GigaDevice Launches the New GD32E501 Series, Leading the Development of Arm® Cortex®-M33 Based MCUs for Optical Modules Market
GigaDevice's new GD32E501 series MCU introduces the latest Arm® Cortex®-M33 architecture core into the field of medium and high-speed optical communications, fulfilling the needs of the optical module industry.
On 27th October 2020, GigaDevice officially released a new series of Arm® Cortex®-M33 based MCU’s, the GD32E501 high-performance microcontrollers. The new products continue to pave their way in the field of photoelectric transmission. This strengthens the existing GD32E232 series of products and provides a complete MCU portfolio for the optical module market. The new product series matches the various transmission rates and application scenarios of optical networks; comprehensively covers the data processing and monitoring needs of various applications such as fiber optic routers, switches, 5G transmission, data centers and cloud servers. The GD32E501 series of MCUs are available in the 4x4mm BGA64 and QFN32 packages with 6 product models. The series is currently sampling and will be available in mass production this November.
GD32E501 product series MCUs based on the Cortex®-M33 core
High Performance core with rich peripheral resources
The GD32E501 series MCUs can enable the Cortex®-M33 core to perform at a maximum frequency of 100MHz reaching speeds of up to 126DMIPS. Additionally, it is equipped with built-in hardware multiplier/divider, a complete DSP instruction set and a single-precision floating-point unit (FPU). The new series comes with 128KB to 512KB dual-bank architecture embedded flash memory and 20KB to 32KB of SRAM. Moreover, its rich peripherals provide enhanced data processing capabilities and signal chain resources, offering up to:
2 x High-speed USART, 9Mbit/s data rate
3 x I2C, 1Mbit/s data rate
3 x SPI, 25Mbit/s data rate, 2 I2S
1 x MDIO, 100K-4Mbit/s data rate
2 x Configurable high-speed comparators
1 x 12-bit ADC with 10 Channels at 2MSPS
8 x DAC
5 x 16-bit general purpose timers, 1 32-bit general purpose timer, 2 16-bit basic timers
1 x 16-bit advanced timer suitable for vector control
8 x Configurable Logic Array units (CLA) with reset and hold function
GD32E501 product series MCUs based on the Cortex®-M33 core
More new features and other product information
The GD32E501 series of MCUs operates from a 1.8V to 3.6V power supply and supports a temperature range of -40 °C to + 105 °C. The built-in 512KB dual bank flash memory can support the use of Read While Write (RWW) functions to allow the system to still execute code during an over the air (OTA) update. Furthermore, it provides a memory protection unit (MPU), CLA unit, I2C bootloader and the newly added MDIO interface which can be used for Ethernet PHY management. In general, the number of serial interfaces has doubled when compared to the entry-level products found on the GD32E232 series. These additional resources and features help to support the growing demand in the 5G field and the continuous growing optical communication markets.
On September 22nd GigaDevice participated at the China International Optoelectronic Exhibition (CIOE) and introduced the new GD32E501 series, together with its optoelectronic application solutions to the attendees. For more information, please contact your local sales representative or visit our website www.GD32MCU.com.
About GD32 MCU
GigaDevice GD32 MCU is a leader in China’s high-performance 32-bit general-purpose microcontroller market, being the first to release China’s Arm® Cortex®-M3, Cortex®-M4, Cortex®-M23, and Cortex®-M33 core MCU product series. GD32 series MCUs have become the mainstream choice for China’s 32-bit general-purpose MCU market. With more than 500 million units shipped, more than 20,000 customers, and 28 series with more than 370 part number selections, GigaDevice can provide solutions for a broad set of applications at the forefront of the market. GigaDevice GD32 MCU is also the first Chinese Arm® University Program (AUP) partner, an Arm® mbed™ IoT platform eco-partner, a RISC-V International member and the title sponsor of the “GigaDevice Cup” in China Graduate Electronics Design Contest. All models are compatible with each other in terms of software with scalable lines of hardware pin packages. They are fully applicable to all kinds of high-performance, mainstream, and entry-level embedded control requirements, enabling cost-effective value while providing a comprehensive ecosystem and ease of use. For more information, please visit www.GD32MCU.com.
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