DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT - 30 MIPS 16-bit DSC, 66KB Flash | Microchip
MPN: DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $11.5 | $11.50 |
| 10 | $10.35 | $103.50 |
| 100 | $9.2 | $920.00 |
| 500 | $8.45 | $4,225.00 |
| 1,000 | $7.8 | $7,800.00 |
DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT Overview
A Digital Signal Controller (DSC) is a class of embedded processor that combines a microcontroller (MCU) with a dedicated Digital Signal Processor (DSP) engine on the same silicon die. Within the broader semiconductor taxonomy, a DSC sits between a microcontroller and a full DSP: MCU -> DSC -> DSP -> embedded processor -> semiconductor. DSCs target applications that need deterministic real-time control (PWM, timers, ADC sampling) plus on-chip DSP math (IIR/FIR filters, FFTs, motor vector control), and the dsPIC30F family specifically targets 5 V-tolerant industrial designs that older 3.3 V parts cannot serve.
Key differentiating specifications include 8 KB of auxiliary Flash, 1024 bytes of EEPROM, a 12-bit ADC with 16 channels and 200 ksps throughput, five 16-bit timers, four PWM channels with duty-cycle resolution suitable for motor drive, two UART, two SPI, one I2C, and one CAN module. The device supports 3.0 V to 5.5 V single-supply operation, ideal for industrial 5 V rails.
Architecture-wise, the part uses a 24-bit instruction word with 16-bit data paths, separate program and data buses for single-cycle MAC, and an interrupt controller with 5-cycle latency. The 64-pin TQFP supports a wide operating temperature range of -40 °C to +85 °C (industrial grade), with Flash endurance of 10,000 erase/write cycles minimum.
Typical applications include brushless DC (BLDC) and AC induction motor control, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power conversion inverters, automotive sensor conditioning, and industrial sensorless motor drives. The combination of deterministic PWM, fast ADC, and on-chip DSP math removes the need for an external DSP coprocessor.
When designing with this part, allocate the external 8 MHz to 10 MHz primary oscillator budget carefully because the 40 MHz system clock is derived from a PLL multiplier. Verify that the 5 V-tolerant I/O pin count matches your isolation interface, and remember that 66 KB of Flash includes both code and auxiliary storage.
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View Datasheet →DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Core Architecture | dsPIC30F, 16-bit modified Harvard |
| CPU Performance | 30 MIPS (40 MHz max CPU clock) |
| Program Memory (Flash) | 66 KB (including 8 KB auxiliary Flash) |
| Data RAM | 2 KB |
| Data EEPROM | 1024 bytes |
| ADC | 12-bit, 16 channels, 200 ksps |
| PWM Channels | 4 (16-bit, motor-control optimized) |
| Timers | Five 16-bit timers |
| UART | 2 modules |
| SPI | 2 modules |
| I2C | 1 module |
| CAN | 1 module |
| Supply Voltage | 3.0 V to 5.5 V |
| Operating Temperature | -40 °C to +85 °C (industrial, I suffix) |
| Package | 64-pin TQFP (PT), 10 mm x 10 mm |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| MSL Level | 3 (168 hours) |
| RoHS Status | Compliant |
DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | AN0/VREF+/CN2/RB0 — Analog input 0 / positive reference / CN2 / I/O port B0 |
| Pin 2 | AN1/VREF-/CN3/RB1 — Analog input 1 / negative reference / CN3 / I/O port B1 |
| Pin 3 | AN2/CN4/RB2 — Analog input 2 / CN4 / I/O port B2 |
| Pin 4 | AN3/CN5/RB3 — Analog input 3 / CN5 / I/O port B3 |
| Pin 5 | AN4/CN6/RB4 — Analog input 4 / CN6 / I/O port B4 |
| Pin 6 | AN5/CN7/RB5 — Analog input 5 / CN7 / I/O port B5 |
| Pin 7 | AN6/OCFA/RB6 — Analog input 6 / Output Compare fault A / I/O port B6 |
