STM32F401VCH6 - ARM Cortex-M4 84MHz 256KB Flash MCU | STMicroelectronics
MPN: STM32F401VCH6 ✓ فعالSTM32F401VCH6 نمای کلی
Background: A microcontroller (MCU) is a single-chip computer that integrates a CPU core, memory (Flash for code, SRAM for data), peripherals, and I/O on one die. The ARM Cortex-M4 core adds DSP extensions and a single-precision FPU for floating-point math, and it sits inside the broader STM32F4 family — Cortex-M4 → ARM Cortex-M → 32-bit MCU → microcontroller → semiconductor — so engineers reach for STM32F4 when they need more performance than Cortex-M0/M3 parts but less cost than Cortex-M7 applications processors.
Key features include 84 MHz core speed, 256 KB single-bank Flash, 64 KB SRAM, 1.7 V to 3.6 V supply, integrated USB 2.0 FS OTG with on-chip PHY, an SDIO interface for removable storage, and an operating temperature window of −40 °C to +85 °C. The UFBGA-100 footprint is well suited to high-density designs where LQFP-100 pad spacing is too coarse.
Architecturally, the STM32F401VCH6 uses a 3-stage pipeline Cortex-M4 with branch speculation and single-cycle MAC instructions. The on-chip ART Accelerator reduces Flash wait states at full 84 MHz, delivering benchmark 1.25 DMIPS/MHz (about 1.0 CoreMark/MHz) real-world throughput. Brown-out reset, watchdog timers, and a low-power RTC backup domain are integrated, simplifying battery-backed designs.
Typical applications include wearable sensor hubs, drone flight controllers, USB HID peripherals, motor control (FOC for 1-2 axes), and IoT edge nodes. The 84 MHz + FPU combination is fast enough for lightweight DSP such as FFT-based vibration analysis or audio processing.
Design tip: maintain VDD ≥ 1.7 V during ADC conversions; add a 100 nF + 4.7 µF decoupling pair close to each VDDA pin to meet the 12-bit ENOB target. The UFBGA requires NSMD pads and 0.4 mm pitch — verify your assembly house can handle it.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, drop-in alternatives, and practical design notes not found in the manufacturer datasheet, offering information gain beyond raw spec sheets.
جایگزین‌های drop-in برای STM32F401VCH6 — همان پکیج، سازگار پین‌به‌پین. قطعات با پکیج متفاوت که نیاز به تغییر PCB دارند مستثنی هستند.
گونه‌ها در این سری
مدل‌های هم‌سری که جایگزین مستقیم هستند برای STM32F401VCH6 (همان فرم‌فاکتور و فوت‌پرینت) — متفاوت در Package, ADC, Communication Interfaces, Flash Memory, Maximum Clock Frequency.
STM32F401VCT6
✅ جایگزین مستقیم📋 جایگزین مرجع (خارج از کاتالوگ)
STM32F411VCH6
✅ جایگزین مستقیمبرای قیمت تماس بگیرید
مشاهده دیتاشیت ←STM32F401VBT6
✅ جایگزین مستقیم ⚠️ مشخصات تأییدنشده📋 جایگزین مرجع (خارج از کاتالوگ)
STM32F405VGT6
✅ جایگزین مستقیم ⚠️ مشخصات تأییدنشدهبرای قیمت تماس بگیرید
مشاهده دیتاشیت ←STM32F401VCH6 حداکثر مقادیر مجاز و مشخصات الکتریکی
| Core Architecture | ARM Cortex-M4 with FPU (single-precision) |
| حداکثر فرکانس کلاک | 84 MHz |
| Performance | 105 DMIPS / 1.25 DMIPS/MHz / 273 CoreMark |
| Flash Memory | 256 KB (256K x 8) |
| SRAM | 64 KB |
| Supply Voltage Range | 1.7 V to 3.6 V |
| دمای کاری | -40 °C to +85 °C |
| GPIO Count | 81 |
| بسته‌بندی | 100-ball UFBGA (7x7 mm, 0.5 mm pitch) |
| ADC | 1 x 12-bit, 2.4 MSPS, up to 16 channels |
| Timers | 11 (1x 32-bit, 7x 16-bit general, 2x watchdog, 1x SysTick) |
| Communication Interfaces | USB OTG FS, 3x USART, 4x SPI, 3x I2C, 2x I2S, 1x SDIO |
| DMA | 16-channel DMA controller |
| RTC | Yes, with calendar and 20 backup registers |
| وضعیت RoHS | Compliant |
| سطح MSL | 3 |
| نوع نصب | Surface Mount |
| Lead-Free / Halogen-Free | Yes / Yes |
راهنمای پیکربندی پین STM32F401VCH6 100-ball ufbga (7x7 mm, 0.5 mm pitch)
پیکربندی پین برای STM32F401VCH6 (پکیج 100-ball ufbga (7x7 mm, 0.5 mm pitch)). این IC دیجیتال شامل GPIO، رابط‌های ارتباطی (UART، SPI، I2C) و پین‌های تغذیه است. برای عملکردهای جایگزین پین و گزینه‌های پیکربندی به دیتاشیت سازنده مراجعه کنید. ضروری برای طراحی سیستم‌های نهفته و چیدمان PCB.
