LPC178x/7x - ARM Cortex-M3 MCU with External Memory Bus
The LPC178x/7x from NXP is an ARM Cortex-M3 based microcontroller for embedded applications requiring a high level of integration and low power dissipation.
The LPC178x/7x adds a specialized flash memory accelerator to accomplish optimal performance when executing code from flash.
The pinout of LPC178x/7x is intended to allow pin function compatibility with the LPC24xx and LPC23xx.
LPC178x/7x Key Features
- ARM Cortex-M3 Core
- Up to 120 MHz operation
- Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller (NVIC) for fast deterministic interrupts
- Wakeup interrupt controller allows automatic wake from any priority interrupt
- Memory Protection Unit (MPU)
- Four reduced-power modes: Sleep, Deep-sleep, Power-down, and Deep power-down - Memories
- Up to 512 KB Flash memory
- Up to 96 KB SRAM
- Up to 4 KB EEPROM - Serial Peripherals
- 10/100 Ethernet MAC
- USB 2.0 full-speed device/host/OTG controller with on-chip PHY
- Four UARTs & one USART with fractional baud rate generation, RS-485, smart card (ISO7816-3) mode, modem control I/O, and IrDA
- Two CAN 2.0B controllers
- Three SSP/SPI controllers
- Three I2C-bus interfaces with one supporting Fast-mode Plus (1 Mbit/s data rates)
- I2S interface for digital audio - Analog Peripherals
- 12-bit analog-to-digital converter with eight channels
- 10-bit digital-to-analog converter - Other Peripherals
- Low-power Real-Time Clock with Event Recorder for Tamper Detection
- Eight-channel, general-purpose DMA controller
- Up to 165 GPIO
- Motor control PWM and quadrature encoder interface
- Four 32-bit general-purpose timers/counters with eight capture/ten compare outputs
- 12 MHz internal RC oscillator trimmed to 1% accuracy
LPC178x/7x Applications
- Communications:
- Point-of-sale terminals, web servers, multi-protocol bridges - Industrial/Medical:
- Automation controllers, application control, robotics control, HVAC, PLC, inverters, circuit breakers, medical scanning, security monitoring, motor drive, video intercom - Consumer/Appliance:
- Audio, MP3 decoders, alarm systems, displays, printers, scanners, small appliances, fitness equipment - Automotive:
- After-market, car alarms, GPS/fleet monitors