| Pin 8 | AN7/RB7 — Analog input 7 / I/O port B7 |
| Pin 9 | AN8/RC0 — Analog input 8 / I/O port C0 |
| Pin 10 | AN9/RC1 — Analog input 9 / I/O port C1 |
| Pin 11 | AN10/CN8/RC2 — Analog input 10 / CN8 / I/O port C2 |
| Pin 12 | AN11/CN9/RC3 — Analog input 11 / CN9 / I/O port C3 |
| Pin 13 | AN12/CN10/RC4 — Analog input 12 / CN10 / I/O port C4 |
| Pin 14 | OSC2/CLKO/RC15 — Oscillator output / system clock out / I/O port C15 |
| Pin 15 | OSC1/CLKI/RC14 — Oscillator input / system clock in / I/O port C14 |
| Pin 16 | VDD — Digital supply voltage (3.0V to 5.5V) |
| Pin 17 | MCLR — Master Clear reset input (active low) |
| Pin 18 | PGED1/EMU1/RF4 — ICSP programming data / I/O port F4 |
| Pin 19 | PGEC1/EMU0/RF5 — ICSP programming clock / I/O port F5 |
| Pin 20 | PGED2/RF6 — ICSP data 2 / I/O port F6 |
| Pin 21 | PGEC2/RF7 — ICSP clock 2 / I/O port F7 |
| Pin 22 | SDA1/RG3 — I2C1 data / I/O port G3 |
| Pin 23 | SCL1/RG2 — I2C1 clock / I/O port G2 |
| Pin 24 | U1TX/RF3 — UART1 transmit / I/O port F3 |
| Pin 25 | U1RX/RF2 — UART1 receive / I/O port F2 |
| Pin 26 | U2TX/RF1 — UART2 transmit / I/O port F1 |
| Pin 27 | U2RX/RF0 — UART2 receive / I/O port F0 |
| Pin 28 | SCK1/INT0/RD8 — SPI1 clock / external interrupt 0 / I/O port D8 |
| Pin 29 | SDI1/RD9 — SPI1 data in / I/O port D9 |
| Pin 30 | SDO1/RD10 — SPI1 data out / I/O port D10 |
| Pin 31 | SS1/RD11 — SPI1 slave select / I/O port D11 |
| Pin 32 | SCK2/RG6 — SPI2 clock / I/O port G6 |
| Pin 33 | SDI2/RG7 — SPI2 data in / I/O port G7 |
| Pin 34 | SDO2/RG8 — SPI2 data out / I/O port G8 |
| Pin 35 | SS2/RG9 — SPI2 slave select / I/O port G9 |
| Pin 36 | C1TX/RD12 — CAN1 transmit / I/O port D12 |
| Pin 37 | C1RX/RD13 — CAN1 receive / I/O port D13 |
| Pin 38 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 39 | PWM1H/RD0 — PWM1 high-side output / I/O port D0 |
| Pin 40 | PWM1L/RD1 — PWM1 low-side output / I/O port D1 |
| Pin 41 | PWM2H/RD2 — PWM2 high-side output / I/O port D2 |
| Pin 42 | PWM2L/RD3 — PWM2 low-side output / I/O port D3 |
| Pin 43 | PWM3H/RD4 — PWM3 high-side output / I/O port D4 |
| Pin 44 | PWM3L/RD5 — PWM3 low-side output / I/O port D5 |
| Pin 45 | PWM4H/RE0 — PWM4 high-side output / I/O port E0 |
| Pin 46 | PWM4L/RE1 — PWM4 low-side output / I/O port E1 |
| Pin 47 | T1CK/RC13 — Timer1 clock / I/O port C13 |
| Pin 48 | T2CK/RC14 — Timer2 clock / I/O port C14 |
| Pin 49 | T3CK/RE3 — Timer3 clock / I/O port E3 |
| Pin 50 | T4CK/RE4 — Timer4 clock / I/O port E4 |
| Pin 51 | T5CK/RE5 — Timer5 clock / I/O port E5 |
| Pin 52 | FLTA/INT1/RE6 — PWM fault A / external interrupt 1 / I/O port E6 |
| Pin 53 | FLTB/INT2/RE7 — PWM fault B / external interrupt 2 / I/O port E7 |
| Pin 54 | QEA/RA8 — Quadrature encoder A / I/O port A8 |
| Pin 55 | QEB/RA9 — Quadrature encoder B / I/O port A9 |
| Pin 56 | INDX/RA10 — Quadrature index / I/O port A10 |
| Pin 57 | AVDD — Analog supply voltage (tie to VDD) |
| Pin 58 | AVSS — Analog ground (tie to VSS) |
| Pin 59 | AN13/CN11/RB8 — Analog input 13 / CN11 / I/O port B8 |
| Pin 60 | AN14/CN12/RB9 — Analog input 14 / CN12 / I/O port B9 |
| Pin 61 | AN15/CN13/RB10 — Analog input 15 / CN13 / I/O port B10 |
| Pin 62 | INT3/RA11 — External interrupt 3 / I/O port A11 |
| Pin 63 | INT4/RA12 — External interrupt 4 / I/O port A12 |
| Pin 64 | VDD — Digital supply voltage (3.0V to 5.5V) |
Typical Applications
DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT is suitable for 6 applications: Brushless DC (BLDC) Motor Control, AC Induction Motor VFD, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Control, Solar Micro-Inverter Control, Industrial Sensor Conditioning & DSP Front-End, Automotive Sensor / Actuator ECU (Non-Safety).
