Features
High-performance, Low-power 8/16-bit Atmel® AVR® XMEGA Microcontroller
Non-volatile Program and Data Memories
16 KB - 128 KB of In-System Self-Progr ammable Flash
4 KB - 8 KB Boot Code Section with Independent Lock Bits
1 KB - 2 KB EEPROM
2 KB - 8 KB Internal SRAM
Peripheral Features
Four-channel DMA Controller with suppo rt for external requests
Eight-channel Event System
Five 16-bit T imer/ Cou nters
Three Timer/Counters with 4 Output Compare or Input Capture channels
Two Timer/Counters with 2 Output Compare or Input Capture channels
High-Resolution Extensions on all Timer/Counters
Advanced Waveform Extension on one Timer/Cou nter
Five USARTs
IrDA Extension on one USART
Two Two-Wire Interfaces with dual address match (I2C and SMBus compatible)
Two SPIs (Serial Peripheral Interfaces) peripherals
AES and DES Crypto Engine
16-bit Real Time Counter with Separate Oscillator
One Twelve-channel, 12-bit, 2 Msps Analog to Digital Converter
One Two-channel, 12-bit, 1 Msps Digital to Analog Converter
Two Analog Comparators with Window compare function
External Interrupts on all General Purpose I/O pins
Programmable Watchdog Timer wi th Separate On-chip Ultra Low Power Oscillat or
Spec ia l Micr oc ontroller Features
Power-on Reset and Programmable Brown-out Detection
Internal an d Exte rna l Cloc k Opti ons with PLL
Programmable Multi-level Interrupt Controller
Sleep Modes: Idle, Power-down, S tandby, Power-save, Extended Standby
Advanced Programming, Test and Debug ging Interfaces
PDI (Program and Debug Interfac e) for progra mmin g, te st a nd de bu gg in g
I/O and Packages
34 Programmable I/O Lines
44 - lead TQFP
44 - pad VQFN/QFN
49 - ball VFBGA
Operating Voltage
1.6 – 3.6V
Speed performance
0 – 12 MHz @ 1.6 – 3.6V
0 – 32 MHz @ 2.7 – 3.6V
Typical Applications
Industrial control Climate co ntr o l Hand-held ba tte ry applications
Factory automation ZigBee Power tools
Building control Motor control HVAC
Board control Networking Metering
White Goods Optical Medical Applicat ions
8/16-bit
XMEGA A4
Microcontroller
ATxmega128A4
ATxmega64A4
ATxmega32A4
ATxmega16A4
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1. Ordering Information
Notes: 1. This device can also be supplied in wafer form. Please contact your local Atmel sales office for detailed ordering information.
2. Pb-free packaging, complies to the European Directive for Restriction of Hazardous Su bstances (RoHS directive). Also
Halide free and fully Green.
3. For packaging information see ”Packaging information” on page 58.
Ordering Code Flash E2SRAM Speed (MHz) Power Supply Package(1)(2)(3) Temp
ATxmega128A4-AU 128 KB + 8 KB 2 KB 8 KB 32 1.6 - 3.6V
44A
-40C - 85C
ATxmega64A4-AU 64 KB + 4 KB 2 KB 4 KB 32 1.6 - 3.6V
ATxmega32A4-AU 32 KB + 4 KB 1 KB 4 KB 32 1.6 - 3.6V
ATxmega16A4-AU 16 KB + 4 KB 1 KB 2 KB 32 1.6 - 3.6V
ATxmega128A4-MH 128 KB + 8 KB 2 KB 8 KB 32 1.6 - 3.6V
44M1
ATxmega64A4-MH 64 KB + 4 KB 2 KB 4 KB 32 1.6 - 3.6V
ATxmega32A4-MH 32 KB + 4 KB 1 KB 4 KB 32 1.6 - 3.6V
ATxmega16A4-MH 16 KB + 4 KB 1 KB 2 KB 32 1.6 - 3.6V
ATxmega32A4-CU 32 KB + 4K 1 KB 4 KB 32 1.6 - 3.6V 49C2
ATxmega16A4-CU 16 KB + 4 KB 1 KB 2 KB 32 1.6 - 3.6V
Package Type
44A 44-Lead, 10 x 10 mm Body Size, 1.0 mm Body Thickness, 0.8 mm Lead Pitch, Thin Profile Plastic Quad Flat Package (TQFP)
44M1 44-Pad, 7x7x1 mm Body, Lead Pitch 0.50 mm, 5.20 mm Exposed Pad, Thermally Enhanced Plastic Very Thin Quad No Lead Package
(VQFN)
49C2 49-Ball (7 x 7 Array), 0.65 mm Pitch, 5.0 x 5.0 x 1.0 mm, Very Thin, Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array Package (VFBGA)
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2. Pinout/Block Diagram
Figure 2-1. Bock Diagram and TQFP/QFN pinout
Notes: 1. For full details on pinout and pin functions refer to ”Pinout and Pin Functions” on page 49.
2. The large center pad underneath the QFN/MLF package should be soldered to ground on the board to ensure good
mechanical stability.
INDEX CORNER
PA 5
PA 6
PA 7
PB0
PB1
PB2
PB3
GND
VCC
PC0
PC1
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
PC2
PC3
PC4
PC5
PC6
PC7
GND
VCC
PD0
PD1
PD2
PE3
PE2
VCC
GND
PE1
PE0
PD7
PD6
PD5
PD4
PD3
PA 4
PA 3
PA 2
PA 1
PA 0
AVCC
GND
PR1
PR0
RESET/PDI
PDI
FLASH
RAM
E
2
PROM
DMA
Interrupt Controller
OCD
ADC A
DAC B
AC A0
AC A1
A
Port B
Event System ctrl
T/C0:1
Port R
Power
Control
Reset
Control
Watchdog
OSC/CLK
Control BOD POR
RTC
EVENT ROUTING NETWORK
DATA BU S
DATA BU S
VREF
TEMP
Port C
CPU
Port A
USART0:1
TWI
SPI
T/C0:1
Port D
USART0:1
SPI
T/C0
Port E
USART0
TWI
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Figure 2-2. VFBGA pinout
Table 2-1. VFBGA pinout
123456
APA3 AVCC GND PR1 PR0 PDI PE3
BPA4 PA1 PA0 GND RESET/PDI PE2 VCC
CPA5 PA2 PA6 PA7 GND PE1 GND
DPB1 PB2 PB3 PB0 GND PD7 PE0
EGND GND PC3 GND PD4 PD5 PD6
FVCC PC0 PC4 PC6 PD0 PD1 PD3
GPC1 PC2 PC5 PC7 GND VCC PD2
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
1234567
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
7654321
Top view Bottom view
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3. Overview
The Atmel® AVR® XMEGAA4 is a family of low power, high performance and peripheral rich
CMOS 8/16-bit microcontrollers based on the AVR enhanced RISC architecture. By executing
powerful instructions in a single clock cycle, the XMEGA A4 achieves throughputs approaching
1 Million Instructions Per Second (MIPS) per MHz allowing the system designer to optimize
power consumption versus processing speed.
The AVR CPU combines a rich instruction set with 32 general pur pose working registers. All the
32 registers are directly connected to the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), allowing two independent
registers to be accessed in one single instruction, executed in one clock cycle. The resulting
architecture is more code efficient while achieving throughputs many times faster than conven-
tional single-accumulator or CISC based microcontrollers.
The XMEGA A4 devices provide the following features: In-System Program mable Flash with
Read-While-Write capabilities, Internal EEPROM and SRAM, four-channel DMA Controller,
eight-channe l Event System , Programm able Multi- level Interrupt Controller, 34 general purpose
I/O lines, 16-bit Real Time Counter (RTC), five flexible 16-bit Timer/Counters with compare
modes and PWM, five USARTs, two Two Wire Serial Interfaces (TWIs), two Serial Peripheral
Interfaces (SPIs), AES and DES crypto engine, one Twelve-channel, 12-bit ADC with optional
differential input with progra mmable gain, on e Two-channel 12-bit DAC, two analog comparators
with window mode, programmable Watchdog Timer with separate Internal Oscillator, accurate
internal oscillators with PLL and prescaler and programmable Brown-Out Detection.
The Program and Debug Interface (PDI), a fast 2-pin interface for programming and debugging,
is available.
The XMEGA A4 devices have five software selectable power saving modes. The Idle mode
stops the CPU while allowing the SRAM, DMA Controller, Event System, Interrupt Controller and
all peripherals to continue functioning. Th e Power-down mode saves the SRAM and register
contents but stops the oscillators, disabling all other functions until the next TWI or pin -change
interrupt, or Reset. In Power-sa ve mode, the asynchrono us Real Time Counter con tinues to run,
allowing the application to maintain a timer base while the rest of the device is sleeping. In
Standby mode, the Crystal/Resonator Oscillator is kept running while the rest of the device is
sleeping. This allows very fast start-up from external crystal combined with low power consump-
tion. In Extended Standby mode, both the main Oscillator and the Asynchronous Timer continue
to run. To further reduce power consumption, the peripheral clock to each individual peripheral
can optionally be stopped in Active mode and in Idle sleep mode.
The device is manufa ctured using Atmel's high-den sity nonvolatile memory technolog y. The pro-
gram Flash memory can be reprogrammed in-system through the PDI. A Bootloader running in
the device can use any interface to download the application program to the Flash memory. The
Bootloader software in the Boot Flash section will continue to run while the Applicati on Flash
section is updated, providing true Read-Wh ile-Write operation. By combining an 8/ 16-bit RISC
CPU with In-System Self-Programmable Flash, the Atmel XMEGA A4 is a powerful microcon-
troller family that provides a highly flexible and cost effective solution for many embedded
applications.
The XMEGA A4 devices are supported with a full suite of p rogram and system developme nt
tools including: C compilers, macro assemblers, program debugger/simulators, programmers,
and evaluation kits.
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3.1 Block Diagram
Figure 3-1. XMEGA A4 Block Diagram
PE[0..3]
PORT E (4)
TCE0
USARTE0
TWIE
Power
Supervision
POR/BOD &
RESET
PORT A (8)
PORT B (4)
DMA
Controller
BUS
Controller
SRAM
ADCA
ACA
DACB
OCD
PDI
C PU
PA[0..7]
Watchdog
Timer
Watchdog
Oscillator
Interru pt
Controller
DATA BUS
DATA BUS
Prog/Debug
Controller
VCC
GND
O s c illa t o r
Circuits/
Clock
Generation
Oscillator
Control
Real Time
Counter
Event System
Controller
PDI_DATA
RESET/
PDI_CLK
Sleep
Controller
Flash EEPROM
NVM Controller
DES
AES
IRCOM
PORT C (8)
PC[0..7]
TCC0:1
USARTC0:1
TWIC
SPIC
PD[0..7]
PORT R (2)
XTAL1/
TOSC1
XTAL2/
TOSC2
PR[0..1]
PORT D (8)
TCD0:1
USARTD0:1
SPID
EVENT ROUTING NETWORK
PB[0..3]
Int. Ref.
AREFA
AREFB
Tempref
VCC/10
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4. Resources
A comprehensive set of development tools, application notes and datasheets are available for
download on http://www.atmel.com/avr.
4.1 Recommended reading
Atmel AVR XMEGA A Manual
XMEGA A Application Notes
This device data shee t only contains part specific inf ormation and a short de scription of each
peripheral and module. The XMEGA A Manual describes the modules and peripherals in depth.
The XMEGA A application notes contain example code and show applied use of the modules
and peripherals.
The XMEGA A Manual and Application Notes are available from http://www.atmel.com/avr.
5. Disclaimer
For devices that are not available yet, typical values contained in this datasheet are based on
simulations and characterization of other AVR XMEGA microcontrollers manufactured on the
same process technology. Min. and Max values will be available after the device is
characterized.
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6. AVR CPU
6.1 Features 8/16-bit high perfor mance AVR RISC Architecture
138 instructions
Hardware multiplier
32x8-bit registers directly connected to the ALU
Stack in RAM
Stack Pointer accessible in I/O memory space
Direct addressing of u p to 16M Bytes of program and data memory
True 16/24-bit access to 16/24-bit I/O registers
Support for 8-, 16- and 32-bit Arithmetic
Configuration Change Protection of system critical features
6.2 Overview
The XMEGA A4 uses the 8/16-bit AVR CPU. Th e main function of the CPU is program execu-
tion. The CPU must therefo re be able to access memories, perfor m calculations and control
peripherals. Interrupt handling is described in a separate section. Figure 6-1 on page 8 shows
the CPU block diagram.
Figure 6-1. CPU block diagram
The AVR uses a Harvard architecture - with separate memories and buses for program and
data. Instructions in the program memory are executed with a single level pipeline. While one
instruction is being executed, the next instruction is pre-fetched from the program memory. This
Flash
Program
Memory
Instruction
Decode
Program
Counter
OCD
32 x 8 General
Purpose
Registers
ALU Multiplier/
DES
Instruction
Register
STATUS/
CONTROL
Peripheral
Module 1 Peripheral
Module 2 EEPROM PMICSRAM
DATA BUS
DATA BUS
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concept enables instru ctions to be executed in every clock cycle. The pr ogram memory is In-
System Re-pro gr am m a ble Fla sh m emo ry.
6.3 Register File
The fast-access Register F ile contains 32 x 8-bit ge neral purpose working registers with single
clock cycle access time. This allows single-cycle Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) operation. In a typ-
ical ALU cycle, the operation is perfo rmed on two Register File operands, and the result is stored
back in the Register File.
Six of the 32 registers can be used as three 16-bit address register pointers for data space
addressing - enabling efficient address calculations. One of these address pointers can also be
used as an address pointer for look up tables in Flash program memory.
6.4 ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit
The high performance Arithmetic Lo gic Unit (ALU) supports arithmetic and logic operations
between registers or between a constant and a register. Single register operations can also be
executed. Within a single clock cycle, arithmetic operations between general purpose registers
or between a re g i ste r an d an im m ed iate are exe cu t ed. After an arithmetic or logic op e ra tio n, th e
Status Register is updated to reflect information about the result of the operation.
The ALU operations are divided into three main categories – arithmetic, logical, and bit-func-
tions. Both 8- and 16-bit arithmetic is supported, and the instruction set allows for efficient
implementation of 32-bit arithmetic. The ALU also provides a powerful multiplier supporting both
signed and unsigned multiplication and fractional format.
6.5 Program Flow
When the device is powered on, the CPU starts to execute instructions from the lowest address
in the Flash Program Memory ‘0’. The Program Counter (PC) addresse s the next instruction to
be fetched. After a reset, the PC is set to location ‘0’.
Program flow is provided by conditional and unconditional jump and call instructions, capab le of
addressing the whole address space directly. Most AVR instructions use a 16-bit word format,
while a limited number uses a 32-bit format.
During interrupts and subroutine calls, the return address PC is stored on the Stack. The Stack
is effectively allocated in the gener al data SRAM, and con sequently the Stack size is o nly limited
by the total SRAM size and the usage of the SRAM. After reset the Stack Pointer (SP) points to
the highest address in th e internal SRAM. The SP is read/write accessible in the I/O memory
space, enabling easy imp lementation of multiple stacks or stack areas. The data SRAM can
easily be acces se d thro ug h th e five diffe re n t ad dr es sing mo de s su pp or ted in th e A VR C PU.
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7. Memories
7.1 Features
Flash Program Memory
One linear address space
In-System Programmable
Self-Programming and Bootloa der support
Applica tio n Se ction for application code
Application Table Section for application cod e or data storage
Boot Section for application code or bootloader code
Separate lock bits and protection for all sections
Built in fast CRC check of a selectable flash program memory section
Data Memory
One linear address space
Single cycle access from CPU
SRAM
EEPROM
Byte and page accessible
Optional memory mapping for direct load and store
I/O Memory
Configuration and Status registers for all peripherals and modules
16 bit-accessible General Purpose Register for global variables or flags
Bus arbitration
Safe and deterministic handling of CPU and DMA Controller priority
Separate buses for SRAM, EEPROM, I/O Memory and External Memory access
Simultaneous bus access for CPU and DMA Controller
Production Signature Row Memory for factory programmed data
Device ID for each microcontroller device type
Serial number for each device
Oscillator calibration bytes
ADC, DAC and temperature sensor calibration data
User Signature Row
One flash page in size
Can be read and wri tten from software
Content is kept after chip erase
7.2 Overview
The AVR architecture has two main memory spaces, the Program Memory and the Data Mem-
ory. In addition, the XMEGA A4 features an EEPROM Memory for non-volatile data storage. All
three memory spaces are linear and require no paging. The available memory size configura-
tions are shown in ”Ordering Information” on page 2. In addition each device has a Flash
memory signature row for calibration data, device identification, serial number etc.
Non-volatile memory spaces can be locked for further write or read/write operations. This pre-
vents unrestricted access to the application software.
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7.3 In-System Programmable Flash Program Memory
The XMEGA A4 devices contain On-chip In-System Programmable Flash memory for program
storage, see Figure 7-1 on page 11. Since all AVR instructions are 16- or 32-bits wide, each
Flash address location is 16 bits.
The Program Flash memory space is divided into Application and Boot sections. Both sections
have dedicated Lo ck Bits for setting restr ictions on wr ite or read/write ope rations. The Store Pro-
gram Memory (SPM) instruction must reside in the Boot Section when used to write to the Flash
memory.
