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Optimal Solutions for Innovation in the Car of the Future Microchip’s Automotive Solutions The automotive industry continues to be a challenging environment. Intense competition drives automotive OEMs to seek innovative solutions to differentiate their vehicles, which in today’s market are not only required to provide safe and reliable transportation, but must also offer the functionality to entertain, inform, and connect to the outside world.
Infotainment Connectivity Solutions MOST®: Infotainment and Driver Assist Backbone Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) is the accepted standard for high-bandwidth automotive multimedia networking. This synchronous network provides excellent Quality of Service and seamless connectivity for audio/video streaming through a variety of multimedia interfaces.
USB Connectivity Solutions USB Break Out Box: Consumer Ports and Battery Charging USB has become a ubiquitous interface used to transfer data, charge and control the operation of portable consumer devices. Microchip is a leading supplier of USB components for consumer, industrial and automotive applications.
Ethernet Connectivity Solutions Diagnostics, Software Download and Seamless Integration of Ethernet-Based Devices with MOST Ethernet is the most widely used networking technology in a repair shop’s IT infrastructure. Microchip is a leading provider of embedded Ethernet products for a wide variety of consumer and industrial applications.
CAN and LIN Connectivity Solutions CAN CAN Bus Microchip offers a complete line of products to meet the needs of high-performance CAN embedded applications, including standalone CAN controllers, CAN transceivers, and microcontrollers and digital signal controllers with integrated CAN controllers.
BLDC & Brushed Motor Control Solutions Smart Actuators Smart actuators use microcontrollers to perform intelligent tasks which enable better control, precision and speed. They are being utilized more and more in the vehicles’ high temperature powertrain environment to enhance performance, improve fuel efficiency, improve reliability, reduce cost and support compliance with exhaust emission standards.
Power Management Solutions Power Management Auotmotive embedded systems designers are being challenged to reduce the quiescent current in an environment of an increasing number of electronic control modules (ECMs). Microchip provides a broad range of cost-effective solutions to help solve today’s power management design challenges.
LED Interior Lighting Solutions Automotive Ambient RGB LED RGB (red, green, blue) LEDs can be used in a variety of automotive lighting applications. A PIC microcontroller with LED driver capability having at least three output channels can be used to control a RGB LED, allowing it to change color and brightness on the go. Such PIC microcontrollers can be used to set a specific interior color scheme that highlights the unique ambient look and feel of a car model.
LED Exterior Lighting Solutions Low-End Exterior Automotive LED Control Module Solution Microchip’s broad portfolio of microcontrollers offers embedded designers cost-effective building blocks to enable a low-cost yet capable Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS) control configuration for single LED string applications. A cost-effective 8-bit PIC microcontroller delivers closed loop regulation for this type of application.
LED Exterior Lighting Solutions Mid-Range Exterior Automotive LED Control Module Solution The mid-range LED control module solution enables an embedded designer to expand the functional capability of a lighting system to support the safety of a vehicle occupants while also reducing the vehicle’s weight and improving its fuel efficiency. Utilizing a low-cost PIC microcontroller in conjunction with discrete PWM controllers to regulate one or more LED strings allows scalability of the LED control module.
LED Exterior Lighting Solutions High-End Exterior Automotive LED Control Module Solution Microchip’s broad portfolio of dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSC) offers an excellent building block to support high-end solutions. The DSC utilizes switch mode power supply (SMPS) techniques to regulate a large number of LED strings or matrix LEDs.
Human-Machine Interface Solutions Capactive Touch Sensing Solutions Microchip advances conventional vehicle Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI) by replacing mechanical buttons and switches with the mTouch™ sensing solution. The mTouch sensing solution supports both the capacitive touch and metal over capacitive sense interfaces. These touch interfaces are robust and work with gloves.
Body Control Solutions HVAC Control In-vehicle heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are designed to provide passengers with a comfortable environment by controlling various motors, flaps and actuators. Networked sensors throughout vehicle provide inputs for control of solenoids and motors of various types (i.e. brushed, BLDC, steppers, etc).
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Driver Assistance with MOST: Powerful Network Infrastructure for ADAS Solutions Cameras are the key to many modern automotive applications like surround-view and lane departure warning. Depending on the application and the number of cameras, one or more video signals need to be transported to a control unit for display and/or signal processing. Digital video transmission with low latency is essential to match the application requirements.
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