Microchip SAMA5D3
ARM® Cortex®-A5 based MPUs

Microchip SAMA5D3

Microchip ARM® Cortex®-A5 processor-based MPUs deliver balance in a rich set of devices to meet your every industrial design need. The SAMA5D3 series is also ideal for wearable computing and mobile applications where low power and a small footprint are critical. By designing with the new Microchip SAMA5D3 series, designers can alleviate any trade-offs in performance, power, and ease of use.

Operating at 850DMIPS at under 150 mW, the SAMA5D3 MPU is ideal for any high-performance, low power, cost-sensitive industrial application. Think control panels, smart grid devices and bar code scanners—anything that needs high levels of connectivity, enhanced user interfaces, robust security, or is battery powered.

Key Advantages

• High Performance - Based on the ARM Cortex-A5 core with floating-point unit, the SAMA5D3 series is ideal for applications requiring high-precision computing and fast data processing. Features a 64-bit internal bus architecture and 32-bit wide DDR controller running up to 166 MHz that offers up to 1328 MB/s of bandwidth
• Low Power Consumption - Ideal for battery-operated applications, the SAMA5D3 series consumes less than 150 mW when running at maximum speed and under 0.5 mW in low-power mode
• Connectivity and Enhanced User Interfaces - Includes Gigabit and 10/100 Ethernet, up to three HS USB ports, dual CAN, three SDIO/SD/MMC, UARTs, SPIs, TWIs, soft modem, LCD controller with graphics accelerator, camera interface, 12-bit ADC, 32-bit timers and more
• Security - Includes secure boot, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)/Triple Dat Encryption Standard (DES) encryption engine, Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) and True Random Number Generator (TRNG)
• Extensive ecosystem - Delivered with free Microchip Linux® and Android™ ports and Qt SDK, as well as a complete set of C examples for non-OS users. Multiple software and hardware partners complete this offer.
• Low System Cost - The 0.8 mm ball pitch package reduces the PCB design complexity. A simple power management scheme and impedance matching on DDR lines reduce the need for external components. Three USB ports save the cost of an external USB hub.

Getting Started with the SAMA5D3 Xplained Kit

The SAMA5D3 Xplained is a fast prototyping and evaluation platform for microprocessor-based design. The board comes with a rich set of ready to use connectivity and storage peripherals and expansion headers for easy customization. A Linux distribution and software package gets you running fast. A USB device connector can be used to power the board as well as programming and debugging it.

Evaluation Kits

Devices	Description		View Now
ATSAMA5D3-XPLD	BOARD XPLAINED SAMA5D3
ATSAMA5D31-EK	EVAL KIT SAMA5D31 CORTEX-A5
ATSAMA5D35-EK	EVAL KIT SAMA5D35 CORTEX-A5

Microchip SAMA5D3 Devices