A third section inside the Application section is referred to as the Application Tab le section which
has separate Lock bits for storage of write or read/write protection. The Application Table sec-
tion can be used for sto rin g no n- vo lat ile da ta or applic ation software.
The Application Table Section and Boot Section can also be used for general application
software.
Figure 7-1. Flash Program Memory (Hexadecimal address)
Word Address
0Application Section
(128 KB/64 KB/32 KB/16 KB)
...
EFFF / 77FF / 37FF / 17FF
F000 / 7800 / 3800 / 1800 Application Table Section
(4 KB/4 KB/4 KB/4 KB)
FFFF / 7FFF / 3FFF / 1FFF
10000 / 8000 / 4000 / 2000 Boot Section
(8 KB/4 KB/4 KB/4 KB)
10FFF / 87FF / 47FF / 27FF
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7.4 Dat a Memory
The Data Memory consist of the I/O Memory, EEPROM and SRAM memories, all within one lin-
ear address space, se e Figure 7- 2 on page 12 . To simplify development, the memo ry map for all
devices in the family is identical and with empty, reserved memory space for smaller devices.
7.4.1 I/O Memory
All peripherals and modules are addressable through I/O memory locations in the data memory
space. All I/O memory locations can be accessed by the Load (LD/LDS/LDD) and Store
(ST/STS/STD) instructions, tran sferring data between the 32 general purpo se registers in the
CPU and the I/O Memory.
The IN and OUT instructions can address I/O memory locations in the range 0x00 - 0x3F
directly.
I/O registers within the address range 0x00 - 0x1F are directly bit-accessible using the SBI and
CBI instructions. The va lue of single bits can be checked by usin g the SBIS and SBIC instruc-
tions on these registers.
The I/O memory address for all peripherals and modules in XMEGA A4 is shown in the ”Periph-
eral Module Address Map” on page 53.
7.4.2 SRAM Data Memory
The XMEGA A4 devices have internal SRAM memory for data storage.
Figure 7-2. Data Memory Map (Hexadecimal addr ess)
Byte Address ATxmega64A4 Byte Address ATxmega32A4 Byte Address ATxmega16A4
0I/O Registers
(4 KB) 0I/O Registers
(4 KB) 0I/O Registers
(4 KB)
FFF FFF FFF
1000 EEPROM
(2 KB) 1000 EEPROM
(1 KB) 1000 EEPROM
(1 KB)
17FF 13FF 13FF
RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED
2000 Internal SRAM
(4 KB) 2000 Internal SRAM
(4 KB) 2000 Internal SRAM
(2 KB)
2FFF 2FFF 27FF
Byte Address ATxmega128A4
0I/O Registers
(4 KB)
FFF
1000 EEPROM
(2 KB)
17FF
RESERVED
2000 Internal SRAM
(8 KB)
3FFF
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7.4.3 EEPROM Data Memory
The XMEGA A4 devices have internal EEPROM memory for non-volatile data storage. It is
addressable either in a sep arate data space or it can be memory mapped into the n ormal data
memory space. The EEPROM memory supports both byte and page access.
7.5 Production Signature Row
The Production Signature Row is a separate memory section for factory programmed data. It
contains calibration data for functions such as oscillators and analog modules.
The production signature row also contains a device ID that identify each microcontroller device
type, and a serial number that is unique for each manufactured device. The device ID for the
available XMEGA A4 devices is shown in Table 7-1 on page 13 . The serial number consist of
the production LOT number, wafer number, and wafer coordinates for the device.
The production signature row can not be written or erased, but it can be read from both applica-
tion software and external programming.
Table 7-1. Device ID bytes for XMEGA A4 devices.
7.6 User Signature Row
The User Signature Row is a separate me mory section that is fully accessible (read and write)
from application software and external programming. The user signature row is one flash page
in size, and is meant for static user parameter storage, such as calibration data, custom serial
numbers or ident ification numbers, random num ber seeds etc. This section is not erased by
Chip Erase commands that erase the Flash, and requires a dedicated erase command. This
ensures para meter storage during multiple program/erase session and on-chip debug sessions.
Device Device ID bytes
Byte 2Byte 1Byte 0
ATxmega16A4 41 94 1E
ATxmega32A4 41 95 1E
ATxmega64A4 46 96 1E
ATxmega128A4 46 97 1E
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7.7 Flash and EEPROM Page Size
The Flash Program Memory and EEPROM data memory are organized in pages. The pages are
word accessible for the Flash and byte accessible for the EEPROM.
Table 7-2 on page 14 shows the Flash Program Memory organization. Flash write and erase
operations are performed on one page at a time, while reading the Flash is done one byte at a
time. For Flash access the Z-pointer (Z[m:n]) is used for addressing. The most significant bits in
the address (FPAGE) give the page number and the least significant address bits (FWORD)
give the word in the page.
Table 7-2. Number of words and Pages in the Flash.
Table 7-3 on page 14 shows EEPROM memory organization for the XMEGA A4 devices.
EEPROM write and erase operations can be performed one page or one byte at a time, while
reading the EEPROM is done one byte at a time. For EEPROM access the NVM Address Regis-
ter (ADDR[m:n]) is used for addressing. The most significant bits in the address (E2PAGE) give
the page number and the least significant address bits (E2BYTE) give the byte in the page.
Table 7-3. Number of Bytes and Pages in the EEPROM.
Devices Flash Page Size FWORD FPAGE Application Boot
Size (words) Size No of Pages Size No of Pages
ATxmega16A4 16 KB + 4 KB 128 Z[6:0] Z[13:7] 16 KB 64 4 KB 16
ATxmega32A4 32 KB + 4 KB 128 Z[6:0] Z[14:7] 32 KB 128 4 KB 16
ATxmega64A4 64 KB + 4 KB 128 Z[6:0] Z[15:7] 64 KB 128 4 KB 16
ATxmega128A4 128 KB + 8 KB 256 Z[7:0] Z[16:8] 128 KB 256 8 KB 16
Devices EEPROM Page Size E2BYTE E2PAGE No of Pages
Size (Bytes)
ATxmega16A4 1 KB 32 ADDR[4:0] ADDR[10:5] 32
ATxmega32A4 1 KB 32 ADDR[4:0] ADDR[10:5] 32
ATxmega64A4 2 KB 32 ADDR[4:0] ADDR[10:5] 64
ATxmega128A4 2 KB 32 ADDR[4:0] ADDR[10:5] 64
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8. DMAC - Direct Memory Access Controller
8.1 Features Allows High-speed data transfer
From memory to peripheral
From memory to memory
From peripheral to memory
From peripheral to peripheral
4 Channels
From 1 byte and up to 16 M bytes transfer s in a single transaction
Multiple addressing modes for so urce and destination addres s
–Increment
Decrement
–Static
1, 2, 4, or 8 bytes Burst Tra nsfers
Programmable priori ty be tw ee n c hann el s
8.2 Overview
The XMEGA A4 has a Direct Memory Access (DMA) Controller to mo ve data between memori es
and peripherals in the data space. The DMA controller uses the same data bus as the CPU to
transfer data.
It has 4 channels that can be configured independently. Each DMA channel can perform data
transfers in blocks of configurable size from 1 to 64K bytes. A repeat counter can be used to
repeat each block transfer for single transactions up to 16M bytes. Each DMA channel can be
configured to access the source and destination memory address with i ncrementing, d ecrement-
ing or static add ressing. The addressi ng is independent for source and destination address.
When the transaction is complete the original source and destination address can automatically
be reloaded to be ready for the next transaction.
The DMAC can access all the per iph erals thr oug h the ir I/O m emory r egister s, and th e DMA m ay
be used for automatic transfer of data to/from communication modules, as well as automatic
data retrieval from ADC conversions, data transfer to DAC conversions, or data transfer to or
from port pins. A wide range of transfer triggers is available from the peripherals, Event System
and software. Each DMA channel has different transfer triggers.
To allow for continuous transfer, two channels can be interlinked so that the second takes over
the transfer when the first is finish ed and vice versa.
The DMA controller can read from memory mapped EEPROM, but it cannot write to the
EEPROM or access the Flash.
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9. Event System
9.1 Features Inter-perip heral communication and signall ing with minimum la tency
CPU and DMA independent operation
8 Event Channels allow for up to 8 signals to be routed at the sam e time
Events can be generated by
TImer/Counters (TCxn)
Real Time Counter (RTC)
Analog to Digita l Converters (ADCx)
Analog Comparators (ACx)
Ports (PORTx)
System Clock (ClkSYS)
Software (CPU)
Events can be used by
TImer/Counters (TCxn)
Analog to Digita l Converters (ADCx)
Digit al to Analog Converters (DACx)
Ports (PORTx)
DMA Controller (DMAC)
IR Communication Module (IRCOM)
The same event can be used by multiple per ip herals for synchronized timing
Advanced Feature s
Manual Event Generation from software (CPU)
Quadrature Decoding
Digital Filtering
Functions in Active and Idle mode
9.2 Overview
The Event System is a set of features for inter-peripheral communication. It enables the possibil-
ity for a change of state in one peripheral to automatically trigger actions in one or more
peripherals. Whose changes in a peripheral that will trigger actions in other peripherals are con-
figurable by software. It is a simple, but powerful system as it allows for au tonomous control of
peripherals without any use of interrupts, CPU or DMA resources.
The indication of a change in a peripheral is referred to as an event, and is usually the same as
the interrupt conditions for that peripheral. Events are passed between peripherals using a dedi-
cated routing network called the Event Routing Network. Figure 9-1 on page 17 shows a basic
block diagram of the Event System with the Event Routing Network an d the perip her als to which
it is connected. This highly flexible system can be used for simple routing of signals, pin func-
tions or for sequencing of events.
The maximum latency is two CPU clock cy cles from when an event is generated in one periph-
eral, until the actions are triggered in one or more other peripherals.
The Event System is functional in both Active and Idle modes.
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Figure 9-1. Event System Block Diagram
The Event Routing Ne twork can directly connect together ADCs, DACs , Analog Comparators
(ACx), I/O ports (PORTx), the Real-time Counter (RTC), Timer/Counters (T/C) and the IR Com-
munication Module (IRCOM). Events can also be generated from software (CPU).
All events from all p eri ph e rals ar e a lways routed into th e Eve n t Rou tin g Netw or k. This consist of
eight multiplexers where each can be configured in software to select which event to be routed
into that event channel. All eight event channels are connected to the perip herals that can use
events, and each of these peripherals can be configured to use events from one or more event
channels to automatically trigger a software selectable action.
ADCx
DACx
Event Routing
Network
PORTx CPU
ACx
RTC
T/Cxn DMACIRCOM
ClkSYS
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10. System Clock and Clock options
10.1 Features
Fast start-up time
Safe run-time clock switching
Internal Oscillators:
32 MHz run-time calibrated RC oscillator
2 MHz run-time calibrate d RC oscilla to r
32.768 kHz calibrated RC oscillator
32 kHz Ultra Low Power (ULP) oscillator with 1 kHz ouput
External clock options
0.4 - 16 MHz Crystal Oscillator
32 kHz Crystal Oscillator
External clock
PLL with internal and external clock options with 1 to 31x multiplication
Clock Prescalers with 1 to 2048x division
Fast peripheral clock running at 2 and 4 times the CPU clock speed
Automatic Run-Time Calibration of internal oscillators
Crysta l Oscill ator failure detection
10.2 Overview
XMEGA A4 has an advanced clock system, supporting a large number of clock sources. It incor-
porates both integrated oscillators, external crystal osc illators and resonators. A high frequency
Phase Locked Loop (PLL) and clock prescalers can be controlled from software to generate a
wide range of clock frequencies from the clock source input.
It is possible to switch between clock sources from software during run-time. After reset the
device will always start up running from the 2 Mhz internal oscillator.
A calibration fe at ur e is available, an d ca n be u s ed for automatic run-time calibration of the inter-
nal 2 MHz and 32 MHz oscillators. This reduce frequency drift over voltage and temperature.
A Crystal Oscillator Failure Monitor can be enabled to issue a Non-Maskable Interrupt and
switch to internal oscillator if the external oscillator fails. Figure 10-1 on page 19 shows the prin-
cipal clock system in XMEGA A4.
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Figure 10-1. Clock system overview
Each clock source is briefly described in the following sub-sections.
10.3 Clock Options
10.3.1 32 kHz Ultra Low Power Internal Oscilla tor
The 32 kHz Ultra Low Power (ULP) Inte rnal Oscillator is a very low power consumptio n clock
source. It is used for the Watchdog Timer, Brown-Out Detection and as an asynchronous clock
source for the Real Time Counter. This oscillator cannot be u sed as the system clock source,
and it cannot be directly controlled from software.
10.3.2 32.768 kHz Calibrated Internal Oscillator
The 32.768 kHz Calibrated Internal Oscillator is a high accuracy clock source that can be used
as the system clock source or as an asynchronous clock source for the Real Time Counter. It is
calibrated during production to provide a default frequency which is close to its nominal
frequency.
32 M H z
Run-time C alibrated
Internal Oscillator
32 kHz ULP
Internal Oscillator
32.768 kHz
Calibrated Internal
Oscillator
32.768 KHz
Crystal Oscillator
0.4 - 16 MH z
Crystal Oscillator
2 MH z
Run-Time Calibrated
Internal Oscillator
External
Clock Input
CLOCK CONTROL
UNIT
with PLL and
Prescaler
WDT/BOD
clkULP
RTC
clkRTC
EVSYS
PERIPHERALS
ADC
DAC
PORTS
...
clkPER
DMA
INTERRUPT
RAM
NVM MEMORY
FLASH
EEPROM
CPU
clkCPU
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10.3.3 32.768 kHz Crystal Oscillator
The 32.768 kHz Crystal Oscilla tor is a low power driver for an externa l watch crystal. It can be
used as system clock source or as asynchronous clo ck source for the Real Time Counter.
10.3.4 0.4 - 16 MHz Crystal Oscillator
The 0.4 - 16 MHz Crystal Oscillator is a driver intended for driving both external resonators and
crystals ranging from 400 kHz to 16 MHz.
10.3.5 2 MHz Run-time Calibrated Internal Oscillator
The 2 MHz Run-time Calibrated Internal Oscillator is a high frequency oscillator. It is calibrated
during production to provide a default frequency which is close to its nominal frequency. The
oscillator can use the 32 kHz Calibrated Internal Oscillato r or the 32 kHz Crystal Oscillator as a
source for calibrating the frequency run-time to compensate for temperature and voltage drift
hereby optimizing the accuracy of the oscillator.
10.3.6 32 MHz Run-time Calibrated Internal Oscillator
The 32 MHz Run-time Calibrated Internal Oscillator is a high frequency oscillator. It is calibrated
during production to provide a default frequency which is close to its nominal frequency. The
oscillator can use the 32 kHz Calibrated Internal Oscillato r or the 32 kHz Crystal Oscillator as a
source for calibrating the frequency run-time to compensate for temperature and voltage drift
hereby optimizing the accuracy of the oscillator.
10.3.7 External Clock input
The external clock input gives the possibility to connect a clock from an external source.
10.3.8 PLL with Multiplication factor 1 - 31x
The PLL provides the possibility of multiplying a frequency by any number from 1 to 31. In com-
bination with the prescalers, th is gives a wide ra nge of output frequencies from all clo ck sources.
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11. Power Management and Sleep Modes
11.1 Features
5 sleep modes
–Idle
Power-down
Power-save
Standby
Extended standby
Power Reduction registers to disable clocks to unused peripherals
11.2 Overview
The XMEGA A4 provides various sleep modes tailored to reduce power consumption to a mini-
mum. All sleep modes ar e available and can be entere d from Active mode. In Active mode the
CPU is executing application code. The application code decides when and what sleep mode to
enter. Interrupts from enabled peripherals and all enabled reset sources can restore the micro-
controller from sleep to Active mode.
In addition, Power Reduction registers provide a method to stop the clo ck to in div i du al pe rip h er-
als from software. When this is done, the current state of the peripheral is frozen and there is no
power consumption from that peripheral. This reduces the power consumption in Active mode
and Idle sleep mode.
11.3 Sleep Modes
11.3.1 Idle Mode
In Idle mode the CPU and Non-Volatile Memory are stopped , but all peripherals including the
Interrupt Controller, Event System and DMA Controller are kept running. Interrupt requests from
all enabled interrupts will wake the device.
11.3.2 Power-down Mode
In Power-down mode all system clock sou rces, and the asynchronous Real Time Counter ( RTC)
clock source, are stopped. This allows operation of asynchronous modules only. The only inter-
rupts that can wake up the MCU are the Two Wire Interface address match interrupts, and
asynchronous port interrupts, e.g pin change.
11.3.3 Power-save Mode
Power-save mode is identical to Power-down, with one excep tion: If the RTC is enabled, it will
keep running during sleep an d the device can also wake up from RTC interrupts.
11.3.4 Standby Mode
Standby mode is identical to Power-down with the exception that all enabled system clock
sources are kept running, while the CPU, Peripheral and R TC clocks are stopped. This reduces
the wake-up time when external crystals or resonators are used.