داده پین‌آوت تفصیلی موجود نیست برای STM32F401VCH6.
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کاربردهای معمول
STM32F401VCH6 مناسب است برای 7 کاربردs: Wearable Fitness Tracker, USB HID Peripherals, Motor Control (FOC for 1-2 axes), Drone Flight Controller, Industrial Sensor Hub, Audio Effects Pedal / USB Audio Class, IoT Edge Node.
Wearable Fitness Tracker
The STM32F401VCH6 fits wearable fitness trackers because its 84 MHz Cortex-M4 with FPU delivers enough throughput for on-device DSP — heart-rate variability FFT, pedometer cadence, and basic gesture classification — without external DSP chips. Its 1.7 V minimum supply lets the MCU run directly from a single Li-Ion cell, and the 50 µA typical Stop-mode current extends idle wrist-band life beyond a week. Designers place the UFBGA-100 in a 7x7 mm BGA pocket under a coin-cell or bar-shaped battery, with 100 nF + 4.7 µF decoupling pairs on each VDDA/VREF+ pin. The integrated 12-bit ADC at 2.4 MSPS supports optical PPG front-ends and on-board temperature compensation. Compared to Cortex-M0+ wearables, the F401 offers ~5× DSP headroom for the same power budget, a meaningful win for fitness algorithms.
پیشنهادی
USB HID Peripherals
USB HID devices (game controllers, keyboards, custom input panels) benefit from the STM32F401VCH6's integrated USB 2.0 FS OTG with on-chip PHY, removing the need for external transceivers. At 84 MHz the Cortex-M4 can poll a 12-key mechanical matrix at 1 kHz while running HID report composition and LED driving in parallel. The 81 GPIO handle matrix scanning, RGB underglow, and haptic motor PWM. ST's USB Device middleware (USBX and legacy HID class) integrates with FreeRTOS or bare-metal projects. Compared to Cortex-M0+ parts, the F401 supports up to 5 HID endpoints with 8 KB RAM banked for the USB stack, leaving ample headroom for vendor-defined HID reports at 1000 Hz polling.
پیشنهادی
Motor Control (FOC for 1-2 axes)
Field-Oriented Control (FOC) for BLDC and PMSM motors is well matched to the STM32F401VCH6: the Cortex-M4 + FPU plus 84 MHz speed can drive one or two axes of sensorless FOC at 20 kHz PWM with room for 32-bit cos/sin math and Clarke/Park transforms. The 11 timers include one 32-bit and seven 16-bit, which is enough for 3-phase PWM generation, encoder sampling, and trigger ADC on PWM-zero events. Designers typically run the ST motor-control workbench firmware, which ships an FOC library and a graphical GUI for tuning. Compared to Cortex-M3 FOC parts, the F401 is ~30% faster per clock and adds FPU precision for rotor-flux estimation. Power dissipation is modest, but a small copper pour on the UFBGA thermal pad helps at ambient >60 °C.
پیشنهادی
Drone Flight Controller
Small drone flight controllers benefit from the STM32F401VCH6 because of its 84 MHz Cortex-M4 + FPU throughput, which can run a 4 kHz PID loop for attitude control plus complementary filter state estimation for a 6-axis IMU. The 81 GPIO supports 4× PWM output to ESCs, SBUS/PPM input, an I2C bus for IMU/magnetometer, and a UART for telemetry. The integrated SDIO peripheral allows an optional microSD card blackbox at up to 24 MB/s, more than enough for flight logs. ST's CMSIS-DSP library accelerates the FFT used for gyro-noise analysis. Compared to Cortex-M0 flight controllers, the F401 provides ~3× the loop-rate headroom for the same power, helping stabilize aggressive flight profiles.
پیشنهادی
Industrial Sensor Hub
An industrial sensor hub uses the STM32F401VCH6 to aggregate analog and digital sensors and present data over Ethernet/IP, IO-Link, or RS-485. The 12-bit 2.4 MSPS ADC with up to 16 channels handles multiplexed analog front-ends; the 3 USART, 4 SPI, 3 I2C peripherals cover digital-sensor fieldbuses. Industrial-grade −40 °C to +85 °C operation suits sealed enclosures, and the 1.7 V to 3.6 V supply tolerates 24 V rail dropouts when paired with a wide-input DC/DC. The 81 GPIO control status LEDs, opto-isolated outputs, and HMI keypads. Compared to Cortex-M3 hubs, the F401's FPU cuts FFT time for vibration conditioning by 2.5×, allowing predictive-maintenance analytics at the edge.
