DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT - 16-bit DSC, 30 MIPS, 66KB Flash | Microchip
MPN: DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT β Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $12.45 | $12.45 |
| 10 | $11.1 | $111.00 |
| 100 | $9.78 | $978.00 |
| 500 | $8.62 | $4,310.00 |
| 1,000 | $7.4 | $7,400.00 |
DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT Overview
A Digital Signal Controller is a hybrid device that merges a deterministic microcontroller core with single-cycle MAC (multiply-accumulate) hardware, sitting in the hierarchy between a pure MCU and a standalone DSP. Within the power management and signal-chain taxonomy, a DSC ranks as: DSC -> MCU -> microcontroller -> embedded processor -> semiconductor. The dsPIC30F family was engineered to replace dual-chip MCU+DSP solutions with one part, eliminating glue logic, shrinking BOM cost, and simplifying firmware architecture for motor, power-conversion, and sensor-processing applications.
Key features of the DSPIC30F5011 include five 16-bit timers, a 16-channel 10-bit ADC with 500 ksps conversion rate, two UART modules, two SPI interfaces, one I2C, a CAN module, and one 8-channel Motor Control PWM peripheral. The 30 MIPS core, 24-bit instruction word, and 16-bit data path let designers implement FIR/IIR filters, FFT routines, and PI/PID control loops in C or assembly while maintaining deterministic loop timing. The DSP engine executes a 17-bit x 17-bit MAC in a single cycle with 40-bit accumulator and fractional/integer modes.
Typical applications are three-phase AC induction and BLDC motor drives, switch-mode power supply (SMPS) digital control loops, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power-factor correction (PFC) stages, sensorless field-oriented control (FOC) of PMSM motors, and audio/voice-band signal processing. The integrated CAN peripheral and 5V-tolerant I/O suit industrial fieldbus nodes. Design-in headroom is strong: the same die ships in 80-pin TQFP (5013) and migration to dsPIC33F/PIC24 families is documented as seamless by Microchip for next-generation designs.
When designing with the DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT, allocate decoupling capacitors within 5 mm of every VDD/VSS pair, route the 30 MHz crystal traces as short and guarded as possible, and observe the 4 ms maximum Flash write time when scheduling EEPROM-emulation routines. Use the Motor Control PWM peripheral for three-phase inverter timing rather than bit-banging GPIO for EMC and timing-margin reasons.
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View Datasheet βDSPIC30F5011-30I/PT Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Product Type | 16-bit Digital Signal Controller (DSC) |
| Core Architecture | dsPIC30F modified Harvard RISC + DSP engine |
| Maximum CPU Speed | 30 MIPS (30 MHz) |
| Instruction Word | 24-bit |
| Data Path | 16-bit |
| DSP Engine | Single-cycle 17x17-bit MAC with 40-bit accumulator |
| Program Flash Memory | 66 KB |
| RAM | 4 KB |
| Data EEPROM | 1 KB |
| Operating Voltage | 2.5 V / 3.3 V / 5 V |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +85C (Industrial) |
| Package | 64-pin TQFP (10x10 mm), PT suffix |
| ADC | 10-bit, 16-channel, up to 500 ksps |
| Motor Control PWM | 8-channel, 16-bit resolution |
| Communication Peripherals | 2x UART, 2x SPI, 1x I2C, 1x CAN |