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11.3.5 Extended Standby Mode
Extended Standby mode is identical to Power-save mode with the exception that all enabled
system clock sources are kept running while the CPU and Peripheral clocks are stopped. This
reduces the wake-up time when external crystals or resonators are used.
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12. System Control and Reset
12.1 Features
Multiple reset sources for safe operation and device reset
Power-On Reset
External Reset
Watchdog Reset
The Watchdog Timer runs from separate, dedicated oscillator
Brown-Out Reset
Accurate, programmable Brown-Out levels
PDI reset
Software reset
Asynchronous reset
No running clock in the device is requ ired for res e t
Reset status register
12.2 Resetting the AVR
During reset, all I/O registers ar e set to thei r initial values. The SRAM content is not reset. Appli-
cation execution starts from the Reset Vector. The instruction placed at the Reset Vector should
be an Absolute Jump (JMP) instruction to the reset handling routine. By default the Re set Vector
address is the lowest F lash program memory addr ess, ‘0’, but it is possible to mov e the Reset
Vector to the first address in the Boot Section.
The I/O ports of the AVR are immediately tri-stated when a reset source goes active.
The reset functionality is asynchronous, so no running clock is required to reset the device.
After the device is reset, the reset source can be determined by the application by reading the
Reset Status Register.
12.3 Reset Sources
12.3.1 Power-On Reset
The MCU is reset when the supply voltage VCC is below the Power-on Reset thresho ld voltage.
12.3.2 External Reset
The MCU is reset when a low level is present on the RESET pin.
12.3.3 Watchdog Reset
The MCU is reset when the Watch dog Timer period e xpires and the Watchdo g Reset is enabled.
The Watchdog Timer ru ns from a dedicated oscillator independent of the Syste m Clock. For
more details see ”WDT - Watchdog Timer” on page 24.
12.3.4 Brown-Out Reset
The MCU is reset when the supply voltage VCC is below the Brown-Out Reset threshold voltage
and the Brown-out Dete ctor is enabled. The Brown-out threshold voltage is programmable.
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12.3.5 PDI reset
The MCU can be reset through the Program and Debug Interface (PDI).
12.3.6 Soft ware reset
The MCU can be reset by the CPU writing to a special I/O register through a timed sequence.
13. WDT - Watchdog Timer
13.1 Features
11 selectable timeout periods, from 8 ms to 8s.
Two operation mod es
Standard mode
Windo w mode
Runs from the 1 kHz output of the 32 kHz Ultra Low Power oscillator
Configuration lock to preve nt unwanted changes
13.2 Overview
The XMEGA A4 has a Watchdog Timer (WDT). The WDT will run continuously when turned on
and if the Watchdog Timer is not reset within a software configurable time-out period, the micro-
controller will be reset. The Watchdog Reset (WDR) instruction must be run by software to reset
the WDT, and prevent microcontroller reset.
The WDT has a Window mode. In this mode the WDR instruction must be run within a specified
period called a window. Application software can set the minimum and ma ximum limits for this
window. If the WDR instruction is not executed inside the window limits, the microcontroller will
be reset.
A protection mechanism using a timed write sequence is implemented in order to prevent
unwanted enabling, disabling or change of WDT settings.
For maximum safety, the WDT also has an Always-on mode. This mode is enabled by program-
ming a fuse. In Always-on mode, application software can no t disable the WDT.
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14. PMIC - Programmable Multi-level Interrupt Controller
14.1 Features
Separate interrupt vector for each interrupt
Short, predictable interrupt response time
Programmable Multi-level In terrupt Controller
3 programmable interrupt levels
Select able prio ri ty scheme within low level interrupts (round-robin or fixed)
Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMI)
Interrupt vectors can be moved to the start of the Boot Section
14.2 Overview
XMEGA A4 has a Programmable Multi-level Interrupt Controller (PMIC). All peripherals can
define three different priority levels for interrup ts; high, medium or low. Medium level interrupts
may interrupt low level interrupt service routines. High level interrupts may interrupt both low-
and medium level interrupt service routines. Low level interrupts have an optional round robin
scheme to make sure all interrupts are serviced within a certain amount of time.
The built in oscillator failure detection mechanism can issue a Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI).
14.3 Interrupt vectors
When an interrupt is serviced, the program counter will jump to the interrupt vector address. The
interrupt vector is the sum of the pe ripheral’s base interrupt ad dress and the offset address for
specific interrupts in each peripheral. The base a ddresses for the XMEGA A4 devices are sho wn
in Table 14-1. Offset addresses for each interrupt available in the peripheral are described for
each peripheral in the XMEGA A manua l. For peripherals or modules that have on ly one inter-
rupt, the interrupt vector is shown in Table 14-1. The program address is the word address.
Table 14-1. Reset and Interrupt Vectors
Program Address
(Base Address) Source Interrupt Descriptio n
0x000 RESET
0x002 OSCF_INT_vect Crystal Oscillator Failure Interrupt vector (NMI)
0x004 PORTC_INT_base Port C Interrupt base
0x008 PORTR_INT_base Port R Interrupt base
0x00C DMA_INT_base DMA Controller Interrupt base
0x014 RTC_INT_base Real Time Counter Interrupt base
0x018 TWIC_INT_base Two-Wire Interface on Port C Interrupt base
0x01C TCC0_INT_base Timer/Counter 0 on port C Interrupt base
0x028 TCC1_INT_base T imer/Counter 1 on port C Interrupt base
0x030 SPIC_INT_vect SPI on port C Interrupt vector
0x032 USARTC0_INT_base USART 0 on port C Interrupt base
0x038 USARTC1_INT_base USART 1 on port C Interrupt base
0x03E AES_INT_vect AES Interrupt vector
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0x040 NVM_INT_base Non-Vo latile Memory Interrupt base
0x044 PORTB_INT_base Port B Interrupt base
0x056 PORTE_INT_base Port E Interrupt base
0x05A TWIE_INT_base Two-Wire Interface on Port E Interrupt base
0x05E TCE0_INT_base Timer/Counter 0 on port E Interrupt base
0x06A TCE1_INT_base Timer/Counter 1 on port E Interrupt base
0x074 USARTE0_INT_base USART 0 on port E Interrupt base
0x080 PORTD_INT_base Port D Interrupt base
0x084 PORTA_INT_base Port A Interrupt base
0x088 ACA_INT_base Analog Comparator on Port A Interrupt base
0x08E A DCA_INT_base Analog to Digital Converter on Port A Interrupt base
0x09A TCD0_INT_base Timer/Counter 0 on port D Interrupt base
0x0A6 TCD1_INT_base Timer/Counter 1 on port D Interrupt base
0x0AE SPID_INT_vector SPI on port D Interrupt vector
0x0B0 USARTD0_INT_base USART 0 on port D Interrupt base
0x0B6 USARTD1_INT_base USART 1 on port D Interrupt base
Table 14-1. Reset and Interrupt Vectors (Continued)
Program Address
(Base Address) Source Interrupt Descriptio n
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15. I/O Ports
15.1 Features
Selectable input and output configuration for each pin indi vi du al ly
Flexible pi n configuration through dedicated Pin Configuration Register
Synchronous and/or asynchronous input sensing with port interrupts and events
Sense both edges
Sense rising edges
Sense falling edges
Sense low level
Asynchronous wake-up from all inp ut sensing configurations
Two port interrupts with flexible pin masking
Highly configu rable output driver and pu ll se tti ngs:
Totem-pole
Pull-up/-down
– Wired-AND
Wired-OR
Bus-keeper
Inverted I/O
Optional Slew rate control
Configuration of multiple pins in a single operation
Read-Modify-Write (RMW) support
Toggle/clear/set registers for Output and Direction registers
Clock output on port pin
Event Channel 0 output on port pin 7
Mapping of port registers (virtual ports) into bit accessible I/O memory space
15.2 Overview
The XMEGA A4 devices have flexible General Purpose I/O Ports. A port consists of up to 8 pins,
ranging from pin 0 to pin 7. The ports implement several functions, including synchronous/asyn-
chronous input sensing, pin change interrupts and configurable output settings. All functions are
individual per pin, but several pins may be configured in a single operation.
15.3 I/O configuration
All port pins (Pn) have programmable output configuration. In addition, all port pins have an
inverted I/O function. For an input, this means inverting the signal between the port pin and the
pin register. For an output, this means inverting the output signal between the port register and
the port pin. The inverted I/O function can be used also when the pin is used for alternate
functions.
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15.3.1 Push-pull
Figure 15-1. I/O configuration - Totem-pole
15.3.2 Pull-down
Figure 15-2. I/O configuration - Totem-pole with pull-down (on input)
15.3.3 Pull-up
Figure 15-3. I/O configuration - Totem-pole with pull-up (on input)
15.3.4 Bus-keeper
The bus-keeper’s weak output produces the same logical level as the last output level. It acts as
a pull-up if the last level was ‘1’, and pull-down if the last level was ‘0’.
INn
OUTn
DIRn
Pn
INn
OUTn
DIRn
Pn
INn
OUTn
DIRn
Pn
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Figure 15-4. I/O configuration - Totem-pole with bus-keeper
15.3.5 Others
Figure 15-5. Output configuration - Wired-OR with optional pu ll-down
Figure 15-6. I/O configuration - Wired-AND with optional pull-up
INn
OUTn
DIRn
Pn
INn
OUTn
Pn
INn
OUTn
Pn
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15.4 I nput sensing
Sense both edges
Sense rising edges
Sense falling edges
Sense low level
Input sensing is synchronous or asynchronous depending on the enabled clock for the ports,
and the configuration is shown in Figure 15-7 on page 30.
Figure 15-7. Input sensing system overview
When a pin is configured with inverted I/O, the pin value is inverted before the input sensing.
15.5 Port Interrupt
Each port has two interrupts with separate priority and interrupt vector. All pins on the port can
be individually selected as so urce for each of the interrupts. The in terrupts are then triggered
according to the input sense configuration for each pin configured as source for the interrupt.
15.6 Alternate Port Functions
In addition to the input/output functions on all port pins, most pins have alternate functions. This
means that othe r modules or peripherals conne cted to the port can use the p ort pins for their
functions, such as communication or pulse-width modulation. ”Pinout and Pin Functions” on
page 49 shows which modules on peripherals that enable alternate functions on a pin , and
which alternate function is available on a pin.
INVERTED I/O
Interrupt
Control IREQ
Event
Pn
DQ
R
DQ
R
Synchronizer
INn
EDGE
DETECT
Asynchronous sensing
Synchronous sensing
EDGE
DETECT
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16. T/C - 16-bit Timer/Counter
16.1 Features
Five 16-bit Timer/Counters
Three Timer/Counters of type 0
Two Timer/Counters of type 1
Three Compare or Capture (CC) Channels in Timer/Counter 0
Two Compare or Capture (CC) Channels in Timer/Counter 1
Double Buffered Timer Period Setting
Double Buffered Compare or Capture Channels
Waveform Generation:
Single Slope Pulse Width Modulation
Dual Slope Pulse Width Modulation
Frequency Generation
Input Capture:
Input Capture with Noise Cancelli ng
Frequency capture
Pulse width capture
32-bit input capture
Event Counter with Direction Control
Timer Overflow and Timer Error Interrupt s and Event s
One Compare Match or Capture Interrupt and Event per CC Channel
Supports DMA Operation
Hi-Resolution Extension (Hi-Res)
Advanced Waveform Extension (AWEX)
16.2 Overview
XMEGA A4 has five Timer/Counters, thre e Timer/Counter 0 and two Timer/Counter 1. T he dif-
ference between them is that Timer/Counter 0 has four Compare/Capture channels, while
Timer/Counter 1 has two Compare/Capture channels.
The Timer/Counters (T/C) are 16-bit and can count any clock, event or external input in the
microcontroller. A programmable pre scaler is available to get a useful T/C resolution . Updates of
Timer and Compare registers are double buffered to ensure glitch free operation. Single slope
PWM, dual slope PWM and frequency generation waveforms can be generated using the Com-
pare Channels.
Through the Event System, any input pin or eve nt in the microcontroller can be used to trigger
input capture, hence no dedicated pins are required for this. The input capture has a noise can-
celler to avoid incorrect capture of the T/C, and can be used to do frequency and pulse width
measurements.
A wide range of interrupt or event sources are available, including T/C Overflow, Compare
match and Capture for each Compare/Capture channel in the T/C.
PORTC and PORTD each has one Timer/Counter 0 and one Timer/Counter1. PORTE has one
Timer/Cont er 0. Notation of th es e ar e TCC0 (Time /C ou nt er C 0) , TCC1, TCD0, T C D 1 an d T CE0 ,
respectively.
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Figure 16-1. Overview of a Timer/Counter and closely related peripherals
The Hi-Resolution Extension can be enabled to increase the waveform generation resolution by
2 bits (4x). This is available for all Timer/Counters. See ”Hi-Res - High Resolution Extension” on
page 34 for more details.
The Advanced Waveform Extension can be enabled to provide extra and more advanced fea-
ture for the Timer/Counter. This is only available for Timer/Counter 0. See ”AWEX - Advanced
Waveform Extension” on page 33 for more details.
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17. AWEX - Advanced Waveform Extension
17.1 Features
Output with complementary output from each Capture channel
Four Dead T ime Inserti on (DTI ) Units, one for each Capture channel
8-bit DTI Resolution
Separate High and Low Side Dead-Time Setting
Double Buffered Dead-Time
Event Controlled Fault Protection
Single Channel Multiple Output Opera tion (for BLDC motor control)
Double Buffered Pattern Generation
17.2 Overview
The Advanced Waveform Extension (AWEX) provides extra features to the Timer/Counter in
Waveform Generation (WG) mo des. The AWEX enables easy and safe implementation of for
example, advanced motor control (AC, BLDC, SR, and Stepper) and power control applications.
Any WG output from a Timer/Counter 0 is split into a complimentary pair of outputs when any
AWEX feature is enabled. These ou tput pairs go through a Dead -Time Insertion (DTI) unit that
enables generation of the non-inverted Low Side (LS) and inverted High Side (HS) of the WG
output with dead time insertion between LS and HS switching. Th e DTI output will override th e
normal port value according to the port override setting. Optionally the final output can be
inverted by using the invert I/O setting for the port pin.
The Pattern Generation unit can be used to generate a synchronized bit pattern on the port it is
connected to. In addition, the waveform generator output from Compare Channel A can be dis-
tributed to, and override all port pins. When the Pattern Gener ator unit is enable d, the DTI un it is
bypassed.
The Fault Protection unit is connected to the Event System. This enables any event to trigger a
fault condition that will disable the AWEX output. Several event c hannels can be used to trigger
fault on several different conditions.
The AWEX is available for TCC0. The notation of this is AWEXC.
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18. Hi-Res - High Resolution Extension
18.1 Features Increases Waveform Generator resolution by 2-bits (4x)
Supports Frequency, single- and dual-slope PWM operation
Supports the AWEX when this is enab led and used for the same Timer/Counter
18.2 Overview The Hi-Resolution (Hi-Res) Extension is able to increase the resolution of the waveform ge nera-
tion output by a factor of 4. When enabled for a Timer/Coun ter, the Fast Periphera l clock running
at four times the CPU clock speed will be as input to the Timer/Counter.
The High Resolution Extension can also be used when an AWEX is enabled and used with a
Timer/Counter.
XMEGA A4 devices have three Hi-Res Extensions that each can be enabled for each
Timer/Counters pair on PORTC, PORTD and PORTE. The notation of these are HIRESC,
HIRESD and HIRESE, respectively.
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19. RTC - 16-bit Real-Time Counter
19.1 Features
16-bit Timer
Flexible Tick resolution ranging fro m 1 Hz to 32.768 kHz
One Compare register
One Period register
Clear timer on Overflow or Compare Match
Overflow or Compare Match event and interrupt generation
19.2 Overview
The XMEGA A4 includes a 16-bit Real-time Counter (RTC). The RTC can be clocked from an
accurate 32.768 kHz Crystal Oscillator, the 32.768 kHz Calibrated Internal Oscillator, or from the
32 kHz Ultra Low Power Internal Oscillator. The RTC includes both a Period and a Compare
register. For details, see Figure 19-1.
A wide range of Resolution a nd Time- out per iods can be configu red usin g the RTC. With a max-
imum resolution of 30.5 µs, time-out periods range up to 2000 seconds. With a resolution of 1
second, the maximum time-out period is over 18 hours (65536 seconds).
Figure 19-1. Real Time Counter overview
10-bit
prescaler Counter
Period
Compare
=
=
Overflow
Com pare Match
1 kHz
32 kHz
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20. TWI - Two-Wire Interface
20.1 Features
Two Identical TWI peripherals
Simple yet Powerful and Flexible Communication Interface
Both Master and Slave Operation Supported
Device can Operate as Transmitter or Receiver
7-bit Address Space Allows up to 128 Different Slave Addresses
Multi-master Arbitration Support
Up to 400 kHz Data Transfer Speed
Slew-rate Limited Output Drivers
Noise Suppre ssion Circuitry Rejects Spikes on Bus Lines
Fully Programmable Slave Address with General Call Support
Address Recognition Ca uses Wake-up when in Sleep Mode
I2C and System Management Bus (SMBus) compatible
20.2 Overview
The Two-Wire In terface (TWI) is a bi-direct ional wired-AND bus with only two lines, the clock
(SCL) line and the data (SDA) line. The protocol ma kes it possible to interconnect up to 128 indi-
vidually addressable devices. Since it is a multi-master bus, one or more devices capable of
taking control of the bus can be co nnected.
