• ARM Cortex-M0+ CPU running at up to 48MHz
• Single-cycle hardware multiplier
• Micro Trace Buffer
• Memory Protection Unit (MPU)
• 256KB in-system self-programmable Flash
• 8KB independent self-programmable Flash for EEPROM emulation
• 32KB SRAM Main Memory
• Power-on reset (POR) and brown-out detection (BOD)
• Internal and external clock options with 48MHz to 96MHz
• Fractional Digital Phase Locked Loop (FDPLL96M)
• 16 external interrupts
• One non-maskable interrupt
• Two-pin Serial Wire Debug (SWD) programming, test and debugging interface
• Idle, standby, and off sleep modes
• SleepWalking peripherals
• Hardware Divide and Square Root Accelerator (DIVAS)
• 12-channel Direct Memory Access Controller (DMAC)
• 12-channel Event System
• Up to eight 16-bit Timer/Counters (TC), configurable as either
• One 16-bit TC with compare/capture channels
• One 8-bit TC with compare/capture channels
• One 32-bit TC with compare/capture channels, by using two TCs
• Up to four compare channels with optional complementary output
• Generation of synchronized pulse width modulation (PWM) pattern across port pins
• Deterministic fault protection, fast decay and configurable dead-time between complementary outputs
• Dithering that increase resolution with up to 5 bit and reduce quantization error
• Frequency Meter
• 32-bit Real Time Counter (RTC) with clock/calendar function
• Watchdog Timer (WDT)
• CRC-32 generator
• CAN 2.0A/B
• ISO CAN FD; ISO 1189801:2015
• Each CAN interface have two selectable pin locations to switch between two external CAN transceivers (without the need for an external switch)
• USART with full-duplex and single-wire half-duplex configuration
• I2C up to 3.4MHz (Except SERCOM6 and SERCOM7)
• SPI
• LIN master/slave
• RS-485
• PMBus
• Four Configurable Custom Logic (CCL)
• Differential and single-ended input
• Automatic offset and gain error compensation
• Oversampling and decimation in hardware to support 13-, 14-, 15- or 16-bit resolution
• One 16-bit Sigma-Delta Analog-to-Digital Converter (SDADC) with up to 3 differential channels
• 10-bit, 350ksps Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)
• Four Analog Comparators (AC) with window compare function
• Integrated Temperature Sensor
• Peripheral Touch Controller (PTC)
• 256-Channel capacitive touch and proximity sensing I/O
• Drop in compatible with select SAM D20 and SAM D21
• Up to 84 GPIO
• 2.7V – 5.5V

The Microchip SAM C series of 5V Cortex M0+ devices is designed for industrial and commercial applications in noisy environments. These products feature robust communications peripherals including the SERCOM module and CAN-FD, along with advanced motor control peripherals, and the Peripheral Touch Control (PTC) for developing robust user interfaces. 

Supported by MPLAB X IDE and MPLAB Harmony.

Functional Safety

This device supports the IEC 61508 (SIL 2/3) Functional Safety standard.  

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