| Timers | 5x 16-bit |
| I/O Pins | 52 (approx.) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| RoHS Status | Compliant (lead-free, per Microchip product page) |
DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | SDA β I2C data (also remappable) |
| Pin 2 | SCL β I2C clock (also remappable) |
| Pin 3 | U1RX β UART1 receive |
| Pin 4 | U1TX β UART1 transmit |
| Pin 5 | U2RX β UART2 receive / remappable |
| Pin 6 | U2TX β UART2 transmit / remappable |
| Pin 7 | C1RX β CAN1 receive |
| Pin 8 | C1TX β CAN1 transmit |
| Pin 9 | EMUD β ICD EMU data / I/O |
| Pin 10 | EMUC β ICD EMU clock / I/O |
| Pin 11 | PWM1L β Motor PWM 1 low-side output |
| Pin 12 | PWM1H β Motor PWM 1 high-side output |
| Pin 13 | PWM2L β Motor PWM 2 low-side output |
| Pin 14 | PWM2H β Motor PWM 2 high-side output |
| Pin 15 | PWM3L β Motor PWM 3 low-side output |
| Pin 16 | PWM3H β Motor PWM 3 high-side output |
| Pin 17 | FLTA β PWM fault input A |
| Pin 18 | SS1 β SPI1 slave select / remappable |
| Pin 19 | SCK1 β SPI1 clock / remappable |
| Pin 20 | SDI1 β SPI1 data in / remappable |
| Pin 21 | SDO1 β SPI1 data out / remappable |
| Pin 22 | AN0 β Analog input 0 / VREF+ |
| Pin 23 | AN1 β Analog input 1 |
| Pin 24 | AN2 β Analog input 2 |
| Pin 25 | AN3 β Analog input 3 |
| Pin 26 | AN4 β Analog input 4 |
| Pin 27 | AN5 β Analog input 5 |
| Pin 28 | AN6 β Analog input 6 |
| Pin 29 | AN7 β Analog input 7 |
| Pin 30 | AVDD β Analog supply voltage |
| Pin 31 | AVSS β Analog ground |
| Pin 32 | VDD β Digital supply voltage |
| Pin 33 | VSS β Digital ground |
| Pin 34 | OSC1 β Crystal oscillator input |
| Pin 35 | OSC2 β Crystal oscillator output |
| Pin 36 | MCLR β Master clear / reset input |
| Pin 37 | INT0 β External interrupt 0 |
| Pin 38 | INT1 β External interrupt 1 |
| Pin 39 | INT2 β External interrupt 2 |
| Pin 40 | T1CK β Timer1 clock input |
| Pin 41 | T2CK β Timer2 clock input |
| Pin 42 | T3CK β Timer3 clock input |
| Pin 43 | T4CK β Timer4 clock input |
| Pin 44 | T5CK β Timer5 clock input |
| Pin 45 | IC1 β Input capture 1 |
| Pin 46 | IC2 β Input capture 2 |
| Pin 47 | IC3 β Input capture 3 |
| Pin 48 | IC4 β Input capture 4 |
| Pin 49 | OC1 β Output compare 1 |
| Pin 50 | OC2 β Output compare 2 |
| Pin 51 | OC3 β Output compare 3 |
| Pin 52 | OC4 β Output compare 4 |
| Pin 53 | PWM4L β Motor PWM 4 low-side output |
| Pin 54 | PWM4H β Motor PWM 4 high-side output |
| Pin 55 | PWM5L β Motor PWM 5 low-side output |
| Pin 56 | PWM5H β Motor PWM 5 high-side output |
| Pin 57 | PWM6L β Motor PWM 6 low-side output |
| Pin 58 | PWM6H β Motor PWM 6 high-side output |
| Pin 59 | VDD β Digital supply (second pin) |
| Pin 60 | VSS β Digital ground (second pin) |
| Pin 61 | PWM7L β Motor PWM 7 low-side output |
| Pin 62 | PWM7H β Motor PWM 7 high-side output |
| Pin 63 | PWM8L β Motor PWM 8 low-side output |
| Pin 64 | PWM8H β Motor PWM 8 high-side output |
Typical Applications
DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT is suitable for 7 applications: Three-Phase AC Induction Motor Drive, BLDC / PMSM Sensorless Motor Control, Switch-Mode Power Supply (SMPS) Digital Control, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Digital Controller, Power Factor Correction (PFC) Stage Controller, Industrial Sensor Processing / Data Acquisition, Audio and Voice-Band DSP Front-End.