The only external hardware needed to implement the bus is a single pu ll-up resisto r for each of
the TWI bus lines. Mechanisms for resolving bus contention are inherent in the TWI protocol.
PORTC and PORTE each has one TWI. Notation of these peripherals are TWIC and TWIE,
respectively.
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21. SPI - Serial Peripheral Interface
21.1 Features
Two Identical SPI peripherals
Full-duplex, Three-wire Synchronous Data Transfer
Master or Slave Operation
LSB First or MSB First Data Transfer
Seven Programmable Bit Rates
End of Transmission Interrupt Flag
Write Coll isio n Flag Protection
Wake-up from Idle Mode
Double Speed (CK/2) Master SPI Mode
21.2 Overview
The Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) allows high-speed full-duplex, synchronous data transfer
between different devices. Devices can communicate using a master-slave scheme, and data is
transferred both to and from the de vices simultaneously.
PORTC and PORTD each has one SPI. Notation of these peripherals are SPIC and SPID,
respectively.
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22. USART
22.1 Features
Five Identical USART peripherals
Full Duplex Operation (Independ ent Serial Receive and Transmit Registers)
Asynchronous or Synchronous Operation
Master or Slave Clocked Synchronous Operation
High-resolution Arithmetic Baud Rate Generator
Supports Serial Frames with 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 Data Bits and 1 or 2 Stop Bits
Odd or Even Parity Generation and Parity Check Supported by Hardware
Data OverRun Detection
Framing Error Detection
Noise Filtering Includes False Start Bit Detection and Digital Low Pass Filter
Three Separate Interrupts on TX Complete, TX Data Register Empty and RX Complete
Multi-processor Communication Mode
Double Speed Asynchronous Communication Mode
Master SPI mode for SPI communication
IrDA support through the IRCOM module
22.2 Overview
The Universal Syn chronous and Asynchronous serial Re ceiver and Transmitter (USART) is a
highly flexible serial communication module. The USART supports full duplex communication,
and both asynchronous and clocked synchronous operation. The USART can also be set in
Master SPI mode to be used for SPI communication.
Communication is frame based, and the frame format can be customized to support a wide
range of standards. The USART is buffered in both direction, enabling continued data transmis-
sion without any delay between frames. There are separate interrupt vectors for receive and
transmit complete, enabling fully interrupt driven communication. Frame error and buffer over-
flow are detected in hardware and indicated with separate status flags. Even or odd parity
generation and parity check can also be enabled.
One USART can use the IRCOM module to support IrDA 1.4 physical compliant pulse modula-
tion and demodulation for baud rates up to 115.2 kbps.
PORTC and PORTD each has two USARTs. PORTE has one USART. Notation of these periph-
erals are USARTC0, USARTC1, USARTD0, USARTD1 and USARTE0, respectively.
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23. IRCOM - IR Communication Module
23.1 Features
Pulse modulation/demodulation for in fra r e d communication
Compatible to IrDA 1.4 physical for baud rates up to 115.2 kbps
Selectable pulse modulation scheme
3/16 of baud rate period
Fixed pulse period, 8-bit programmable
Pulse modulation disabled
Built in filtering
Can be connected to and used by one USART at a time
23.2 Overview
XMEGA contains an Infrared Communication Module (IRCOM) for IrDA communication with
baud rates up to 115.2 kbps. This supports three mo dulat ion sch emes: 3/16 of baud rate perio d,
fixed programmable pulse time based on the Peripheral Clock speed, or pulse modulation dis-
abled. There is on e IRCOM ava ilable which can be connected to any USART to enable infrared
pulse coding/decoding for that USART.
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24. Crypto Engine
24.1 Features
Data Encryption Standard (DES) CPU instruction
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Crypto module
DES Instruction
Encryption and Decryption
Single-cycle DES instruction
Encryption/Decryption in 16 clock cycles per 8-byte block
AES Crypto Module
Encryption and Decryption
Support 128-bit keys
Support XOR data load mode to the State memory for Cipher Block Chaining
Encryption/Decryption in 375 clock cycles per 16-by te block
24.2 Overview
The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Data Encryption Standard (DES) are two com-
monly used encryption standards. These are supported through an AES peripheral module and
a DES CPU instruction. All communication interfaces and the CPU can optionally use AES and
DES encrypted communication and data storage.
DES is supported by a DES instruction in the AVR XMEGA CPU. The 8-byte key and 8-byte
data blocks must be loaded into the Register file, and then DES must be executed 16 times to
encrypt/decrypt the data block.
The AES Crypto Module encr ypts and decr ypts 128- bit data blocks with the use of a 128-bit key.
The key and data must be loaded into the key and state memory in the module before encryp-
tion/decryption is started. It takes 375 peripheral clock cycles before the encryption/de cryption is
done and decr ypted/encrypt ed data can be read out, and a n optional interrupt can be generate d.
The AES Crypto Module also has DMA support with transfer triggers when encryption/decryp-
tion is done and optional auto-start of encryptio n/decryption when the state memory is fu lly
loaded.
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25. ADC - 12-bit Analog to Digital Converter
25.1 Features
One ADC with 12-bit resolution
2 Msps sample rate
Signed and Unsigned conversions
4 result registers with individual input channel control
12 single ended inputs
8x4 differential inputs
4 internal inputs:
Integrated Temperature Senso r
DAC Output
VCC voltage divided by 10
Bandgap voltage
Software selectable gain of 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64
Selectable accuracy of 8- or 12-bit.
Internal or External Reference selection
Event triggered conversion for accurate timing
DMA transfer of conversion results
Interrupt/Event on compare result
25.2 Overview
XMEGA A4 devices have one Analog to Digita l Converter (ADC), see Figure 25-1 on page 42.
The ADC converts analog voltages to digital values. The ADC has 12-bit resolution and is capa-
ble of converting up to 2 million samples per second. The input selection is flexible, and both
single-ended and differential measurements can be done. For differential measurements an
optional gain stage is available to increase the dynamic range. In addition several internal signa l
inputs are availa ble . Th e ADC can provide both signed and unsigned results.
This is a pipeline ADC. A pipeline ADC consists of several consecutive stages, where each
stage convert one part of the result. The pipeline design enables high sample rate at low clock
speeds, and remove limitations on samples speed versus propagation delay. This also means
that a new analog voltage can be sampled and a new ADC measurement started while other
ADC measurements are ongoing.
ADC measurements ca n either be started by application software or an incoming event from
another peripheral in the device. Four different result registers with individual input selection
(MUX selection) ar e pro vided to ma ke it easier for the applica tion to ke ep tr ack of the data. Ea ch
result register and MUX selection pair is referred to as an ADC Channel. It is possible to use
DMA to move ADC results directly to memory or peripherals when conversions are done.
Both internal and external analog reference voltages can be used. An accurate internal 1.0V
reference is available.
An integrated tempe rature sensor is availa ble and the output from this can be measured with the
ADC. The output from the DAC, VCC/10 and the Bandgap voltage can also be measured b y the
ADC.
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Figure 25-1. ADC overview
Each ADC has four MUX selectio n registers with a correspon ding result register. This me ans
that four channels can be sampled within 1.5 µs without any intervention by the application other
than starting the conversion. The results will be available in the result registers.
The ADC may be configured for 8- or 12-bit resolution, reducing the minimum conversion time
(propagation delay) from 3.5 µs for 12-bit to 2.5 µs for 8-bit resolution.
ADC conversion results are provided left- or right adjusted with optional ‘1’ or ‘0’ padding. This
eases calculation when the re sult is represented as a signed inte ger (signed 16-bit number).
PORTA has one ADC. Notation of this peripheral is ADCA.
ADC
Channel A
Register
Channel B
Register
Channel C
Register
Channel D
Register
Pin inputsPin inputs
1-64 X
Internal inputs
Channel A MUX selection
Channel B MUX selection
Channel C MUX selection
Channel D MUX selection
Event
Trigger
Configuration
Reference selection
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26. DAC - 12-bit Digital to Analog Converter
26.1 Features
One DAC with 12-bit resolution
Up to 1 Msps conversion rate
Flexible conversion range
Multiple trigger sources
1 continuous output or 2 Sample and Hold (S/H) outputs
Built-in offset and gain calibration
High drive capabilities
Low Power Mode
26.2 Overview
The XMEGA A4 devices feature one 12-bit, 1 Msps DAC with built-in offset and gain calibr at ion ,
see Figure 26-1 on pag e 43.
A DAC converts a digital value into an analog signal. The DAC may use an internal 1.0 voltage
as the upper limit for conversion, but it is also possible to use the supply voltage or any applied
voltage in-between. The external reference input is shared with the ADC reference inp u t.
Figure 26-1. DAC overview
The DAC has one continuous output with high drive capabilities for both resistive and capacitive
loads. It is also possible to split the continuous time channel into two Sample and Hold (S/H)
channels, each with separate data conversion registers.
A DAC conversion may be started from the application software by writing the data conversion
registers. The DAC can also be configured to do conversions triggered by the Event System to
have regular timing, independent of the application software. DMA may be used for transferring
data from memory locations to DAC data registers.
The DAC has a built-in calibration system to reduce offset and gain error when loading with a
calibration value from software.
PORTB has one DAC. Notation of this peripheral is DACB.
DAC
Channel A
Register
Channel B
Register
Event
Trigger
Configuration
Reference selection
Channel A
Channel B
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27. AC - Analog Comparator
27.1 Features
Two Analog Comparators
Selectable Power vs. Speed
Selectable hysteresis
0, 20 mV, 50 mV
Analog Comparator output available on pin
Flexible Input Selection
All pins on the port
Output from the DAC
Bandgap reference voltage.
Voltage scaler that can perform a 64-level scaling of the internal VCC voltage.
Interrupt and eve nt ge ne ration on
Rising edge
Falling ed ge
Toggle
Window function interrupt and event generation on
Signal abov e window
Signal inside win dow
Signal below windo w
27.2 Overview
XMEGA A4 features two Analog Comparators (AC). An Analog Comparator compares two volt-
ages, and the output indicates which input is largest. The Analog Comparator may be configured
to give interrupt requests and/or events upon several different combinations of input change.
Both hysteresis and propagation delays may be adjusted in order to find the optimal operation
for each application.
A wide range of input selection is available, both external pins and several internal signals can
be used.
The Analog Comparators are always grouped in pairs (AC0 and AC1) on each analog port. They
have identical behavio r but separate control registers.
Optionally, the state of the comparator is directly available on a pin.
PORTA has one AC pair. Notation of this peripheral is ACA.
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Figure 27-1. Analog comparator overview
AC0
+
-
Pin inputs
Internal inputs
Pin inputs
Internal inputs
VCC scaled Interrupt
sensitivity
control
Interrupts
AC1
+
-
Pin inputs
Internal inputs
Pin inputs
Internal inputs
VCC scaled
Events
Pin 0 output
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27.3 Input Selection
The Analog comparators have a very flexible input selection and the two comparators grouped
in a pair may be used to realize a window function. One pair of analog comparator s is shown in
Figure 27-1 on page 45.
Input selection from pin
Pin 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 selectable to positive input of analog comparator
Pin 0, 1, 3, 5, 7 selectable to negative input of analog comparator
Internal signals available on positive analog comparator inputs
Output from 12-bit DAC
Internal signals available on negative analog com parator inputs
64-level scaler of the VCC, available on negativ e analo g co mparator input
Bandgap voltage reference
Output from 12-bit DAC
27.4 Window Function
The window function is realized by connecting th e exter nal inputs of the two analog co mparators
in a pair as shown in Figure 27-2.
Figure 27-2. Analog comparator window function
AC0
+
-
AC1
+
-
Input signal
Upper limit of window
Lower limit of window
Interrupt
sensitivity
control
Interrupts
Events
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28. OCD - On-chip Debug
28.1 Features
Complete Program Flow Control
Go, Stop, Reset, Step into, Step over, Step out, Run-to-Cursor
Debugging on C and hig h- le ve l la ng uage source code lev e l
Debugging on Assembler an d disassembler level
1 dedicated program ad dress or source level breakpoint for AVR Studio / debugger
4 Hardware Breakpoints
Unlimited Number of User Program Breakpoints
Unlimited Number of User Data Breakpoints, with break on:
Data location read, write or both read and write
Data location content equal or not equal to a value
Data location content is greater or less than a value
Data location content is within or outside a range
Bits of a data location are equal or not e qua l to a val ue
Non-Intrusive Operation
No hardware or software resources in the device are used
High Speed Operation
No limitation on debug/programming clock frequency vers us system clock frequency
28.2 Overview
The XMEGA A4 has a powerful On-Chip Deb ug (OCD) system that - i n combination with Atm el’s
development tools - provides all the necessary functions to debug an application. It has support
for program and data br eakp oints, and ca n debug an applicatio n from C and high level langu age
source code level, as well as assembler and disassembler level. It has full Non-Intrusive Opera-
tion and no hardware or software resources in the device are used. The ODC system is
accessed through an extern al debugging tool which connects to the PDI physical interface.
Refer to ”Program and Debug Interfaces” on page 48.
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29. Program and Debug Interfaces
29.1 Features
PDI - Program and Debug Interface (Atmel proprietary 2-pin interface)
Access to the OCD system
Programming of Flash, EEPROM, Fuses and Lock Bits
29.2 Overview
The programming and debug facilities are accessed through PDI physical interface. The PDI
physical interface uses one dedicated pin togethe r with the Reset pin, and no general purpose
pins are used .
29.3 PDI - Program and Debug Interface
The PDI is an Atmel proprietary protocol for communication between the microcontroller and
Atmel’s development tools.
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30. Pinout and Pin Functions
The pinout of XMEGA A4 is shown in ”Pinout/Block Diagram” on page 3. In addition to gene ral
I/O functionality, each pin may have several functions. This will depend on which peripheral is
enabled and connected to the actual pin. Only one of the alternate pin functions can be used at
time.
30.1 Alternate Pin Functions Description
The tables below shows the notation for all pin functions available and describe their functions.
30.1.1 Operation/Power Supply
30.1.2 Port Interrupt functions
30.1.3 Analog functions
30.1.4 Timer/Coun ter and AWEX functions
VCC Digital supply voltage
AVCC Analog supply voltage
GND Ground
SYNC Port pin with full synchronous and limited asynchronous interrupt function
ASYNC Port pin with full synchrono us and full asynchronous interrupt function
ACn Analog Comparator input pin n
AC0OUT Analog Comparator 0 Output
ADCn Analog to Digital Converter input pin n
DACn Digital to Analog Converter output pin n
AREF Analog Reference input pin
OCnx Output Compare Channel x for Timer/Counter n
OCnx Inverted Output Compare Channel x for Timer/Counter n
OCnxLS Output Compare Channel x Low Side for Timer/Counter n
OCnxHS Output Compare Channel x High Side for Timer/Counter n
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30.1.5 Communication functions
30.1.6 Oscillators, Clock and Event
30.1.7 Debug/System functions
SCL Serial Clock for TWI
SDA Serial Data for TWI
XCKn Transfer Clock for USART n
RXDn Receiver Data for USART n
TXDn Transmitter Data for USART n
SS Slave Select for SPI
MOSI Master Out Slave In for SPI
MISO Master In Slave Out for SPI
SCK Serial Clock for SPI
TOSCn Timer Oscillator pin n
XTALn Input/Output for inverting Oscillator pin n
RESET Reset pin
PDI_CLK Program and Debug Interface Clock pin
PDI_DATA Program and Debug Interface Data pin
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30.2 Alternate Pin Functions
The tables below shows the main and alternate pin functions for all pins on each port. It also
shows which peripheral which make use of or enable the alternate pin function.
