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© Motorola, Inc., 2003
Motorola’s 56F8300 Benefits in
Industrial Applications
Bill Hutchings
1. Introduction
1.1 Overview
Motorola hybrid and microcontrollers have a long and
distinguished history in industrial and control applications.
The new 56F8300 Series is the latest addition to the widely
adopted 56F800 portfolio of high-performance, Flash-based
hybrid controllers. The 56F8300 devices combine the
capabilities of a microcontroller with the signal processing
performance of a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), and the raw
protocol and control processing power of a 32-bit RISC.
Some of the features and benefits of the 56F8300 solutions
that this paper will explore are:
• Exceptional integration of powerful internal
peripherals--significantly lowers system costs
• High-performance, reliable internal Flash
memory--offers flexibility in development, production
and inventory with the reliability and performance
traditionally associated with read-only memory
• High 60MHz/60 MIPS performance--enables a broad
range of applications at a lower cost
• Hybrid MCU/DSP core architecture--speeds
development and lowers component count
• Integrated safety features for high reliability--creates
safer, lower-risk, more reliable end products
• Extended temperature operation--allows innovative
end products that can be used in the harshest environments
• Powerful, award-winning CodeWarrior
TM
Integrated
Development Environment--lowers software
development costs and frees your software developers
• Innovative Processor Expert
TM
rapid application
development tool--dramatically speeds software
development and the developer’s learning curve
Contents
1. Introduction ....................................1
1.1 Overview.........................................1
2. The Motorola Flash Story ..............8
3. The Pace-Setting Performance and
Features of the 56F8300 Hybrid
Controllers ..............................12
3.1 56F8300 Series Core Features ......12
3.2 Internal Peripherals .......................15
3.3 Software Development Tools and
Code31
4. Migration Path to Higher
Performance for the Motorola
Controller Continuum .............35
5. Conclusions 37
5.1 An Exciting Time..........................37
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