http://www.microcontroller.com/news/Atmel_ATtiny_4_5_9.asp These Atmel ATtiny microcontrollers have 6 pins, and an A/D. Draws a measly 100nA in sleep mode. Article shows a useful pinout (what's the pinout on a 6-pin microcontroller?), a block diagram, and an interesting competitor analysis. Pretty funky little device! - Bill Giovino Executive Editor http://Microcontroller.com
New Atmel ATtiny Microcontrollers have 6 Pins, ADC, and LOW Power Consumption
Started by ●November 24, 2009
Reply by ●November 24, 20092009-11-24
On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:17:59 -0500, "Bill Giovino" <contact01@microcontroller-nospam.com> wrote:>http://www.microcontroller.com/news/Atmel_ATtiny_4_5_9.asp > >These Atmel ATtiny microcontrollers have 6 pins, and an A/D. Draws a measly 100nA in >sleep mode. > >Article shows a useful pinout (what's the pinout on a 6-pin microcontroller?), a block >diagram, and an interesting competitor analysis.Funny how there isn't a 'price' row on that comparison table though.... 4 channel 8 bit ADC on a 6 pin part.... hmmm....
Reply by ●November 24, 20092009-11-24
Mike Harrison wrote:> On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:17:59 -0500, "Bill Giovino" <contact01@microcontroller-nospam.com> wrote: > >>http://www.microcontroller.com/news/Atmel_ATtiny_4_5_9.asp >> >>These Atmel ATtiny microcontrollers have 6 pins, and an A/D. Draws a measly 100nA in >>sleep mode. >> >>Article shows a useful pinout (what's the pinout on a 6-pin microcontroller?), a block >>diagram, and an interesting competitor analysis.The counter capabilities with the multiple PWM modes are interesting. The details: http://atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?part_id=4558> Funny how there isn't a 'price' row on that comparison table though....Not in stock, but at least listed at Digikey, $0.50 each one for 25 units: http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=ATTINY10-TSHRCT-ND> 4 channel 8 bit ADC on a 6 pin part.... hmmm....This could be useful, because you can switch a pin from input to output at runtime. But using all 4 inputs all the time as ADCs makes only sense, if you want to generate some signals by changing power consumption, otherwise it would be a very autistic microcontroller :-) -- Frank Buss, fb@frank-buss.de http://www.frank-buss.de, http://www.it4-systems.de
Reply by ●November 25, 20092009-11-25
"Bill Giovino" <contact01@microcontroller-nospam.com> wrote in message news:oIidnRNZRaD2rJHWnZ2dnUVZ_h6dnZ2d@giganews.com...> http://www.microcontroller.com/news/Atmel_ATtiny_4_5_9.asp > > These Atmel ATtiny microcontrollers have 6 pins, and an A/D. Draws a > measly 100nA in sleep mode. > > Article shows a useful pinout (what's the pinout on a 6-pin > microcontroller?), a block diagram, and an interesting competitor > analysis. > > Pretty funky little device! > > > - Bill Giovino > Executive Editor > http://Microcontroller.com > > >Pity it doesn't have any EEprom.... but they are fantastic chips :)
Reply by ●November 25, 20092009-11-25
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:46:46 -0000, "TTman" <someone.pc@ntlworld.com> wrote:>"Bill Giovino" <contact01@microcontroller-nospam.com> wrote in message >news:oIidnRNZRaD2rJHWnZ2dnUVZ_h6dnZ2d@giganews.com... >> http://www.microcontroller.com/news/Atmel_ATtiny_4_5_9.asp >> >> These Atmel ATtiny microcontrollers have 6 pins, and an A/D. Draws a >> measly 100nA in sleep mode. >> >> Article shows a useful pinout (what's the pinout on a 6-pin >> microcontroller?), a block diagram, and an interesting competitor >> analysis. >> >> Pretty funky little device! >> >> >> - Bill Giovino >> Executive Editor >> http://Microcontroller.com >> >> >> >Pity it doesn't have any EEprom.... but they are fantastic chips :)I want a good brown-out monitor in a SOT23-6 chip for a manual reset switch, power-on reset, and brown-out detect function -- but right now must use 8-pin devices to get something semidecent with a micro. Unless someone knows of one? Jon