Table 30-1. Port A - Alternate functions
PORTA PIN # INTERRUPT ADCA POS ADCA NEG ADCA
GAINPOS ADCA
GAINNEG ACA POS ACA NEG ACA OUT REF
GND 38
AVCC 39
PA0 40 SYNC ADC0 ADC0 ADC0 AC0 AC0 AREF
PA1 41 SYNC ADC1 ADC1 ADC1 AC1 AC1
PA2 42 SYNC/ASYNC ADC2 ADC2 ADC2 AC2
PA3 43 SYNC ADC3 ADC3 ADC3 AC3 AC3
PA4 44 SYNC ADC4 ADC4 ADC4 AC4
PA5 1 SYNC ADC5 ADC5 ADC5 AC5 AC5
PA6 2 SYNC ADC6 ADC6 ADC6 AC6
PA7 3 SYNC ADC7 ADC7 ADC7 AC7 AC0 OUT
Table 30-2. Port B - Alternate functions
PORTB PIN # INTERRUPT ADCA POS DACB REF
PB0 4SYNCADC8 AREF
PB1 5SYNCADC9
PB2 6 SYNC/ASYNC ADC10 DAC0
PB3 7 SYNC ADC11 DAC1
Table 30-3. Port C - Alternate functions
PORTC PIN # INTERRUPT TCC0 AWEXC TCC1 USARTC0 USARTC1 SPI TWIC CLOCKOUT EVENTOUT
GND 8
VCC 9
PC0 10 SYNC OC0A OC0ALS SDA
PC1 11 SYNC OC0B OC0AHS XCK0 SCL
PC2 12 SYNC/ASYNC OC0C OC0BLS RXD0
PC3 13 SYNC OC0D OC0BHS TXD0
PC4 14 SYNC OC0CLS OC1A SS
PC5 15 SYNC OC0CHS OC1B XCK1 MOSI
PC6 16 SYNC OC0DLS RXD1 MISO
PC7 17 SYNC OC0DHS TXD1 SCK CLKOUT EVOUT
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Table 30-4. Port D - Alternate functions
PORTD PIN # INTERRUPT TCD0 TCD1 USARTD0 USARTD1 SPID CLOCKOUT EVENTOUT
GND 18
VCC 19
PD0 20 SYNC OC0A
PD1 21 SYNC OC0B XCK0
PD2 22 SYNC/ASYNC OC0C RXD0
PD3 23 SYNC OC0D TXD0
PD4 24 SYNC OC1A SS
PD5 25 SYNC OC1B XCK1 MOSI
PD6 26 SYNC RXD1 MISO
PD7 27 SYNC TXD1 SCK CLKOUT EVOUT
Table 30-5. Port E - Alternate functions
PORT E PIN # INTERRUPT TCE0 USARTE0 TWIE
PE0 28 SYNC OC0A SDA
PE1 29 SYNC OC0B XCK0 SCL
GND 30
VCC 31
PE2 32 SYNC/ASYNC OC0C RXD0
PE3 33 SYNC OC0D TXD0
Table 30-6. Port R - Alternate functions
PORTR PIN # XTAL PDI TOSC
PDI 34 PDI_DATA
RESET 35 PDI_CLK
PR0 36 XTAL2 TOSC2
PR1 37 XTAL1 TOSC1
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31. Peripheral Module Address Map
The address maps sh ow the base address for each pe ripheral and module in XMEG A A4. For
complete regist er description and sum mary for each peripheral mo dule, refer to the XM EGA A
Manual.
Base Address Name Description
0x0000 GPIO General Purpose IO Registers
0x0010 VPORT0 Virtual Port 0
0x0014 VPORT1 Virtual Port 1
0x0018 VPORT2 Virtual Port 2
0x001C VPORT3 Virtual Port 2
0x0030 CPU CPU
0x0040 CLK Clock Control
0x0048 SLEEP Sleep Controller
0x0050 OSC Oscillator Control
0x0060 DFLLRC32M DFLL for the 32 MHz Internal RC Oscillator
0x0068 DFLLRC2M DFLL for the 2 MHz RC Oscillator
0x0070 PR Power Reduction
0x0078 RST Reset Controller
0x0080 WDT Watch-Dog Timer
0x0090 MCU MCU Control
0x00A0 PMIC Programmable MUltilevel Interrupt Controller
0x00B0 PORTCFG Port Configuration
0x00C0 AES AES Module
0x0100 DMA DMA Controller
0x0180 EVSYS Event System
0x01C0 NVM Non Volatile Memory (NVM) Controller
0x0200 ADCA Analog to Digital Converter on port A
0x0320 DACB Digital to Analog Converter on port B
0x0380 ACA Analog Comparator pair on port A
0x0400 RTC Real Time Counter
0x0480 TWIC Two Wire Interface on port C
0x04A0 TWIE Two Wire Interface on port E
0x0600 PORTA Port A
0x0620 PORTB Port B
0x0640 PORTC Port C
0x0660 PORTD Port D
0x0680 PORTE Port E
0x07E0 PORTR Port R
0x0800 TCC0 Timer/Counter 0 on port C
0x0840 TCC1 Timer/Counter 1 on port C
0x0880 AWEXC Advance d Waveform Extension on port C
0x0890 HIRESC High Resolution Extension on port C
0x08A0 USARTC0 USART 0 on port C
0x08B0 USARTC1 USART 1 on port C
0x08C0 S PIC Serial Peripheral Interface on port C
0x08F8 IRCOM Infrared Communication Module
0x0900 TCD0 Timer/Counter 0 on port D
0x0940 TCD1 Timer/Counter 1 on port D
0x0990 HIRESD High Resolution Extension on port D
0x09A0 USARTD0 USART 0 on port D
0x09B0 USARTD1 USART 1 on port D
0x09C0 S PID Serial Peripheral Interface on port D
0x0A00 TCE0 Timer/Counter 0 on port E
0x0A90 HIRESE High Resolution Extension on port E
0x0AA0 USARTE0 USART 0 on port E
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32. Instruction Set Summary
Mnemonics Operands Description Operation Flags #Clocks
Arithmetic and Logic Instructions
ADD Rd, Rr Add without Carry Rd Rd + Rr Z,C,N,V,S,H 1
ADC Rd, Rr Add with Carry Rd Rd + Rr + C Z,C,N,V,S,H 1
ADIW Rd, K Add Immediate to Word Rd Rd + 1:Rd + K Z,C,N,V,S 2
SUB Rd, Rr Subtract without Carry Rd Rd - Rr Z,C,N,V,S,H 1
SUBI Rd, K Subtract Immediate Rd Rd - K Z,C,N,V,S ,H 1
SBC Rd, Rr Subtract wi th Ca rry Rd Rd - Rr - C Z,C,N,V,S,H 1
SBCI Rd, K Subtract Immediate with Carry Rd Rd - K - C Z,C,N,V,S,H 1
SBIW Rd, K Subtract Immediate from Word Rd + 1:Rd Rd + 1:Rd - K Z,C,N,V,S 2
AND Rd, Rr Logical AND Rd Rd Rr Z,N,V,S 1
ANDI Rd, K Logical AND with Immediate Rd Rd K Z,N,V,S 1
OR Rd, Rr Logical OR Rd Rd v Rr Z,N,V,S 1
ORI Rd, K Logical OR with Immediate Rd Rd v K Z,N,V,S 1
EOR Rd, Rr Exclusive OR Rd Rd Rr Z,N,V,S 1
COM Rd One’s Complement Rd $FF - Rd Z,C,N,V,S 1
NEG Rd Two’s Complement Rd $00 - Rd Z,C,N,V,S,H 1
SBR Rd,K Set Bit(s) in Register Rd Rd v K Z,N,V,S 1
CBR Rd,K Clear Bit(s) in Register Rd Rd ($FFh - K) Z,N,V,S 1
INC Rd Increment Rd Rd + 1 Z,N, V,S 1
DEC Rd Decrement Rd Rd - 1 Z,N,V,S 1
TST Rd Test for Zero or Minus Rd Rd Rd Z,N,V,S 1
CLR Rd Clear Register Rd Rd Rd Z,N,V,S 1
SER Rd Set Register Rd $FF None 1
MUL Rd,Rr Multiply Unsigned R1:R0 Rd x Rr (UU) Z,C 2
MULS Rd,Rr Multiply Signed R1:R0 Rd x Rr (SS) Z ,C 2
MULSU Rd,Rr Multiply Signed with Unsigned R1:R0 Rd x Rr (SU) Z,C 2
FMUL Rd,Rr Fractional Multiply Unsigned R1:R0 Rd x Rr<<1 (UU) Z,C 2
FMULS Rd,Rr Fractional Multiply Signed R 1:R0 Rd x Rr<< 1 (SS) Z,C 2
FMULSU Rd,Rr Fractional Multiply Signed with Unsigned R1:R0 Rd x Rr<<1 (S U ) Z,C 2
DES K Data Encryption if (H = 0) then R15:R0
else if (H = 1) then R15:R0
Encrypt(R15:R0, K)
Decrypt(R15:R0, K) 1/2
Branch Instructions
RJMP k Relative Jump PC PC + k + 1 None 2
IJMP Indirect Jump to (Z) PC(15:0)
PC(21:16)
Z,
0None 2
EIJMP Extended Indirect Jump to (Z) PC(15:0)
PC(21:16)
Z,
EIND None 2
JMP k Jump PC k None 3
RCALL k Relative Call Subroutine PC PC + k + 1 None 2 / 3(1)
ICALL Indirect Call to (Z) PC(15:0)
PC(21:16)
Z,
0None 2 / 3(1)
EICALL Extended Indirect Call to (Z) PC(15:0)
PC(21:16)
Z,
EIND None 3(1)
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CALL k call Subroutine PC k None 3 / 4(1)
RET Subroutine Return PC STACK None 4 / 5(1)
RETI Interrupt Return PC STACK I 4 / 5(1)
CPSE Rd,Rr Compare, Skip if Equal if (Rd = Rr) PC PC + 2 or 3 None 1 / 2 / 3
CP Rd,Rr Compare Rd - Rr Z,C,N,V,S,H 1
CPC Rd,Rr Compare with Carry Rd - Rr - C Z,C,N,V,S,H 1
CPI Rd,K Compare with Immediate Rd - K Z,C,N,V,S,H 1
SBRC Rr, b Skip if Bit in Register Cleared if (Rr(b) = 0) PC PC + 2 or 3 None 1 / 2 / 3
SBRS Rr, b Skip if Bit in Register Set if (Rr(b) = 1) PC PC + 2 or 3 None 1 / 2 / 3
SBIC A, b Skip if Bit in I/O Register Cleared if (I/O(A,b) = 0) PC PC + 2 or 3 None 2 / 3 / 4
SBIS A, b Skip if Bit in I/O Register Set If (I/O(A,b) =1) PC PC + 2 or 3 None 2 / 3 / 4
BRBS s, k Branch if Status Flag Set if (SREG(s) = 1) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRBC s, k Branch if Status Flag Cleared if (SREG(s) = 0) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BREQ k Branch if Equal if (Z = 1) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRNE k Branch if Not Equal if (Z = 0) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRCS k Branch if Carry Set if (C = 1) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRCC k Branch if Carry Cleared if (C = 0) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRSH k Branch if Same or Higher if (C = 0) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRLO k Branch if Lower if (C = 1) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRMI k Branch if Minus if (N = 1) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRPL k Branch if Plus if (N = 0) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRGE k Branch if Greater or Equal, Signed if (N V= 0) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRLT k Branch if Less Than, Signed if (N V= 1) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRHS k Branch if Half Carry Flag Set if (H = 1) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRHC k Branch if Half Carry Flag Cleared if (H = 0) then PC PC + k + 1 N one 1 / 2
BRTS k Branch if T Flag Set if (T = 1) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRTC k Branch if T Flag Cleared if (T = 0) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRVS k Branch if Overflow Flag is Set if (V = 1) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRVC k Branch if Overflow Flag is Cleared if (V = 0) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRIE k Branch if Interrupt Enabled if (I = 1) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
BRID k Branch if Interrupt Disabled if (I = 0) then PC PC + k + 1 None 1 / 2
Data Transfer Instructions
MOV Rd, Rr Copy Register Rd Rr None 1
MOVW Rd, Rr Copy Register Pair Rd+1:Rd Rr+1:Rr None 1
LDI Rd, K Load Immediate Rd K None 1
LDS Rd, k Load Direct from data sp ace Rd (k) None 2(1)(2)
LD Rd, X Load Indirect Rd (X) None 1(1)(2)
LD Rd, X+ Load Indirect and Post-Increment Rd
X
(X)
X + 1 None 1(1)(2)
LD Rd, -X Load Indirect and Pre-Decrement X X - 1,
Rd (X)
X - 1
(X) None 2(1)(2)
LD Rd, Y Load Indirect Rd (Y) (Y) None 1(1)(2)
LD Rd, Y+ Load Indirect and Post-Increment Rd
Y
(Y)
Y + 1 None 1(1)(2)
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LD Rd, -Y Load Indirect and Pre-Decrement Y
Rd
Y - 1
(Y) None 2(1)(2)
LDD Rd, Y+q Load Indirect with Displacement Rd (Y + q) None 2(1)(2)
LD Rd, Z Load Indirect Rd (Z) None 1(1)(2)
LD Rd, Z+ Load Indirect and Post-Increment Rd
Z
(Z),
Z+1 None 1(1)(2)
LD Rd, -Z Load Indirect and Pre-Decrement Z
Rd
Z - 1,
(Z) None 2(1)(2)
LDD Rd, Z+q Load Indirect with Displacement Rd (Z + q) None 2(1)(2)
STS k, Rr Store Direct to Data Space (k) Rd None 2(1)
ST X, Rr Store Indirect (X) Rr None 1(1)
ST X+, Rr Store Indirect and Post-Increment (X)
X
Rr,
X + 1 None 1(1)
ST -X, Rr Store Indirect and Pre-Decrement X
(X)
X - 1,
Rr None 2(1)
ST Y, Rr Store Indirect (Y) Rr None 1(1)
ST Y+, Rr Store Indirect and Post-Increment (Y)
Y
Rr,
Y + 1 None 1(1)
ST -Y, Rr Store Indirect and Pre-Decrement Y
(Y)
Y - 1,
Rr None 2(1)
STD Y+q, Rr Store Indirect with Displacement (Y + q) Rr None 2(1)
ST Z, Rr Store Indirect (Z) Rr None 1(1)
ST Z+, Rr Store Indirect and Post-Increment (Z)
Z
Rr
Z + 1 None 1(1)
ST -Z, Rr Store Indirect and Pre-Decrement Z Z - 1 None 2(1)
STD Z+q,Rr Store Indirect with Displacement (Z + q) Rr None 2(1)
LPM Load Program Memory R0 (Z) None 3
LPM Rd, Z Load Program Memory Rd (Z) None 3
LPM Rd, Z+ Load Program Memory and Post-Increment Rd
Z
(Z),
Z + 1 None 3
ELPM Extended Load Program Memory R0 (RAMPZ:Z) None 3
ELPM Rd, Z Extended Load Program Memory Rd (RAMPZ:Z) None 3
ELPM Rd, Z+ Extended Load Program Memory and Post-
Increment Rd
Z
(RAMPZ:Z),
Z + 1 None 3
SPM Store Program Memory (RAMP Z:Z) R1:R0 None -
SPM Z+ Store Program Memory and Post-Increment
by 2 (RAMPZ:Z)
Z
R1:R0,
Z + 2 None -
IN Rd, A In From I/O Location Rd I/O(A) None 1
OUT A, Rr Out To I/O Location I/O(A) Rr None 1
PUSH Rr Push Register on Stack STACK Rr None 1(1)
POP Rd Pop Register from Stack Rd STACK None 2(1)
Bit and Bit-test Instructions
LSL Rd Logical Shift Left Rd(n+1)
Rd(0)
C
Rd(n),
0,
Rd(7)
Z,C,N,V,H 1
LSR Rd Logical Shift Right Rd(n)
Rd(7)
C
Rd(n+1),
0,
Rd(0)
Z,C,N,V 1
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Notes: 1. Cycle times for Data memory accesses assume internal memory accesses, and are not valid
for accesses via th e external RAM interf a ce.
2. One extra cycle must be added when accessing Internal SRAM.
ROL Rd Rotate Left Through Car ry Rd(0)
Rd(n+1)
C
C,
Rd(n),
Rd(7)
Z,C,N,V,H 1
ROR Rd Rotate Right Through Carry Rd(7)
Rd(n)
C
C,
Rd(n+1),
Rd(0)
Z,C,N,V 1
ASR Rd Arithmeti c Shift Right Rd(n) Rd(n+1), n=0..6 Z,C,N,V 1
SWAP Rd Swap Nibbles Rd(3..0) Rd(7..4) None 1
BSET s Flag Set SREG(s) 1SREG(s)1
BCLR s Flag Clear SREG(s) 0SREG(s)1
SBI A, b Set Bit in I/O Register I/O(A, b) 1 None 1
CBI A, b Clear Bit in I/O Register I/O(A, b) 0 None 1
BST Rr, b Bit Store from Register to T T Rr(b) T 1
BLD Rd, b Bit load from T to Register Rd(b) T None 1
SEC Set Carry C 1C1
CLC Clear Carry C 0C1
SEN Set Negative Flag N 1N1
CLN Clear Negative Flag N 0N1
SEZ Set Zero Flag Z 1Z1
CLZ Clear Zero Flag Z 0Z1
SEI Global Interrupt Enable I 1I1
CLI Global Interrupt Disable I 0I1
SES Set Signed Test Flag S 1S1
CLS Clear Signed Test Flag S 0S1
SEV Set Two’s Complement Overflow V 1V1
CLV Clear Two’s Complement Overflow V 0V1
SET Set T in SREG T 1T1
CLT Clear T in SREG T 0T1
SEH Set Half Carry Flag in SREG H 1H1
CLH Clear Half Carry Flag in SREG H 0H1
MCU Control Instructions
BREAK Break (See specific descr. for BREAK) None 1
NOP No Operation None 1
SLEEP Sleep (see specific descr. for Sleep) None 1
WDR Watchdog Reset (see specific descr. for WDR) None 1
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33. Packaging information
33.1 44A
2325 Orchard Parkway
San Jose, CA 95131
TITLE DRAWING NO.
R
REV.