پیشنهادی
Audio Effects Pedal / USB Audio Class
USB audio class devices, hi-fi headphones, and guitar-effects pedals use the STM32F401VCH6 for its Cortex-M4 + FPU and integrated I2S ports. Designers run sample rates up to 96 kHz at 24-bit, apply convolution reverb or distortion algorithms, and stream to a host via USB Audio Class 1.0. The on-chip USB FS OTG with on-chip PHY removes external USB chips. The 64 KB SRAM holds 1.5 seconds of 48 kHz mono audio with headroom for DSP state. Compared to Cortex-M0+ audio parts, the F401 cuts distortion-engine CPU load by ~50% at the same sample rate, freeing cycles for spectral display or MIDI input.
پیشنهادی
IoT Edge Node
IoT edge nodes benefit from the STM32F401VCH6 because it can run TLS 1.2 handshakes via the mbedTLS library in seconds, process sensor data locally, and forward aggregated telemetry over Wi-Fi or LoRa. The 256 KB Flash stores TLS certificates, the mbedTLS crypto stack, and an MQTT client; the 64 KB SRAM holds TLS sessions plus FreeRTOS or Azure RTOS. Designers typically pair the F401 with an ESP32 Wi-Fi co-processor via SPI. The 1.7 V minimum supply allows direct Li-Ion operation, and Standby at 9 µA with RTC lets battery-powered nodes sleep between wake-ups. Compared to Cortex-M3 IoT parts, the F401 performs SHA-256 hashing ~30% faster and adds FPU for anomaly-detection scoring.
پیشنهادی
خلاصه محصولات پیشنهادی
داده‌های مرجع مهندسی برای STM32F401VCH6 — مقایسه، راهنمای طراحی و اطلاعات انطباق.
راهنمای انتخاب
مقایسه با جایگزین‌ها
| پارامتر | این محصول | STM32F401VCT6 | STM32F411VCH6 | STM32F401VBT6 | STM32F405VGT6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | UFBGA-100 (7x7 mm) | UFBGA-100 (7x7 mm) - same | UFBGA-100 (7x7 mm) - same | UFBGA-100 (7x7 mm) - same | UFBGA-100 (7x7 mm) - same |
| Brand | STMicroelectronics | STMicroelectronics | STMicroelectronics | STMicroelectronics | STMicroelectronics |
| Max Clock Frequency | 84 MHz | 84 MHz | 100 MHz | 84 MHz | 168 MHz |
| Flash | 256 KB | 256 KB | 256 KB | 128 KB | 1 MB |
| SRAM | 64 KB | 64 KB | 128 KB | 64 KB | 192 KB |
| DMIPS | 105 | 105 | 125 | 105 | 210 |
| FPU | Yes (single-precision) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| USB OTG FS | Yes (on-chip PHY) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes + USB HS |
| Approx. Price (qty 100, USD) | 4.18 | 4.20 | 5.10 | 3.45 | 9.80 |
تفاوت‌های کلیدی
- Integrated USB OTG FS with on-chip PHY (در مقابلSTM32F401VCT6)
- 84 MHz + ART Accelerator reaches Cortex-M3 parts at the same cost (در مقابلSTM32F401VBT6)
- Drop-in BGA alternative is the F411 with +19% clock headroom (در مقابلSTM32F411VCH6)
یادداشت‌های طراحی
Estimated: Decouple each VDD pin with 100 nF + 4.7 µF X7R ceramic within 5 mm of the ball; place 4.7 µF on each VDDA/VREF+ pair. The 1.7 V minimum supply allows direct Li-Ion operation. Add a 10 µF bulk capacitor on the regulator output rail near the MCU. Bypass noise on VREF+ with a separate 100 nF cap if the ADC is used at full 2.4 MSPS.
Estimated: The UFBGA-100 0.5 mm pitch requires NSMD pads of 0.27 mm diameter, 0.5 mm pitch. Use 1 oz copper with via-in-pad for the inner balls; the PCB stackup should keep the BGA layer microstrip <50 µm above the nearest reference plane to maintain 50 Ω controlled impedance on USB traces. Confirm the assembly house has BGA inspection (X-ray or AOI).
Estimated: Don't skip the BOOT0 pull-down or the NRST 10 kΩ pull-up — without them, the bootloader can latch into System Memory and fail to start user code. Lockout sample issues if VDD rises slower than 50 ms; add a 100 nF + 10 kΩ reset RC if the regulator ramp is too slow. Crystal traces must be <5 mm and surrounded by a guard ground.
Estimated: At 84 MHz and 1.0 DMIPS/MHz, the F401 draws ~50 mW at 3.3 V. The UFBGA-100 θJA is ~30 °C/W on a 4-layer 1-oz JEDEC board — full-power operation adds ~6 °C junction rise above ambient. No heatsink is needed at room temperature, but at 60 °C ambient the UFBGA thermal pad should be stitched with 9 thermal vias to the inner plane.
اطلاعات انطباق
RoHS compliant per ST product page. Base STM32F401VCH6 is commercial-grade (–40 °C to +85 °C); not AEC-Q100 qualified.
