Tl adds powerline comms acceleration to Piccolo MCU line

摘要

It's hard for MCU vendors to differentiate themselves with devices being introduced by the hundreds each year, but Texas Instruments has done a pretty good job with the new $4.95 TMS320F2806x Piccolo floatingpoint MCU by inserting 75 new math instructions to handle complex math functions.rnBy adding this Viterbi Complex math Unit (VCU), TI aims to reduce the space and cost requirements for designers looking to quickly and efficiently add complex math capability, such as that required for PLC, real-time control and energy-efficient applications.