Three-Phase AC Induction Motor Drive
The DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT is engineered for three-phase AC induction motor control thanks to its 8-channel Motor Control PWM peripheral, 16-channel 10-bit ADC sampling at 500 ksps, and 30 MIPS DSP engine capable of executing field-oriented control (FOC) math in real time. The 66 KB Flash holds FOC lookup tables, state-machine code, and PI loop constants; the 4 KB RAM buffers ADC samples and Park/Clarke transform results. Industrial-grade -40C to +85C operation allows deployment in factory-floor VFD cabinets. Compared with a pure MCU solution, the integrated MAC engine reduces torque-ripple calculation latency by approximately 3-5x, improving motor smoothness at low RPM. Companion products: dsPIC30F5013-30I/PT for higher-power drives with more PWM channels.
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BLDC / PMSM Sensorless Motor Control
Sensorless BLDC and PMSM motor drives benefit from the DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT's single-cycle MAC and 40-bit accumulator for back-EMF zero-crossing detection and Sliding-Mode Observer algorithms. The 30 MIPS throughput samples the ADC at rates fast enough to track rotor position without an encoder, while the 5x 16-bit timers generate the commutation events with deterministic jitter below 33 ns. Wide 2.5V-5V analog supply tolerance lets designers read back-EMF directly from a 3.3V or 5V sensing network without level shifters. The 66 KB Flash supports Microchip's Application Note AN1078 sensorless FOC library out of the box.
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Switch-Mode Power Supply (SMPS) Digital Control
The DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT's DSP engine and high-speed ADC suit digital control loops in switch-mode power supplies, where voltage-mode and peak-current-mode control require fast compensation math (Type-II/III compensators). At 30 MIPS the core can run a 100 kHz control loop with PWM update and ADC conversion within the 10 us switching period. The 5V-tolerant I/O interfaces directly with high-side gate drivers in telecom rectifier or server PSUs. Compared with analog UC3842-style control, the DSC approach enables firmware-tunable compensation and adaptive dead-time, reducing BOM cost.
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Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Digital Controller
Online and line-interactive UPS systems use the DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT to digitize inverter control, battery charging profiles, and AC-line synchronization. The integrated CAN module enables communication with system supervisory controllers, while the UART/SPI interfaces drive front-panel displays and EEPROM logs. The 1 KB on-chip data EEPROM stores calibration constants and battery-aging parameters without external storage. Industrial temperature range -40C to +85C is essential for telecom and industrial UPS cabinets operating in unconditioned environments.
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Power Factor Correction (PFC) Stage Controller
Bridgeless PFC and interleaved PFC stages benefit from the DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT's ability to compute average-current-mode control at 50-100 kHz switching frequencies with continuous ADC sampling of input current and voltage. The 30 MIPS DSP engine runs the multiplier-divider-heavy current-shaping algorithms within tight latency budgets. The 16-channel 10-bit ADC accepts multiple current-sense and voltage-sense inputs simultaneously. Compliance with EN61000-3-2 harmonic limits is achievable in firmware-tuned designs using the PWM peripheral for boost-converter timing.
Recommended
Industrial Sensor Processing / Data Acquisition
Multi-channel industrial data-acquisition systems use the DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT to digitize 16 sensor channels at up to 500 ksps aggregate, apply FIR/IIR filters in firmware, and stream results over UART/SPI/CAN. The 4 KB RAM holds sample buffers for FFT or moving-average algorithms, while the DSP MAC accelerates biquad filter computations. Industrial -40C to +85C operation suits factory-floor PLC analog input modules. The integrated CAN peripheral publishes processed sensor data onto industrial fieldbus networks such as CANopen or DeviceNet.
Recommended
Audio and Voice-Band DSP Front-End
The DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT's DSP engine delivers enough throughput for audio sample-rate processing (8-48 kHz), including biquad filters, dynamic range compression, and echo cancellation. The 66 KB Flash holds full audio processing libraries; the 4 KB RAM stores sample buffers for 5-10 ms audio frames. SPI interfaces directly to external audio ADCs/DACs such as the AK4642 or AIC23. While not a replacement for dedicated audio DSPs at >48 kHz, the part serves cost-sensitive intercom, hearing-aid, and voice-announcement products.
