Automotive body & lighting MCUs

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Our automotive MCUs enable designers to create more responsive, efficient and feature-rich lighting, motor, thermal management or body control module systems. Whether you need a small-footprint Arm® Cortex®-M0+ for basic functions or a high-performance Arm® Cortex®-R for advanced functionality, our MCUs offer flexible scaling across pin packages, memory sizes, and functional safety and security features such as Evita-full hardware security modules (HSMs) and ASIL-B or ASIL-D capable hardware.

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Arm Cortex-M33 MCUs

Performance-optimized 160MHz MCUs with floating-point unit and advanced security enablers including Arm® TrustZone® technology. Supports ASIL-B hardware integrity and AUTOSAR for seamless integration.

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Arm Cortex-M0+ MCUs

32-bit scalable MCU portfolio with options including low-cost 24MHz, low-power 32MHz and high-performance 80MHz. Supports hardware integrity up to ASIL-B and analog integration for compact design.

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Arm Cortex-R MCUs

Combines an Arm® Cortex®-R core’s real-time performance with type-5 pulse width modulators (PWMs) and programable real-time units (PRUs) to enable next-generation automotive controllers.

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C28 MCUs

32-bit fixed or floating-point control core optimized for fast, predictable real-time performance in digital power and motor control.

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Automotive powertrain, zone & chassis MCUs

Empower automotive electrification, communication, and safety with our scalable real-time MCUs

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PMICs

Integrated PMICs enable single-chip solutions to power microcontrollers (MCUs) and companion peripherals, memory, input/outputs, sensors and more.

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Thermal management

Enhance comfort and efficiency with compact, quiet thermal management solutions using intelligent motor control

Automotive lighting

Enhance safety and visibility with advanced illumination

Automotive body motors

Realize efficient body motor designs with compact package size, high compute performance and abundant code examples

Enhance comfort and efficiency with compact, quiet thermal management solutions using intelligent motor control

Our C2000 and Arm® Cortex® microcontrollers enable efficient, quiet, and scalable thermal management for automotive systems. In hybrid EVs (HEVs) and EVs, thermal-management systems are second only to powertrain systems in power consumption. Improving system-level efficiency for heating and cooling systems thus has a direct impact on driving range. Our technology and expertise help optimize energy-conversion efficiency and reduce power losses while improving the overall driving experience. Together, these microcontroller families enable compact, real-time designs.

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REFERENCE DESIGNS

TIDM-02021 – 11kW three-phase bidirectional onboard charger and low-voltage DC-DC reference design with F29x MCU

PRODUCTS

MSPM0G3519-Q1 – Automotive 80MHz ARM® Cortex®-M0+ MCU with 512kB flash, 128kB SRAM, 2 CAN, 2 ADC, DAC, COMP
TMS320F280023-Q1 – Automotive C2000™ 32-bit MCU with 100 MHz, FPU, TMU, 64-KB flash
TMS320F2800156-Q1 – Automotive C2000™ 32-bit MCU 100-MHz 256-KB flash with CAN-FD, lockstep ASIL B, grade 0 and 1

TECHNICAL RESOURCES

How to optimize your automotive HVAC design in the growing HEV/EV market – Technical article
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Watch our high-voltage HEV/EV HVAC eCompressor motor control video – Video

Enhance safety and visibility with advanced illumination

Power automotive lighting applications using Arm Cortex-M0+ , Arm Cortex-R, and C2000 real-time microcontrollers.

Benefits:

Rich communication support for LED driver stages (LIN, CAN , CAN-FD and more).
Wide-range of memory and package options.
Analog integration with high-resolution PWM, advanced timers, high-precision ADCs, DACs, operational amplifiers, and comparator systems.
High performance control loop for buck-boost achieve up to 95% efficiencies.

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REFERENCE DESIGNS

TIDM-AUTO-DC-LED-LIGHTING – Multiple Channels of High Density LED Control for Automotive Headlight Applications

PRODUCTS

TMS320F2800156-Q1 – Automotive C2000™ 32-bit MCU 100-MHz 256-KB flash with CAN-FD, lockstep ASIL B, grade 0 and 1
MSPM0G3519-Q1 – Automotive 80MHz ARM® Cortex®-M0+ MCU with 512kB flash, 128kB SRAM, 2 CAN, 2 ADC, DAC, COMP
AM2612-Q1 – Up to 400MHz dual-core Arm® Cortex®-R5F-based MCU with real-time control, safety and security

HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT

LAUNCHXL-F2800157 – C2000™ real-time MCU F2800157 LaunchPad™ development kit
LP-MSPM0G3519 – MSPM0G3519 LaunchPad™ development kit evaluation module

TECHNICAL RESOURCES

Trends and topologies for automotive rear lighting systems (Rev. A) – White paper
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Realize efficient body motor designs with compact package size, high compute performance and abundant code examples

Scalable MCUs for your automotive door, roof, seat, trunk, and window module designs with several key benefits

Benefits:

Precise control enabled by ePWM or advanced timers with deadband support and complementary outputs.
Compact footprint with 2x2mm WSON8, 5x5mm VQFN32, and other small packages suitable for space-constrained designs.
Integrated analog including high-speed ADC, zero-drift operational amplifier, comparator, and DAC.
Rich software ecosystem featuring example codes and reference designs of various motors.

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PRODUCTS

MSPM0L1306-Q1 – Automotive 32-Mhz Arm® Cortex®-M0+ with 64-KB flash, 4-KB RAM, 12-bit ADC, OPA,LIN
MSPM0G3507-Q1 – Automotive 80MHz Arm® Cortex®-M0+ MCU with 128KB flash 32KB SRAM ADC, DAC, COMP, OPA, CAN-FD, MATHAC
TMS320F2800157-Q1 – Automotive C2000™ 32-bit MCU 120-MHz 256-KB flash with HRPWM, CAN-FD, lockstep ASIL B, grade 0 and 1

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