44A, 44-lead, 10 x 10mm body size, 1.0mm body thickness,
0.8 mm lead pitch, thin profile plastic quad flat package (TQFP) C
44A
2010-10-20
PIN 1 IDENTIFIER
0°~7°
PIN 1
L
C
A1 A2 A
D1
D
e
E1 E
B
COMMON DIMENSIONS
(Unit of Measure = mm)
SYMBOL MIN NOM MAX NOTE
Notes:
1. This package conforms to JEDEC reference MS-026, Variation ACB.
2. Dimensions D1 and E1 do not include mold protrusion. Allowable
protrusion is 0.25mm per side. Dimensions D1 and E1 are maximum
plastic body size dimensions including mold mismatch.
3. Lead coplanarity is 0.10mm maximum.
A 1.20
A1 0.05 0.15
A2 0.95 1.00 1.05
D 11.75 12.00 12.25
D1 9.90 10.00 10.10 Note 2
E 11.75 12.00 12.25
E1 9.90 10.00 10.10 Note 2
B 0.30 0.45
C 0.09 0.20
L 0.45 0.75
e 0.80 TYP
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33.2 44M1
TITLE DRAWING NO.GPC REV.
Package Drawing Contact:
packagedrawings@atmel.com 44M1ZWS H
44M1, 44-pad, 7 x 7 x 1.0mm body, lead
pitch 0.50mm, 5.20mm exposed pad, thermally
enhanced plastic very thin quad flat no
lead package (VQFN)
9/26/08
COMMON DIMENSIONS
(Unit of Measure = mm)
SYMBOL MIN NOM MAX NOTE
A 0.80 0.90 1.00
A1 0.02 0.05
A3 0.20 REF
b 0.18 0.23 0.30
D
D2 5.00 5.20 5.40
6.90 7.00 7.10
6.90 7.00 7.10
E
E2 5.00 5.20 5.40
e 0.50 BSC
L 0.59 0.64 0.69
K 0.20 0.26 0.41
Note: JEDEC Standard MO-220, Fig. 1 (SAW Singulation) VKKD-3.
TOP VIEW
SIDE VIEW
BOTTOM VIEW
D
E
Marked Pin# 1 ID
E2
D2
be
Pin #1 Corner
L
A1
A3
A
SEATING PLANE
Pin #1
Triangle
Pin #1
Chamfer
(C 0.30)
Option A
Option B
Pin #1
Notch
(0.20 R)
Option C
K
K
1
2
3
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33.3 49C2
TITLE DRAWING NO. GPC REV.
Package Drawing Contact:
packagedrawings@atmel.com 49C2 CBD A
49C2, 49-ball (7 x 7 array), 0.65mm pitch,
5.0 x 5.0 x 1.0mm, very thin, fine-pitch
ball grid array package (VFBGA)
3/14/08
COMMON DIMENSIONS
(Unit of Measure = mm)
SYMBOL MIN NOM MAX NOTE
A – 1.00
A1 0.20 –
A2 0.65 –
D 4.90 5.00 5.10
D1 3.90 BSC
E 4.90 5.00 5.10
E1 3.90 BSC
b 0.30 0.35 0.40
e 0.65 BSC
TOP VIEW
SIDE VIEW
A1 BALL ID
G
F
E
D
C
B
A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
A
A1
A2
D
E
0.10
E1
D1
49 - Ø0.35 ±0.05
e
A1 BALL CORNER
BOTTOM VIEW
b e
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34. Electrical Characteristics
All typical values are measured at T = 25C unless other temperature condition is give n. All min-
imum and maximum values are valid across operating tem perature and voltage unless other
conditions are given.
34.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings*
34.2 DC Characteristics
Operating Tempe ra tu r e............... .............. .. ... -55C to +125C*NOTICE: Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute
Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent dam-
age to the device. This is a stress rating only and
functional operat ion of the device at these or
other conditions beyond those indicated in the
operational sections of this specification is not
implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating
conditions for extended periods may affect
device reliability.
Storage Temperature..................................... -65C to +150C
Voltage on any Pin with respect to Ground..-0.5V to VCC+0.5V
Maximum Operating Voltage ............................................ 3.6V
DC Current per I/O Pin............................................... 20.0 mA
DC Current VCC and GND Pins................................ 200.0 mA
Table 34-1. Curren t Co nsu m pt ion
Symbol Parameter Condition Min. Typ. Max. Units
ICC
Power Supply Current(1)
Active
32 kHz, Ext. Clk VCC = 1.8V 30
µA
VCC = 3.0V 75
1 MHz, Ext. Clk VCC = 1.8V 260
VCC = 3.0V 570
2 MHz, Ext. Clk VCC = 1.8V 510 690
VCC = 3.0V 1.1 1.49 mA
32 MHz, Ext. Clk VCC = 3.0V 11.4 13
Idle
32 kHz, Ext. Clk VCC = 1.8V 2.8
µA
VCC = 3.0V 4.8
1 MHz, Ext. Clk VCC = 1.8V 80
VCC = 3.0V 150
2 MHz, Ext. Clk VCC = 1.8V 160 225
VCC = 3.0V 295 390
32 MHz, Ext. Clk VCC = 3.0V 4.8 6 mA
Power-down mode
All Functions Disabled, T = 25°C VCC = 3.0V 0.1 3
µA
All Functions Disabled, T = 85°C VCC = 3.0V 1.5 5
ULP, WDT, Sampled BOD, T = 25°C VCC = 1.8V 1.1 6
VCC = 3.0V 1.1 6
ULP, WDT, Sampled BOD, T= 85°C VCC = 3.0V 2.6 10
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Note: 1. All Power Reduction Registers set.
2. All parameters measured as the difference in current consumption between module enabled and disabled. All data at
VCC =3.0V, Clk
SYS = 1 MHz External clock with no prescaling.
ICC
Power-save mode RTC 1 kHz from Low Power 32 kHz
TOSC, T = 2C VCC = 1.8V 0.5 4
µA
VCC = 3.0V 0.7 4
RTC from Low Power 32 kHz TOSC VCC = 3.0V 1.16
Reset Current
Consumption without Reset pul l -up resistor current VCC = 3.0V 505
Module current consumption(2)
ICC
RC32M 470
µA
RC32M w/DFLL Internal 32.768 kHz oscillator as DFLL source 600
RC2M 112
RC2M w/DFLL Internal 32.768 kHz oscillator as DFLL source 145
RC32K 30
PLL Multiplication factor = 10x 225
Watchdog normal mode 0.9
BOD Continuous mode 120
BOD Sampled mode 1
Internal 1.00 V ref 80
Temperature reference 80
RTC with int. 32 kHz RC
as source No prescaling 30
RTC with ULP as source No prescaling 0.9
ADC 250 kS/s - Int. 1V Ref 2.9
mADAC Normal Mode Single channel, Int. 1V Ref 2.4
DAC Low-Power Mode Single channel, Int. 1V Ref 1.1
AC High-speed 280
µA
AC Low-power 110
USART Rx and Tx enabled, 9600 BAUD 5.3
DMA 95
Timer/Counter Prescaler DIV1 19
AES 140
Flash/EEPROM
Programming Vcc = 2V 13 mA
Vcc = 3V 18
Table 34-1. Curr en t Co nsu m pt ion (Co nt i nu ed )
Symbol Parameter Condition Min. Typ. Max. Units
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34.3 Speed
The maximum CPU clock frequency of the XMEGA A4 devices is depending on VCC. As shown
in Figure 34-1 on page 63 the Frequency vs. VCC curve is linear between 1.8V < VCC <2.7V.
Figure 34-1. Operating Frequency vs.Vcc
Table 34-2. Operating voltage and frequency
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
ClkCPU CPU clock frequency
VCC = 1.6V 0 12
MHz
VCC = 1.8V 0 12
VCC = 2.7V 0 32
VCC = 3.6V 0 32
1.8
12
32
MHz
V
2.7 3.6
1.6
Safe Operating Area
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34.4 Flash and EEPROM Memory Characteristics
Notes: 1. Programming is ti med from the internal 2 MHz oscillator.
2. EEPROM is not erased if the EESAVE fuse is programmed.
Table 34-3. Endurance and Data Retention
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
Flash
Write/Erase cycles 25°C 10K Cycle
85°C 10K
Data retention 25°C 100 Year
55°C 25
EEPROM
Write/Erase cycles 25°C 80K Cycle
85°C 30K
Data retention 25°C 100 Year
55°C 25
Table 34-4. Programming time
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ(1) Max Units
Chip Erase Flash, EEPROM(2) and SRAM Erase 40
ms
Flash
Page Erase 6
Page Write 6
Page WriteAutomatic Page Erase and Write 12
EEPROM
Page Erase 6
Page Write 6
Page WriteAutomatic Page Erase and Write 12
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34.5 ADC Characteristics
Note: 1. Refer to ”Bandgap Characteristics” on page 66 for more parameter details.
Table 34-5. ADC Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
RES Resolution Programmable: 8/12 8 12 12 Bits
INL Integral Non-Linearity 500 ksps -5 ±2 5 LSB
DNL Differential Non-L inearity 500 ksps < ±1
Gain Error < ±10 mV
Offset Error < ±2
ADCclk ADC Clock frequency Max is 1/4 of Peripheral Clock 2000 kHz
Conversion rate 2000 ksps
Conversion time
(propagation delay) (RES+2)/2+GAIN
RES = 8 or 12, GAIN = 0 or 1 578
ADCclk
cycles
Sampling Time 1/2 ADCclk cycle 0.25 uS
Conversion range 0 VREF
VAVCC Analog Supply Voltage Vcc-0.3 Vcc+0.3
VREF Reference voltage 1.0 Vcc-0.6V
Input bandwidth kHz
INT1V Internal 1.00V reference(1) 1.00
VINTVCC Internal VCC/1.6 VCC/1.6
SCALEDVCC Scaled internal VCC/10 input VCC/10
RAREF Reference input resistance > 10 M
Start-up time 12 24 ADCclk
cycles
Internal input sampling speed Temp. sensor, VCC/10, Bandgap 100 ksps
Table 34-6. ADC Gain Stage Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
Gain error 1 to 64 gain < ±1 %
Offset error < ±1
mV
Vrms Noise level at input 64x gain VREF = Int. 1V 0.12
VREF = Ext. 2V 0.06
Clock rate Same as ADC 1000 kHz
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34.6 DAC Characteristics
34.7 Analog Comparator Characteristics
34.8 Ban dgap Characteristics
Table 34-7. DAC Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
INL Integral Non-Linearity VCC = 1.6-3.6V VREF = Ext. ref ±5
LSB
DNL Differential Non-Linearity VCC = 1.6-3.6V VREF = Ext. ref <±1
VREF= AVCC
Fclk Conversion rate 1000 ksps
AREF External reference voltage 1.1 AVCC-0.6 V
Reference input impedance >10 M
Max output voltage Rload=100kAVCC*0.98 V
Min output voltage Rload=100k<0.030
Offset factory calibration accuracy Continues mode, VCC=3.0V,
VREF = Int 1.00V, T=85°C ±0.5 LSB
Gain factory calibration accuracy ±2.5
Table 34-8. Analog Comparator Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
Voff Input Offset Voltage VCC = 1.6 - 3.6V < ±10 mV
Ilk Input Leakage Current VCC = 1.6 - 3.6V < 1000 pA
Vhys1 Hysteresis, No VCC = 1.6 - 3.6V 0 mV
Vhys2 Hysteresis, Small VCC = 1.6 - 3.6V mode = HS 20 mV
Vhys3 Hysteresis, Large VCC = 1.6 - 3.6V mode = HS 40
tdelay Propagation delay VCC = 3.0V, T= 85°C mode = HS 90 ns
VCC = 1.6 - 3.6V mode = LP 175
Table 34-9. Bandgap Voltage Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
Bandgap Startup Time As reference to ADC or DAC 1 Clk_PER + 2.5µs µs
As input to AC or ADC 1.5
Bandgap voltage 1.1
V
ADC/DAC ref T= 85°C, After calibration 0.99 1 1.01
1
Variation over voltage and temperature VCC = 1.6 - 3.6V, TA = -40C to
85C±2 %
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34.9 Brownout Detection Characteristics
Note: 1. BOD is calibrated at 85°C within BOD level 0 value s, and BOD level 0 is the default level.
34.10 PAD Characteristics
Table 34-10. Brownout Detection Characteristics (1)
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
BOD level 0 falling Vcc 1.62 1.63 1.7
V
BOD level 1 falling Vcc 1.9
BOD level 2 falling Vcc 2.17
BOD level 3 falling Vcc 2.43
BOD level 4 falling Vcc 2.68
BOD level 5 falling Vcc 2.96
BOD level 6 falling Vcc 3.22
BOD level 7 falling Vcc 3.49
Hysteresis BOD level 0-5 1 %
Table 34-11. PAD Ch ar ac te rist ics
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
VIH Input High Volt age VCC = 2.4 - 3.6V 0.7*VCC VCC+0.5
V
VCC = 1.6 - 2.4V 0.8*VCC VCC+0.5
VIL Input Low Voltage VCC = 2.4 - 3.6V -0.5 0.3*VCC
VCC = 1.6 - 2.4V -0.5 0.2*VCC
VOL Output Low Voltage GPIO
IOH = 15 mA, VCC = 3. 3V 0.4 0.76
IOH = 10 mA, VCC = 3. 0V 0.3 0.64
IOH = 5 mA, VCC = 1.8V 0.2 0.46
VOH Output High Voltage GPIO
IOH = -8 mA, VCC = 3.3V 2.6 3.0
IOH = -6 mA, VCC = 3.0V 2.1 2.7
IOH = -2 mA, VCC = 1.8V 1.4 1.6
IIL Input Leakage Current I/O pin <0.001 1 µA
IIH Input Leakage Current I/O pin <0.001 1
RPI/O pin Pull/Buss keeper Resistor T= -40°C to 85°C 20 k
RRST Reset pin Pull-up Resistor T= -40°C to 85°C 20
Input hysteresi s VCC = 1.6 V - 3.6 V, T= -40°C to 85°C 0.5 V
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34.11 POR Characteristics
34.12 Reset Characteristics
34.13 Oscillator Characteristics
Table 34-12. Power-on Reset Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
VPOT- POR threshold voltage falling VCC VCC falls faster than 1V/ms 0.4 0.8
VCC falls at 1V/ms or slower 0.8 1.3 V
VPOT+ POR threshold voltage rising VCC 1.3 1.59
Table 34-13. Reset Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
Minimum reset pulse width 90 ns
Reset threshold voltage VCC = 2.7 - 3.6V 0.45*VCC V
VCC = 1.6 - 2.7V 0.42*VCC
Table 34-14. Internal 32.768 kHz Oscillator Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
Accuracy T = 85C, VCC = 3V,
After production calibration -0.5 0.5 %
Table 34-15. Internal 2 MHz Oscillator Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
Accuracy T = 85C, VCC = 3V,
After production calibration -1.5 1.5 %
DFLL Calibration step size T = 25C, VCC = 3V 0.15
Table 34-16. Internal 32 MHz Oscillator Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
Accuracy T = 85C, VCC = 3V,
After production calibration -1.5 1.5 %
DFLL Calibration stepsize T = 25C, V CC = 3V 0.2
Table 34-17. Internal 32 kHz, ULP Oscillator Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
Output frequency 32 kHz ULP OSC T = 85C, V CC = 3.0V 26 kHz
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Note: 1. See Figure 34-2 on page 69 for definition
Figure 34-2. TOSC input capacitance
The input capacitance between the TOSC pins is CL1 + CL2 in series as seen from the crystal
when oscillating without external capacitors.
Notes: 1. Non-prescaled System Clock source.
2. T ime from pin change on external interrupt pin to first available clock cycle. Additional interrupt response time is minimum 5
system clock source cycles.
Table 34-18. External 32.768kHz Crystal Oscillator and TOSC characteristics
Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Units
SF Safety factor Capacitive load matched to crystal
specification 3
ESR/R1Recommended crystal equivalent
series resistance (ESR) Crystal load capacitance 6.5pF 60 k
Crystal load capacitance 9.0pF 35
CIN_TOSC Input capacitance between TOSC
pins Normal mode 4.7 pF
Low power mode 5.2
CL1 CL2
TOSC1 TOSC2
Device internal
External
32.768 KHz crystal
Table 34-19. Device wake-up time from sleep
Symbol Parameter Condition(1) Min Typ(2) Max Units
Idle Sleep, St andby and Extended
Standby sleep mode
Int. 32.768 kHz RC 130
µS
Int. 2 MHz RC 2
Ext. 2 MHz Clock 2
Int. 32 MHz RC 0.17
Power-save and Power-down
Sleep mode
Int. 32.768 kHz RC 320
Int. 2 MHz RC 10.3
Ext. 2 MHz Clock 4.5
Int. 32 MHz RC 5.8
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35. Typical Characteristics
35.1 Active Supply Current
Figure 35-1. Active Supply Current vs. Frequency
fSYS = 0 - 1.0 MHz External clock, T = 25°C.
Figure 35-2. Active Supply Current vs. Frequency
fSYS = 1 - 32 MHz External clock, T = 25°C.
3.3 V
3.0 V
2.7 V
2.2 V
1.8 V
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
Frequency [MHz]
ICC [uA]
3.3 V
3.0 V
2.7 V
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
0 4 8 121620242832
Frequency [MHz]
ICC [mA]
2.2 V
1.8 V
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Figure 35-3. Active Supply Current vs. Vcc
fSYS = 1.0 MHz External Clock.
