Ny generation af 8-bit AVR MCU'er

Atmel annoncerer ny generation af low-power 8-bit AVR microcontrollere, der bl.a. udmærker sig ved udvidet analog funktionalitet (in english).

Since its initial launch in 2002, Atmel’s megaAVRs, the company’s most popular 8-bit AVR MCUs on the market today, can be found in hundreds of millions of applications. Made for engineers of all levels from the professional and established designers to the hobbyist, Do-it-Yourselfer (DIY) and Maker communities, the 8-bit megaAVR MCUs are ideal for applications in a variety of markets including automotive, industrial, consumer and white goods.

Atmel’s next-generation megaAVRs deliver all the benefits of previous generations including a simple, easy-to-use interface for a seamless upgrade and binary compatibility with existing 8-bit megaAVR MCUs.

- With over 20 years of MCU experience, we are proud to launch our third generation of 8-bit megaAVR MCUs to the market today - a family that has been highly recognized by a variety of communities from the professional designers using our Atmel Studio ecosystem to the hobbyist and Maker in the AVR Freaks and Arduino communities, says Oyvind Strom, sr. director of marketing of the microcontroller business unit, Atmel Corporation.

To accelerate a developer’s design, Atmel offers an ultra-low cost Xplained Mini development platform that is available for only $8.88 USD in the Atmel Store and fully compatible with 8-bit megaAVR MCUs. The new boards can easily be connected to any Arduino board making it ideal for a variety of projects and prototypes using an Arduino board.

The megaAVR 8-bit MCUs are fully supported by Atmel’s development eco-system including Atmel Studio 6.2, the integrated development environment (IDE) for developing and debugging Atmel | SMART Cortex-M and Atmel AVR MCU-based applications.