Reply by ●November 25, 20092009-11-25
On Nov 24, 8:17=A0pm, "Bill Giovino" <contac...@microcontroller- nospam.com> wrote:> http://www.microcontroller.com/news/Atmel_ATtiny_4_5_9.asp > > These Atmel ATtiny microcontrollers have 6 pins, and an A/D. Draws a meas=ly 100nA in> sleep mode. > > Article shows a useful pinout (what's the pinout on a 6-pin microcontroll=er?), a block> diagram, and an interesting competitor analysis. > > Pretty funky little device! > > - Bill Giovino > =A0 Executive Editor > =A0http://Microcontroller.comNo debugWire :(
Reply by ●November 25, 20092009-11-25
Jon Kirwan wrote:> I want a good brown-out monitor in a SOT23-6 chip for a manual reset > switch, power-on reset, and brown-out detect function -- but right now > must use 8-pin devices to get something semidecent with a micro. > > Unless someone knows of one? > > JonWe use a MAX6324, with is a power supervisory chip with watchdog in an SOT23 package. If you don't want a watchdog you can get a similar device in a 4 pin package (SOT143). Andy
Reply by ●November 25, 20092009-11-25
Viktor wrote:> On Nov 24, 8:17 pm, "Bill Giovino" <contac...@microcontroller- > nospam.com> wrote: >> http://www.microcontroller.com/news/Atmel_ATtiny_4_5_9.asp >> >> These Atmel ATtiny microcontrollers have 6 pins, and an A/D. Draws a measly 100nA in >> sleep mode. >> >> Article shows a useful pinout (what's the pinout on a 6-pin microcontroller?), a block >> diagram, and an interesting competitor analysis. >> >> Pretty funky little device! >> >> - Bill Giovino >> Executive Editor >> http://Microcontroller.com > > No debugWire :(Not only that, but the in-system programming is almost completely useless. It requires 5V and three of the four IO pins. That means you need more space for protection resistors, power supply jumpers and other nonsense that you do for the microcontroller itself, in addition to the 6 pin programming connector. Basically, these devices are only useful if you can pre-program them before mounting. While that is not an unrealistic scenario for large volumes, a single wire programming interface that worked across the voltage range would have been much more useful.
Reply by ●November 25, 20092009-11-25
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:52:13 +0000, Andy Sinclair <me@privacy.net> wrote:>Jon Kirwan wrote: >> I want a good brown-out monitor in a SOT23-6 chip for a manual reset >> switch, power-on reset, and brown-out detect function -- but right now >> must use 8-pin devices to get something semidecent with a micro. >> >> Unless someone knows of one? >> >> Jon > >We use a MAX6324, with is a power supervisory chip with watchdog in an >SOT23 package. > >If you don't want a watchdog you can get a similar device in a 4 pin >package (SOT143).As I wrote, "something .. with a micro." So, reliable BOR and POR plus 8-bit micro, possibly a little bit of E^2, 4 I/O or at least 3 I/O and 1 I, internal osc with say <= 2% accuracy over a 55C span centered on 25C, in SOT23-6. I add custom software to the functions. Jon
Reply by ●November 25, 20092009-11-25
Viktor wrote:> On Nov 24, 8:17 pm, "Bill Giovino" <contac...@microcontroller- > nospam.com> wrote: >> http://www.microcontroller.com/news/Atmel_ATtiny_4_5_9.asp >> >> These Atmel ATtiny microcontrollers have 6 pins, and an A/D. Draws a measly 100nA in >> sleep mode. >> >> Article shows a useful pinout (what's the pinout on a 6-pin microcontroller?), a block >> diagram, and an interesting competitor analysis. >> >> Pretty funky little device! >> >> - Bill Giovino >> Executive Editor >> http://Microcontroller.com > > No debugWire :(That was the first thing I looked for. The lack of debugWire will definitely rule it out for low volume, fast turnaround projects.