Figure 35-4. Active Supply Current vs. VCC
fSYS = 32.768 kHz internal RC.
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
ICC [uA]
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
ICC [uA]
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Figure 35-5. Active Supply Current vs. Vcc
fSYS = 2.0 MHz internal RC.
Figure 35-6. Active Supply Current vs. Vcc
fSYS = 32 MHz internal RC prescaled to 8 MHz.
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
ICC [uA]
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
ICC [mA]
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Figure 35-7. Active Supply Current vs. Vcc
fSYS = 32 MHz internal RC.
35.2 I dle Supply Current
Figure 35-8. Idle Supply Current vs. Frequency
fSYS = 0 - 1.0 MHz, T = 25°C.
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2.7 2.8 2.9 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6
VCC [V]
ICC [mA]
3.3 V
3.0 V
2.7 V
2.2 V
1.8 V
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
Frequency [MHz]
ICC [uA]
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Figure 35-9. Idle Supply Current vs. Frequency
fSYS = 1 - 32 MHz, T = 25°C.
Figure 35-10. Idle Supply Current vs. Vcc
fSYS = 1.0 MHz External Clock.
3.3 V
3.0 V
2.7 V
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32
Frequency [MHz]
ICC [mA]
2.2 V
1.8 V
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
40
80
120
160
200
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
ICC [uA]
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Figure 35-11. Idle Supply Current vs. Vcc
fSYS = 32.768 kHz internal RC.
Figure 35-12. Idle Supply Current vs. Vcc
fSYS = 2.0 MHz internal RC.
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
ICC [uA]
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
100
200
300
400
500
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
ICC [uA]
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Figure 35-13. Idle Supply Current vs. Vcc
fSYS = 32 MHz internal RC prescaled to 8 MHz.
Figure 35-14. Idle Supply Current vs. Vcc
fSYS = 32 MHz internal RC.
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
ICC [uA]
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2.7 2.8 2.9 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6
VCC [V]
ICC [mA]
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35.3 Power-down Supply Current
Figure 35-15. Power-down Supply Current vs. Temperature
Figure 35-16. Power-down Supply Current vs. Temperature
With WDT and sampled BOD enabled.
3.3 V
3.0 V
2.7 V
2.2 V
1.8 V
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Temperature [°C]
ICC [uA]
3.3 V
3.0 V
2.7 V
2.2 V
1.8 V
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Temperature [°C]
ICC [uA]
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35.4 Power-save Supply Current
Figure 35-17. Power-save Supply Current vs. Temperature
With WDT, sampled BOD and RTC from ULP enabled.
35.5 Pin Pull-up
Figure 35-18. Reset Pull-up Resistor Current vs. Reset Pin Voltage
VCC = 1.8V.
3.3 V
3.0 V
2.7 V
2.2 V
1.8 V
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Temperature [°C]
ICC [uA]
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
20
40
60
80
100
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8
VRESET [V]
IRESET [uA]
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Figure 35-19. Reset Pull-up Resistor Current vs. Reset Pin Voltage
VCC = 3.0V.
Figure 35-20. Reset Pull-up Resistor Current vs. Reset Pin Voltage
VCC = 3.3V.
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
VRESET [V]
IRESET [uA]
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
VRESET [V]
IRESET [uA]
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35.6 Pin Output Voltage vs. Sink/Source Current
Figure 35-21. I/O Pin Output Voltage vs. Source Current
Vcc = 1.8V.
Figure 35-22. I/O Pin Output Voltage vs. Source Current
Vcc = 3.0V.
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0
IPIN [mA]
VPIN [V]
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
-20 -18 -16 -14 -12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0
IPIN [mA]
VPIN [V]
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Figure 35-23. I/O Pin Output Voltage vs. Source Current
Vcc = 3.3V.
Figure 35-24. I/O Pin Output Voltage vs. Sink Current
Vcc = 1.8V.
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
-20 -18 -16 -14 -12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0
IPIN [mA]
VPIN [V]
-40 °C
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
IPIN [mA]
VPIN [V]
25°C85°C
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Figure 35-25. I/O Pin Output Voltage vs. Sink Current
Vcc = 3.0V.
Figure 35-26. I/O Pin Output Voltage vs. Sink Current
Vcc = 3.3V.
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
IPIN [mA]
VPIN [V]
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
IPIN [mA]
VPIN [V]
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35.7 Pin Thresholds and Hysteresis
Figure 35-27. I/O Pin Input Threshold Voltage vs. VCC
VIH - I/O Pin Read as “1”.
Figure 35-28. I/O Pin Input Threshold Voltage vs. VCC
VIL - I/O Pin Read as “0”.
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
Vthreshold [V]
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
Vthreshold [V]
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Figure 35-29. I/O Pin Input Hysteresis vs. VCC.
Figure 35-30. Reset Input Threshold Voltage vs. VCC
VIH - I/O Pin Read as “1”.
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
Vthreshold [V]
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
VTHRESHOLD [V]
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Figure 35-31. Reset Input Threshold Voltage vs. VCC
VIL - I/O Pin Read as “0”.
35.8 Bod Thresholds
Figure 35-32. BOD Thre sh old s vs. T em p er at ur e
BOD Level = 1.6V.
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
VTHRESHOLD [V]
Rising Vcc
Falling Vcc
1.615
1.62
1.625
1.63
1.635
1.64
1.645
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Temperature [°C]
VBOT [V]
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Figure 35-33. BOD Thre sh old s vs. T em p er at ur e
BOD Level = 2.9V.
35.9 Analog Comparator
Figure 35-34. Analog Comparator Hysteresis vs. VCC
High-speed, Small hysteresis.
Rising Vcc
Falling Vcc
2.93
2.94
2.95
2.96
2.97
2.98
2.99
3
3.01
3.02
3.03
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Temperature [°C]
VBOT [V]
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
4
8
12
16
20
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
VHYST [mV]
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Figure 35-35. Analog Comparator Hysteresis vs. VCC
High-speed, Large hysteresis.
Figure 35-36. Analog Comparator Propagation Delay vs. VCC
High-speed.
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
VHYST [mV]
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
18
36
54
72
90
108
126
144
162
180
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
tPD [ns]
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35.10 Oscillators and Wake-up Time
35.10.1 Internal 32.768 kHz Oscillator
Figure 35-37. Internal 32.768 kHz Oscillator Calibration Step Size
T = -40 to 85
C, VCC = 3V.
35.10.2 Internal 2 MHz Oscillator
Figure 35-38. Internal 2 MHz Oscillator CALA Calibration Step Size
T = -40 to 85
C, VCC = 3V.
0 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 256
RC32KCAL[7..0]
0.05 %
0.20 %
0.35 %
0.50 %
0.65 %
0.80 %
Step size: f [kHz]
-0.30 %
-0.20 %
-0.10 %
0.00 %
0.10 %
0.20 %
0.30 %
0.40 %
0.50 %
0 163248648096112128
DFLLRC2MCALA
Step size: f [MHz]
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Figure 35-39. Internal 2 MHz Oscillator CALB Calibration Step Size
T = -40 to 85
C, VCC = 3V.
35.10.3 Internal 32 MHZ Oscillator
Figure 35-40. Internal 32 MHz Oscillator CALA Calibration Step Size
T = -40 to 85
C, VCC = 3V.
0.00 %
0.50 %
1.00 %
1.50 %
2.00 %
2.50 %
3.00 %
0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64
DFLLRC2MCALB
Step size: f [MHz]
-0.20 %
-0.10 %
0.00 %
0.10 %
0.20 %
0.30 %
0.40 %
0.50 %
0.60 %
0 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128
DFLLRC32MCALA
Step size: f [MHz]
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Figure 35-41. Internal 32 MHz Oscillator CALB Calibration Step Size
T = -40 to 85
C, VCC = 3V.
35.11 Module current consumption
Figure 35-42. AC current consumption vs. Vcc
Low-power Mode.
0.00 %
0.50 %
1.00 %
1.50 %
2.00 %
2.50 %
3.00 %
0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64
DFLLRC32MCALB
Step size: f [MHz]
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
Module current consumption [uA]
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Figure 35-43. Power-up current consumption vs. Vcc
35.12 Reset Pulsewidth
Figure 35-44. Minimum Reset Pulse Width vs. Vcc
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8
VCC [V]
ICC [uA]
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
85 °C
25 °C
-40 °C
0
20
40
60
80
100
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
tRST [ns]
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35.13 PDI Speed
Figure 35-45. PDI Speed vs. Vcc
25 °C
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6
VCC [V]
fMAX [MHz]
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36. Errata
36.1 ATxmega16A4, ATxmega32A4
36.1.1 rev. A/B
Bandgap voltage input for the ACs can not be changed when used for both ACs simultaneously
VCC voltage scaler for AC is non-linear
ADC has increased INL error for some operating conditions
ADC gain stage output range is limited to 2.4 V
ADC Event on compare match non-functional
Bandgap measurement with the ADC is non-functional when VCC is below 2.7V
Accuracy lost on first three samples after switching input to ADC gain stage
Configuration of PGM and CWCM not as described in XMEGA A Manual
PWM is not restarted properly after a fault in cycle-by-cycle mode
BOD: BOD will be enabled at any reset
Sampled BOD in Active mode will cause noise when bandgap is used as reference
DAC is nonlinear and inaccurate when reference is above 2.4V or VCC - 0.6V
DAC has increased INL or noise for som e operating conditions
EEPROM page buffer always written when NVM DATA0 is written
Pending full asynchronous pin change interr upts will not wake the device
Pin configuration does not affect Analog Comparator Output
NMI Flag for Crystal Oscillator Failure automa tically cleared
Flash Power Reduction Mod e can not be enabled when entering sleep
Crystal start-up time required after power-save even if crystal is source for RTC
RTC Counter value not correctly rea d after sleep
Pending asynchronous RT C-interrupts will not wake up device
TWI Transmit collision flag not cleared on repeated start
Clearing TWI Stop Interrupt Flag may lock the bus
TWI START condition at bus time out will cause transaction to be d ropped
TWI Data Interrupt Flag (DIF) erroneously read as set
WDR instruction inside closed window will not issue reset
1. Bandgap voltage input for the ACs cannot be changed when used for both ACs
simultaneously
If the Bandgap voltage is selected as input for one Analog Comparator (AC) and then
selected/deselected as input for another AC, the first comparator will be affected for up to
1 µs and could potentially give a wrong comparison result.
Problem fix/Workaround
If the Bandgap is required for both ACs simultaneou sly, configure the input selection for bo th
ACs before enablin g an y of th em .
2. VCC voltage scale r for AC is non-linear
The 6-bit VCC voltage scaler in the Analo g Comparators is non-linear.
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Figure 36-1. Analog Comparator Voltage Scaler vs. Scalefac
T = 25°C
Problem fix/Workaround
Use external voltage input for the analog comparator if accurate voltage levels are needed
3. ADC has increased INL error for some operating conditions
Some ADC configurations or operating condition will result in increased INL error.
In signed mode INL is increased to:
6LSB for sample rates above 1Msps, and up to 8 LSB for 2Msps sample rate.
6LSB for reference voltage below 1.1V when VCC is above 3.0V.
20LSB for ambient temperature below 0 degree C and reference voltage below 1.3V.
In unsigned mode, the INL error cann ot be guaranteed, and this mode shou ld not be used.
Problem fix/Workaround
None, avoid us ing the ADC in the above co nfigurations in order to prevent increased IN L
error. Use the ADC in signed mode also for single ended measurements.
4. ADC gain stage output range is limited to 2.4 V
The amplified output of the ADC gain stage will never go above 2.4 V, hence the differential
input will only give correct output when below 2.4 V/gain. For the available gain settings, this
gives a differential input range of:
1x gain: 2.4 V
2x gain: 1.2 V
4x gain: 0.6 V
8x gain: 300 mV
16x gain: 150 mV
32x gain: 75 mV
64x gain: 38 mV
3.3 V
2.7 V
1.8 V
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
SCALEFAC
VSCALE [V]
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Problem fix/Workaround
Keep the amplified voltage outp ut from the ADC gain stage below 2.4 V in order to get a cor-
rect result, or keep ADC voltage reference below 2.4 V.
5. ADC Event on compare match non-functional
ADC signalling event will be given at every conversion complete even if Interrupt mode (INT-
MODE) is set to BELOW or ABOVE.
Problem fix/Workaround
Enable and use interrupt on compare match when using the compare function.
6. Bandgap measurement with the ADC is non-functional when VCC is below 2.7V
The ADC can not be used to do bandgap measurements when VCC is below 2.7V.
Problem fix/Workaround
None.
7. Accuracy lost on first three samples af ter switching input to ADC gain stage
Due to memory effect in the ADC gain stage, the first three samples after changing input
channel must be disregarded to achieve 12-bit accuracy.
Problem fix/Workaround
Run three ADC conversio ns and discar d these re su lts after changin g input chan nels to ADC
gain stage.
8. Configuration of PGM and CWCM not as described in XMEGA A Manual
Enabling Common Waveform Channel Mode will enable Pattern generation mode (PGM),
but not Common Waveform Channel Mode.
Enabling Pattern Generation Mode (PGM) and not Common Waveform Channel Mode
(CWCM) will enable both Pattern Generation Mode and Common Waveform Channel Mode.
Problem fix/Workaround
9. PWM is not restarted pro perly after a fault in cycle-by-cycle mode
When the AWeX fault restore mode is set to cycle-by-cycle, the waveform output will not
return to normal operation at first update after fault condition is no longer prese nt.
Problem fix/Workaround
Do a write to any AWeX I/O register to re-enable the output.
10. BOD will be enabled after any reset
If any reset source goes active , the BOD will be enabled and keep the device in reset if the
VCC voltage is below the programmed BOD level. During Power-On Reset, reset will not be
released until VCC is above the programmed BOD level even if the BOD is disabled.
Table 36-1. Configure PWM and CWCM according to this table:
PGM CWCM Description
0 0 PGM and CWCM disabled
0 1 PGM enabled
1 0 PGM and CWCM enabled
1 1 PGM enabled
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Problem fix/Workaround
Do not set the BOD level higher than VCC even if the BOD is not used.
11. Sampled BOD in Active mode will cause noise when bandgap is used as reference
Using the BOD in sampled mode when the device is running in Ac tive or Idle mode will add
noise on the bandgap reference for ADC, DAC and Analog Comparator.
Problem fix/Workaround
If the bandgap is used as reference for either the ADC, DAC or the Analog Comparator, the
BOD must not be set in sampled mode.
12. DAC is nonlinear and inaccurate when reference is above 2.4V or VCC - 0.6V
Using the DAC with a reference voltage above 2.4V or VCC - 0.6V will give inaccurate out-
put when converting codes that give below 0.75V output:
±10 LSB for continuous mode
±200 LSB for Samp le an d Ho ld mode
Problem fix/Workaround
None.
13. DAC has increased INL or noise for some operating conditions
Some DAC configurations or operating condition will result in increased output error.
Continous mode: ±5 LSB
Sample and hold mode: ±15 LSB
Sample and hold mode for reference above 2.0v: up to ±100 LSB
Problem fix/Workaround
None.
14. EEPROM page buffer always written when NVM DATA0 is written
If the EEPROM is memory mapped, writing to NVM DATA0 will corrupt data in the EEPROM
page buffer.
Problem fix/Workaround
Before writing to NVM DATA0, for example when doing software CRC or flash page buffer
write, check if EEPROM page buffer active loading flag (EELOAD) is set. Do not write NVM
DATA0 when EELOAD is set.
15. Pending full asynchronous pin change interrupts will not wake the device
Any full asynchronous pin-change Interrupt from pin 2, on any po rt, that is pending when the
sleep instruction is executed, will be ignor ed until the device is woken from another source
or the source triggers again. This applies when entering all sleep modes where the System
Clock is stopped.
Problem fix/Workaround
None.
16. Pin configuration does not affect Analog Comparator output
The Output/Pull and inverted pin configuration does not affect the Analog Comparator
output.
Problem fix/Workaround
None for Output/Pull configuration.
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For inverted I/O, configure the Analog Comparator to give an inverted result (i.e. connect
positive input to the ne gative AC input and vice versa), or use and external inverter to
change polarity of Analog Comparator output.
17. NMI Flag for Crystal Oscillator Failure automatically cleared
NMI flag for Crystal Oscillator Failure (XOSCFDIF) will be automatically cleared when exe-
cuting the NMI interrupt hand le r.
Problem fix/Workaround
This device revision has only one NMI interrupt source, so checking the interrupt so urce in
software is not required.
18. Flash Power Reduction Mode can not be enabled when entering sleep
If Flash Power Reduction Mode is enabled when entering Power-save or Extended Sta ndby
sleep mode, the device will only wake up on every fourth wake-up request. If Flash Power
Reduction Mode is enabled when entering Idle sleep mode, the wake-up time will vary with
up to 16 CPU clock cycles.
Problem fix/Workaround
Disable Flash Power Reduction mode before entering sleep mode.
