Date: 30/09/2009

New ATmega1284P MCU with 128KB flash and 16 KB SRAM

Atmel has made available new 44-pin 128 KB picoPower megaAVR microcontroller for space constrained low-power applications such as wireless and ethernet nodes, home automation and other code-intensive battery or signal-line powered products. This device holds 128 KB of flash and 16 KB of random access memory (RAM).

"With 16 KB of SRAM, Atmel's ATmega1284P now targets low-power applications that traditionally need external SRAM," said Ingar Fredriksen, AVR Product Marketing Director of Atmel Corporation. "By removing the external SRAM and address latch, the ATmega1284P significantly reduces the bill-of-material, manufacturing cost, complexity and development time for our designers to bring their products to market."

The ATmega1284P is pin-to-pin and feature-compatible with the ATmega164PA, ATmega324PA, and ATmega644PA from Atmel with lower memory size and larger footprint. The ATmega1284P draws a current of 100 nA in power-down mode, 700 nA in power-save mode and 0.45 mA in active mode at Vcc of 1.8 V and at speeds of 1 MHz.


Availability: Now
Price: Each $3.31 in 10K pieces

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