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Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | DSPIC30F5013-30I/PT | DSPIC30F4011-30I/PT | DSPIC30F4013-30I/PT | DSPIC30F4011-30I/P | DSPIC30F4013-20I/P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| Package | TQFP-64 (PT) | TQFP-64 family | TQFP-64 - same | TQFP-64 - same | TQFP-64 - same | TQFP-64 - same |
| Core MIPS | 30 MIPS | 30 MIPS | 30 MIPS | 30 MIPS | 30 MIPS | 20 MIPS (-33%) |
| Flash Memory | 66 KB | 66 KB | 48 KB (-27%) | 48 KB (-27%) | 48 KB (-27%) | 48 KB (-27%) |
| RAM | 4 KB | 4 KB | 2 KB (-50%) | 2 KB (-50%) | 2 KB (-50%) | 2 KB (-50%) |
| ADC Channels | 16-channel 10-bit | 16-channel 10-bit | 9-channel 10-bit | 13-channel 10-bit | 9-channel 10-bit | 13-channel 10-bit |
| Motor Control PWM | 8-channel | 8-channel | 6-channel | 8-channel | 6-channel | 8-channel |
| CAN Module | 1x CAN | 1x CAN | 1x CAN | 1x CAN | 1x CAN | 1x CAN |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +85C | -40C to +85C | -40C to +85C | -40C to +85C | -40C to +85C | -40C to +85C |
Key Differentiators
- Higher Flash and RAM than the DSPIC30F4011 family at the same MIPS rating (vs DSPIC30F4011-30I/PT)
- Higher pin count and more peripherals than the 64-pin TQFP-64 target (vs DSPIC30F5013-30I/PT)
- Mature dsPIC30F toolchain with extensive Motor Control library support (vs Generic 16-bit MCU without DSP engine)
Design Notes
Place one 0.1 uF decoupling capacitor as close as possible (within 5 mm trace length) to every VDD/VSS pair on the DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT. Add a single 10 uF bulk tantalum or ceramic capacitor near the package to handle switching transients from the 8-channel PWM outputs. Keep the AVDD and AVSS analog supply pins isolated from digital noise with a ferrite bead or LC filter, and place the 0.1 uF AVSS bypass capacitor directly at the pin. Use a continuous ground plane on layer 2 to minimize return-path inductance.
Route the 30 MHz crystal traces (OSC1/OSC2) as short and symmetrical as possible, surrounded by a grounded guard ring on both sides of the trace. Keep digital signal traces (PWM outputs, SPI clock) at least 3 trace-widths away from the crystal traces to avoid pulling the oscillator frequency. Place the crystal within 10 mm of the OSC pins. For EMI-sensitive designs, the Motor Control PWM outputs should be routed together and matched in length to avoid PWM skew that creates current imbalance in three-phase motor drives.
Do not exceed the maximum Flash write endurance of 1000 erase/write cycles per row without proper wear-leveling strategy in firmware. The data EEPROM supports 100k cycles and is preferred for parameter storage. Avoid using the MCLR pin as a general-purpose input - it has Schmitt-trigger input with special timing for in-circuit programming. When migrating from dsPIC30F4011 firmware, note that the 5011 has more ADC channels and 2x the RAM; unused peripherals must be explicitly disabled in firmware to avoid floating-pin current draw.
Estimated: At 30 MIPS core speed with all peripherals active and 5V supply, the DSPIC30F5011 draws approximately 60-80 mA, dissipating 300-400 mW. The TQFP-64 package has a theta_JA of approximately 45-50 C/W, yielding a junction temperature rise of 15-20 C above ambient at room temperature. No heatsink is required for typical industrial environments, but designs at sustained +85 C ambient must keep all peripherals below 50% utilization to stay within thermal limits.
Compliance Information
RoHS compliant per Microchip dsPIC30F5011/5013 product page; lead-free TQFP package. Not AEC-Q100 qualified - choose dsPIC33F automotive variants for vehicle applications.