19. Crystal start-up time required after power-save even if crystal is source for RTC
Even if 32.768 kHz crystal is used for RTC during sleep, the clock from the crystal will not be
ready for the system before the specified start-up time. See "XOSCSEL[3:0]: Crystal Oscilla-
tor Selection" in XMEGA A Manual. If BOD is used in active mode, the BOD will be on during
this period (0.5s) .
Problem fix/Workaround
If faster start-up is required, go to sleep with internal oscillator as system clock.
20. RTC Counter value not correctly read af ter sleep
If the RTC is set to wake up the device on RTC Overflow and bit 0 of RTC CNT is identical to
bit 0 of RTC PER as the d evice is entering slee p, the value in the RTC count r egister can not
be read correctly within the first prescaled RTC clock cycle after wakeup. The value re ad will
be the same as the value in the register when entering sleep.
The same applies if RTC Compare Match is used as wake-up source.
Problem fix/Workaround
Wait at least one prescaled RTC clock cycle before reading the RTC CNT value.
21. Pending asynchronous RTC-interrupts will not wake up device
Asynchronous Interrupts from the Real-Time-Counter that is pending when the sleep
instruction is executed, will be ignored until the device is woken from another source or the
source triggers again.
Problem fix/Workaround
None.
22. TWI Transmit collision flag not cleared on repeated start
The TWI transmit collision flag should be automatically cleared on start and repeated start,
but is only cleared on start.
Problem fix/Workaround
Clear the flag in software after address interrupt.
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23. Clearing TWI Stop Interrupt Flag may lock the bus
If softwar e clears the STOP Interrupt Flag (APIF) on the same Peripheral Clock cycle as the
hardware sets this flag due to a new address received, CLKHOLD is not cleared and the
SCL line is not released. This will lock the bus.
Problem fix/Workaround
Check if the bus state is IDLE. If this is the case, it is safe to clear APIF. If the bus state is
not IDLE, wait for the SCL pin to be low before clearing APIF.
Code:
/* Only clear the interrupt flag if within a "safe zone". */
while ( /* Bus not IDLE: */
((COMMS_TWI.MASTER.STATUS & TWI_MASTER_BUSSTATE_gm) !=
TWI_MASTER_BUSSTATE_IDLE_gc)) &&
/* SCL not held by slave: */
!(COMMS_TWI.SLAVE.STATUS & TWI_SLAVE_CLKHOLD_bm)
)
{
/* Ensure that the SCL line is low */
if ( !(COMMS_PORT.IN & PIN1_bm) )
if ( !(COMMS_PORT.IN & PIN1_bm) )
break;
}
/* Check for an pending address match interrupt */
if ( !(COMMS_TWI.SLAVE.STATUS & TWI_SLAVE_CLKHOLD_bm) )
{
/* Safely clear interrupt flag */
COMMS_TWI.SLAVE.STATUS |= (uint8_t)TWI_SLAVE_APIF_bm;
}
24. TWI START condition at bus timeout will cause transaction to be dropped
If Bus Timeout is enabled and a timeout occurs on the same Peripheral Clock cycle as a
START is detected, the transaction will be dropped.
Problem fix/Workaround
None.
25. TWI Data Interrupt Flag erroneously read as set
When issuing the TWI slave response command CMD=0b11, it takes 1 Peripheral Clock
cycle to clear the data interrupt flag (DIF). A read of DIF directly after issuing the command
will show the DIF still set.
Problem fix/Workaround
Add one NOP instruction before checking DIF.
26. WDR instruction inside closed window will not issue reset
When a WDR instruction is execute within one ULP clock cycle after updating the window
control register, the counter can be cleared without giving a system re set.
Problem fix/Workaround
Wait at least one ULP clock cycle before executing a WDR instruction.
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37. Datasheet Revision History
Please note that the referring page numbers in this section are referred to this document. The
referring revisions in this section are referring to the document revision.
37.1 8069R – 06/13
37.2 8069Q – 12/10
37.3 8069P – 09/10
37.4 8069O – 08/10
1. Not recommended f or new designs - Use XMEGA A4U series.
1. Datasheet status changed to complete: Prelimin ary removed from the front page.
2. Updated all tables in the “Electrical Characteristics” .
3. Updated ”Packaging informati on” on page 58.
4. Replaced Table 34-11 on page 67.
5. Replaced Table 34-18 on page 69 and added the figure ”TOSC input capacitance” on page 69.
7. ERRATA A combined wit h ERRATA B to ERRATA “rev. A/B” .
8. Updated ERRATA for ADC (ADC has increased INL error for some operating condi tions).
9. Updated the last page by Atmel new Brand Style Guide.
1. Updated ”Errata” on page 93.
1. Updated the Footnote 3 of ”Ordering Information” on pag e 2.
2. Updated ”Features” on page 27. Event Channel 0 output on port pin 7.
3. Updated ”DC Characteristics” on page 61 by adding Icc for Flash/EEPROM Programming.
4. Added AVCC in ”ADC Characteristics” on page 65.
5. Updated Start up time in ”ADC Characteristics” on page 65.
6. Updated ”DAC Characteristics” on page 66. Removed DC output impedence.
7. Updated and fixed typo in “Errata” section.
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37.5 8069N – 02/10
37.6 8069M – 02/10
37.7 8069L – 11/09
37.8 8069K – 06/09
37.9 8069J – 04/09
1. Added ”PDI Speed” on page 92.
1. Updated the device pin-out Figure 2-1 on page 3. PDI_CLK and PDI_DATA renamed only PDI.
2. Updated ”Alternate Pin Functions Description” on page 49.
3. Updated ”Alternate Pin Functions” on page 51.
4. Updated ”Timer/Counter and AWEX functions” on page 49 .
5. Added Table 34-18 on page 69.
6. Added Table 34-19 on page 69.
7. Changed I nternal Oscillator Speed to ”Oscillators and Wake-up Time” on page 88.
8. Updated ”Errata” on page 93.
1. Updated ”Flash and EEPROM Page Size” on page 14.
2. Updated ”Electrical Characteristics” on page 61 with Max/Min numbers.
3. Added ”Flash and EEPROM Memory Characteristics” on page 64.
4. Updated Table 34-11 on page 67, I nput hysteresis is in V and not in mV.
1. Updated ”Ordering Information” on page 2.
2. Updated ”Errata” on page 93
1. Updated ”Electrical Characteristics” on page 61.
2. Updated ”Typical Characteristics” on page 70.
3. Editorial updates.
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37.10 8069I – 03/09
37.11 8069H – 11/08
37.12 8069G – 10/08
37.13 8069F – 09/08
37.14 8069E – 08/08
1. Updated ”Electrical Characteristics” on page 61.
2. Updated ”Typical Characteristics” on page 70.
1. Updated ”Ordering Information” on page 2.
2. Added VFBGA to ”Pinout /Block Diagram” on page 3.
3. Updated ”Block Diagram” on page 6.
4. Updated feature list in ”Memories” on page 10 .
5. Added 49-balls VFBGA to ”Packaging information” on page 58.
1. Updated ”Features” on page 1.
2. Updated ”Ordering Information” on page 2.
3. Replaced the package drawing ”44M1” on page 59 by a rev H updat e.
1. Updated ”Features” on page 1.
2. Updated ”Ordering Information” on page 2.
3. Updated ”Features” on page 10 by removing “External Memory...”.
4. Updated Figure 7-1 on page 11 and Figure 7-2 on page 12.
5. Updated Table 7-2 on page 14 and Table 7-3 on page 14.
6. Updated ADC ”Features” on page 41 and ”Overview” on page 41.
7. Removed “Interrupt Vector Summary” section from datasheet.
1. Changed Figure 2-1’s title to “Bock Diagram and TQFP/QFN pinout” .
2. Updated Table 30-6 on page 52.
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37.15 8069D – 08/08
37.16 8069C – 06/08
37.17 8069B – 06/08
37.18 8069A – 02/08
1. Updated ”Features” on page 1 and ”Overview” on page 5.
2. Inserted ”Interrupt Vector Summary.” on page 52.
1. Updated Figure 2-1 on page 3 and ”Pinout and Pin Functions” on page 49.
2. Updated ”Overview” on page 5.
3. Updated XMEGA A4 Block Diagram, Figure 3-1 on page 6 by removing JTAG from the block
diagram.
4. Removed the sections related to JTAG: JTAG Reset and JTAG Interface.
5. Updated Table 14-1 on page 25.
6. Updated all tables in section ”Alternate Pin Functions” on page 51.
1. Updated ”Features” on page 1.
2. Updated ”Pinout/Block Diagram” on page 3 and ”Pinout and Pin Functions” on page 49.
3. Updated ”Ordering Information” on page 2.
4. Updated ”Overview” on page 5, included the XMEGA A4 explanation text on page 6.
5. Added XMEGA A4 Block Diagra m, Figure 3-1 on page 6.
6. Updated AVR CPU ”Features” on page 8 and Updated Figure 6-1 on page 8.
7. Updated Event System block diagram, Figure 9-1 on page 17.
8. Updated ”PMIC - Programmable Multi-level Interrupt Controller” on page 25.
9. Updated ”AC - Analog Comparator” on page 44.
10. Updated ”I/O configuration” on page 27.
11. Inserted a new Figure 16-1 on page 32.
12. Updated ”Peripheral Module Address Map” on page 53.
13. Inserted ”Instr uction Set Summary” on page 54.
14. Added Speed grades in ”Speed” on page 63.
1. Initial revision.
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Table of Contents
Features..................................................................................................... 1
Typical Applications ................................................................................ 1
1 Ordering Information ............................................................................... 2
2 Pinout/Block Diagram .............................................................................. 3
3 Overview ................................................................................................... 5
3.1Block Diagram ...........................................................................................................6
4 Resources ................................................................................................. 7
4.1Recommended reading .............................................................................................7
5 Disclaimer ................................................................................................. 7
6 AVR CPU ................................................................................................... 8
6.1Features ....................................................................................................................8
6.2Overview ...................................................................................................................8
6.3Register File ..............................................................................................................9
6.4ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit .......................................................................................9
6.5Program Flow ......................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... .................................................... ........9
7 Memories ................................................................................................ 10
7.1Features ..................................................................................................................10
7.2Overview .................................................................................................................10
7.3In-System Programmable Flash Program Memory .................................................11
7.4Data Memory ...........................................................................................................12
7.5Production Signature Row .......................................................................................13
7.6User Signature Row ............... .... ... ... ... .................... ................... ................... ..........13
7.7Flash and EEPROM Page Size ...............................................................................14
8 DMAC - Direct Memory Access Controller .......................................... 15
8.1Features ..................................................................................................................15
8.2Overview .................................................................................................................15
9 Event System ......................................................................................... 16
9.1Features ..................................................................................................................16
9.2Overview .................................................................................................................16
10 System Clock and Clock options ......................................................... 18
10.1Features ................................................................................................................18
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10.2Overview ...............................................................................................................18
10.3Clock Options ........................................................................................................19
11 Power Management and Sleep Modes ................................................. 21
11.1Features ................................................................................................................21
11.2Overview ...............................................................................................................21
11.3Sleep Modes .........................................................................................................21
12 System Control and Reset .................................................................... 23
12.1Features ................................................................................................................23
12.2Resetting the AVR .................................................................................................23
12.3Reset Sources .......................... ... ... .................................................................... ...23
13 WDT - Watchdog Timer ......................................................................... 24
13.1Features ................................................................................................................24
13.2Overview ...............................................................................................................24
14 PMIC - Programmable Multi-level Interrupt Controller ....................... 25
14.1Features ................................................................................................................25
14.2Overview ...............................................................................................................25
14.3Interrupt vectors ....................................................................................................25
15 I/O Ports .................................................................................................. 27
15.1Features ................................................................................................................27
15.2Overview ...............................................................................................................27
15.3I/O configuration ................... .................................................................................27
15.4Input sensing .........................................................................................................30
15.5Port Interrupt .........................................................................................................30
15.6Alternate Port Functions ........................................................................................30
16 T/C - 16-bit Timer/Counter ..................................................................... 31
16.1Features ................................................................................................................31
16.2Overview ...............................................................................................................31
17 AWEX - Advanced Waveform Extension ............................................. 33
17.1Features ................................................................................................................33
17.2Overview ...............................................................................................................33
18 Hi-Res - High Resolution Extension ..................................................... 34
18.1Features ................................................................................................................34
18.2Overview ...............................................................................................................34
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19 RTC - 16-bit Real-Time Counter ............................................................ 35
19.1Features ................................................................................................................35
19.2Overview ...............................................................................................................35
20 TWI - Two-Wire Interface ....................................................................... 36
20.1Features ................................................................................................................36
20.2Overview ...............................................................................................................36
21 SPI - Serial Peripheral Interface ............................................................ 37
21.1Features ................................................................................................................37
21.2Overview ...............................................................................................................37
22 USART ..................................................................................................... 38
22.1Features ................................................................................................................38
22.2Overview ...............................................................................................................38
23 IRCOM - IR Communication Module .................................................... 39
23.1Features ................................................................................................................39
23.2Overview ...............................................................................................................39
24 Crypto Engine ........................................................................................ 40
24.1Features ................................................................................................................40
24.2Overview ...............................................................................................................40
25 ADC - 12-bit Analog to Digital Converter ............................................. 41
25.1Features ................................................................................................................41
25.2Overview ...............................................................................................................41
26 DAC - 12-bit Digital to Analog Converter ............................................. 43
26.1Features ................................................................................................................43
26.2Overview ...............................................................................................................43
27 AC - Analog Comparator ....................................................................... 44
27.1Features ................................................................................................................44
27.2Overview ...............................................................................................................44
27.3Input Selection .......................................................................................................46
27.4Window Function ...................................................................................................46
28 OCD - On-chip Debug ............................................................................ 47
28.1Features ................................................................................................................47
28.2Overview ...............................................................................................................47
29 Program and Debug Interfaces ............................................................. 48
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29.1Features ................................................................................................................48
29.2Overview ...............................................................................................................48
29.3PDI - Program and Debug Interface ......................................................................48
30 Pinout and Pin Functions ...................................................................... 49
30.1Alternate Pin Functions Description ......................................................................49
30.2Alternate Pin Functions .........................................................................................51
31 Peripheral Module Address Map .......................................................... 53
32 Instruction Set Summary ...................................................................... 54
33 Packaging information .......................................................................... 58
33.144A ........................................................................................................................58
33.244M1 .....................................................................................................................59
33.349C2 ...................................................................................................................... 60
34 Electrical Characteristics ...................................................................... 61
34.1Absolute Maximum Ratings* .................................................................................61
34.2DC Characteristics ................................................................................................61
34.3Speed ....................................................................................................................63
34.4Flash and EEPROM Memory Characteristics .......................................................64
34.5ADC Characteristics ..............................................................................................65
34.6DAC Characteristics ..............................................................................................66
34.7Analog Comparator Characteristics ....... ................................................................66
34.8Bandgap Characteristics .......................................................................................66
34.9Brownout Detection Characteristics ......................................................................67
34.10PAD Characteristics ........... .... ................... ... .................... ... ................... ... ..........67
34.11POR Characteristics ...........................................................................................68
34.12Reset Characteristics ..........................................................................................68
34.13Oscillator Characteristics .....................................................................................68
35 Typical Characteristics .......................................................................... 70
35.1Active Supply Current ............................................................................................70
35.2Idle Supply Current ................................................................................................73
35.3Power-down Supply Current .................................................................................77
35.4Power-save Supply Current ..................................................................................78
35.5Pin Pull-up .............................................................................................................78
35.6Pin Output Voltage vs. Sink/Source Current .........................................................80
35.7Pin Thresholds and Hysteresis ..............................................................................83
35.8Bod Thresholds .....................................................................................................85
35.9Analog Comparator ...............................................................................................86
35.10Oscillators and Wake-up Time ............ ................................................................88
35.11Module current consumption ...............................................................................90
35.12Reset Pulsewidth .................................................................................................91
35.13PDI Speed ....................... ....................................................................................92
36 Errata ....................................................................................................... 93
36.1ATxmega16A4, ATxmega32A4 ......... .... ... ... ................... .... ... ... ................... .... ... ...93
37 Datasheet Revision History .................................................................. 99
37.18069R – 06/13 .......................................................................................................99
37.28069Q – 12/10 ...... ... .... ................... ................... .................... ................... .............99
37.38069P – 09/10 .......................................................................................................99
37.48069O – 08/10 ...... ... .... ................... ................... .................... ................... .............99
37.58069N – 02/10 .....................................................................................................100
37.68069M – 02/10 .. ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ................... ................... .................... .................100
37.78069L – 11/09 ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ................... ................... .................... .................100
37.88069K – 06/09 .....................................................................................................100
37.98069J – 04/09 ......................................................................................................100
37.108069I – 03/09 ....................................................................................................101
37.118069H – 11/08 ...................................................................................................101
37.128069G – 10/08 ...................................................................................................101
37.138069F – 09/08 ...................................................................................................101
37.148069E – 08/08 ................. .................... ................... ................... .................... ....101
37.158069D – 08/08 ...................................................................................................102
37.168069C – 06/08 ...................................................................................................102
37.178069B – 06/08 ................. .................... ................... ................... .................... ....102
37.188069A – 02/08 ................. .................... ................... ................... .................... ....102
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