plans include larger memory for the H8S/2623F and the development of a range of models with an on-chip CAN interface to meet a variety of automotive needs including body and safety control systems.

Notes:
1.F-ZTAT(Flexible Zero Turn-Around Time) is a trademark of Hitachi, Ltd.
2.DTC (data transfer controller): The DTC is started by an interrupt, and can perform data transfer instead of the CPU. Transfer information is located in on-chip RAM, enabling a greater number of channels to be used.

Typical Applications

Industrial: FA, NC

Automotive: Dashboard, power steering

Sample prices in Japan

Product Name
Package Sample Price (Yen)

H8S/2623F HD64F2623FA QFP-100 2,200

Features

1. First H8S series model with on-chip CAN interface

On-chip Hitachi controller area network (HCAN: full CAN support, 16-message buffer)
compliant with Bosch CAN Ver. 2.0B active specification

2. 0.35 micrometers process, large on-chip memory

256-kbyte ROM and 12-kbyte RAM on-chip: in the industry's top rank for a 16-bit microcontroller

Programming and erasing with a single power supply

3. Low power consumption through use of 0.35 micrometers process

While the core power supply voltage is 3.0 to 3.6 V to provide low power consumption, the pin voltage can be set to 5 V +/- 10%, making major replacement of existing system components unnecessary.

4. Other features

While the core power supply voltage is 3.0 to 3.6 V to provide low power consumption, the pin voltage can be set to 5 V +/- 10%, making major replacement of existing system components unnecessary.

PLL oscillation circuit.

A/D input expanded to 16 channels

First H8S series model targeting the automotive field

Development Environment.

The existing H8 series C compiler, assembler, linkage editor, librarian, simulators, debuggers, etc., can be used as the user software development environment on widely used personal computers and workstations. In addition, a variety of emulators, including the E6000 realtime simulator, are available as hardware support tools.

Specifications

Item

H8S/2623F Specifications

Maximum operating frequency

20 MHz (internal logic power supply: 3.3 +/- 0.3 V,
peripheral I/O power supply: 5.0 +/- 0.5 V)

CPU

50 ns minimum instruction execution time

ROM

256-kbyte flash memory

RAM

12 kbytes

PC break controller

Two channels on-chip

Data transfer controller (DTC)

Internal interrupt/software-activated transfer

Timers

16-bit timer x 6 channels

Watchdog timer (WDT) x 1 channel

Serial communication interface

Asynchronous/synchronous x 3 channels

Hitachi controller network (HCAN)

Compliant with Bosch CAN Ver. 2.0B active
specification, 16-message buffer

A/D converter

10 bits x 16 channels

Interrupt controller

8 priority levels, 7 external interrupt pins

Power-down modes

Medium-speed mode

Sleep mode

Module stop mode

Software standby mode

Hardware standby mode

Clock pulse generator

Choice of x4, x2, or x1 multiplication by PLL oscillator

I/O ports

54 I/O pins, 16 input pins

Packages

100-pin plastic QFP (14 mm x 14 mm, 0.5 mm pitch)

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