Operating Conditions
• 3.0V to 3.6V
• -40ºC to +125ºC, DC to 100 MHz
• -40ºC to +150ºC, DC to 70 MHz

dsPIC33CK DSC Core
• Up to 256 KBytes of Program Flash with ECC and Live Update (dual-partition Flash)
• Up to 24 KBytes of Data SRAM with Memory Built in Self-Test (MBIST)
• Modified Harvard architecture with 16-bit data and 24-bit instructions
• Code efficient (C and Assembly) CPU architecture designed for real-time applications
• 16x 16-bit working registers
• 4 sets of interrupt context saving registers, including ACC and CPU status for fast interrupt handling
• Single-cycle, mixed-sign 32-bit MUL
• Fast 6-cycle hardware 32/16 and 16/16 DIV
• Dual 40-bit fixed point Accumulators (ACC) for DSP operations
• Single-cycle MAC/MPY with dual data fetch and result write-back
• Zero overhead looping support

High-Speed PWM Module
• 8 independent PWM pairs (16 total outputs) with up to 250ps resolution
• Dead-time insertion for rising and falling edges and dead-time compensation support
• Clock chopping for high-frequency operation
• Fault and current limit inputs
• Flexible trigger configuration for ADC triggering

Advanced Analog Features
• 3 12-bit 3.5 MSPS ADC Modules each with 2 dedicated SARs and 1 shared SAR cores (3 S&Hs)
• 12, 16, 19, 20 or 24 ADC input channels (depending on package)
• 4 digital comparators for reducing CPU overhead
• 4 oversampling filers up to 256x for increased resolution (up to 16-bits)
• 3 analog comparators (15ns) with dedicated 12-bit DACs with hardware slope compensation
• Up to 3 op amps with internal connection to ADC Module

Core Independent Touch
• Uses Peripheral Trigger Generator (PTG) and High-speed ADCs
• Ready-to-use touch library support in MPLAB Code Configurator (MCC) 

Functional Safety Support (ISO 26262 and IEC 61508)
• ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 Functional Safety Ready
• ASIL B automotive safety applications – ISO 26262
• SIL 2 industrial safety applications – IEC 61508
• ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 Functional Safety Packages

Embedded Security
• CodeGuard security together with Flash OTP by ICSP Write Inhibit enables implementing Immutable Secure Boot
• Flash OTP by ICSP Write Inhibit to configure entire Flash as OTP
• Option to disable entry to the debug mode
• User OTP
• Enables implementing robust security use cases together with CryptoAuthentication and CryptoAutomotive devices such as:
• Secure Boot
• Secure Firmware Upgrade
• Secure Communication
• Node Authentication and more

Timer/Counters/Output Compare/Input Capture
• 10 16-bit timer/counters (up to 4 32-bit)
• 14 PWM or Output Compare (OC) outputs
• 9 Input Captures (IC) pins or internal connections from the CLC or Comparator Modules
• Peripheral Trigger Generator (PTG) for scheduling complex sequences
• 2 Quadrature Encoder Interface (QEI) Modules for optical encoder support

Communication Interfaces
• 3 UARTs (15 Mbps) with automated protocol handling for LIN/J2602, DMX and IrDA®
• 3 4-wire SPI/I2S up to 40 MHz with dedicated pins
• 3 I2C Modules (up to 1 Mbps) with SMBus support
• CAN Flexible Data Rate (CAN-FD) Module ("50x devices only)
• 2 Single-Edge Nibble Transmission (SENT) Modules for sensor interfacing
• 4 DMA channels supporting UART, SPI, ADC, CAN-FD, IC, OC and Timer data transfers

Special Features
• 4 Configurable Logic Cell (CLC) Modules with user defined logic gate circuits
• Programmable Pin Select (PPS) for peripheral pin function mapping
• Parallel Master Port (PMP) for external data expansion
• On-chip temperature sensor with direct ADC Module connection

Clock and Power Management
• On-chip 8 MHz Fast RC (FRC) and 32 kHz Low-Power RC (LPRC) oscillators
• Programmable PLLs with external oscillator clock sources and Reference Clock Output (REFO)
• Fail-Safe Clock Monitor (FSCM) with 8 MHz Back-up Fast RC (BFRC) oscillator
• Low-Power management modes - Sleep, Idle and Doze
• Integrated Power-on Reset (POR) and Brown-Out Reset (BOR)

Debugger Development Support
• In-Circuit and in application programming and debug support (ICSP)
• On-chip debug trace buffer and run-time watch with 3 complex and 5 simple breakpoints
• IEEE 1149.2 (JTAG) boundary scan support

Functional Safety hardware features
• Dead-Man Timer (DMT) safety feature clocked by instruction fetches
• Windowed Watch Dog Timer (WDT)
• CodeGuard™ security for program FLASH
• Programmable Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
• FLASH ECC Fault Injection testing feature
• Flash OTP by ICSP™ write inhibit
• RAM Memory Built in Self-Test (MBIST)
• Clock Monitor with multiple redundant clock sources
• Analog peripherals redundancies
• Write protection
• Hardware traps
• SFR locks
• Shadow working registers
• cap-less on-chip LDO
• I/O Port read-back
• Class B Safety Library, IEC 60730

AUTOSAR-Ready DSC supporting:
• AUTOSAR (4.3.x)
• ASIL B- and ASPICE-compliant MCAL drivers
• ISO 26262 Functional Safety and Automotive Security

Microchip’s dsPIC33CK family of digital signal controllers (DSCs) features a 100 MHz dsPIC® DSC core with integrated DSP and enhanced on-chip peripherals. These DSCs enable the design of digital power, motor control, advanced sensing and control, high-performance general-purpose and robust applications.

The DSCs simplify the design of high-performance, precision motor control systems that are more energy efficient, quieter in operation and provide extended motor life. They can be used to control BLDC, PMSM, ACIM, SR and stepper motors.

In the digital power segment, this family of devices is ideal for designing switched mode power supplies such as AC/DC, DC/DC, UPS and PFC, providing high-precision digital control of Buck, Boost, Fly-Back, Half-Bridge, Full-Bridge, LLC and other power circuits to reach the highest possible energy efficiency.  

This dsPIC33CK family supporting offering core-independent touch capabilities, is well suited for complex touch designs that require up to 256KB flash, functional safety, security, CAN/CAN FD and high level of various function and rich peripheral integration.

The DSCs feature advanced analog for advanced sensor interfacing designs. Offering real-time deterministic performance, the DSCs enable high-performance control applications. The rich feature set in this family of devices also make this family a very good fit for high-performance general-purpose and robust applications.

The dsPIC33CK product family has many hardware features that help simplify functional safety certifications for ASIL-B and SIL-2 focused automotive and industrial safety-critical applications. The family offers ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 Functional Safety packages containing FMEDA report, safety manual, diagnostic libraries and more.

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