Brushless DC (BLDC) Motor Control
The DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT is purpose-built for 3-phase BLDC and PMSM motor drives thanks to its on-chip 4-channel PWM with complementary outputs and programmable dead-time, the 12-bit 200 ksps ADC capable of sampling phase currents simultaneously, and the 40-bit DSP accumulator executing Park/Clarke transforms in single cycles. Placed at the heart of a sensorless FOC algorithm running at 20 kHz loop rate, the part drives 24 V to 48 V BLDC motors up to several hundred watts without an external DSP coprocessor, while the 66 KB Flash accommodates full state-machine plus firmware update image storage. According to Microchip's Motor Control Family Reference Manual (DS70046), the device delivers deterministic torque control with <1 µs interrupt latency for the ADC pair trigger.
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AC Induction Motor VFD
Variable-frequency drives (VFDs) for AC induction motors use the DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT to generate sinusoidal PWM with field-oriented control. The part's 30 MIPS throughput, dual 16-channel ADC trigger support, and quadrature encoder interface let designers implement sensorless and encoder-based VFD algorithms on a single chip. The 5 V-tolerant I/O simplifies gate-driver interfacing to high-voltage IGBT bridges, while the CAN module supports industrial Fieldbus / Modbus integration in factory automation. Per Microchip's dsPIC30F family documentation, the device handles 4-quadrant regenerative braking math natively without offloading to an external DSP.
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Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Control
Online and line-interactive UPS systems use the DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT as the central DSP for inverter control, battery management, and grid synchronization. The 66 KB Flash stores inverter PWM, sine-table, and MPPT-style battery charging algorithms, while the 12-bit ADC samples DC bus voltage, battery current, and AC output simultaneously at 200 ksps. The CAN module enables communication with system-level BMS controllers. Compared with general-purpose MCUs, the 40-bit DSP accumulator enables fast RMS and harmonic calculations critical for THD <3% inverter output per UL 1778 requirements.
Recommended
Solar Micro-Inverter Control
Micro-inverters attach to individual photovoltaic panels and need compact DSP-grade control. The DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT fits by providing 30 MIPS for MPPT and grid-tie PLL, dual PWM for push-pull or full-bridge topologies, and an integrated CAN module for module-level monitoring. Its industrial -40 °C to +85 °C rating survives outdoor rooftop enclosures, and 66 KB of Flash accommodates both MPPT and grid-synchronization code plus lookup tables for sine-triangle PWM. The 5 V I/O tolerance eases interfacing to 600 V MOSFET gate drivers without level shifters.
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Industrial Sensor Conditioning & DSP Front-End
Strain-gauge bridges, thermocouples, and load cells benefit from the DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT's 12-bit 200 ksps ADC plus on-chip DSP math for digital filtering. The 66 KB Flash stores 256-tap FIR coefficients for 50/60 Hz notch filters, while 2 KB RAM supports sample buffering for FFT analysis up to 1024 points. The integrated CAN module publishes conditioned sensor data at 1 Mbaud on industrial CANopen networks, and the 5 V I/O tolerance simplifies interfacing to legacy industrial 5 V transducer front-ends without level translation.
Recommended
Automotive Sensor / Actuator ECU (Non-Safety)
While the DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT is industrial-grade and not AEC-Q100 qualified, it is widely used in non-safety automotive subsystems such as HVAC blower controllers, seat-position actuators, and body-comfort modules. The 5 V I/O tolerance drives 12 V actuator loads through external FETs, while the CAN module integrates with the vehicle CAN bus at 500 kbaud. Designers targeting AEC-Q100 must migrate to a dsPIC33F family part such as DSPIC33FJ128GP310-I/PT; the same code base typically ports with minimal changes per Microchip's migration guide.
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Engineering reference data for DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT | DSPIC30F5015-20E/PT | DSPIC30F5015T-30I/PT | DSPIC30F4013-30I/P | DSPIC30F4012-30I/ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 64-pin TQFP (PT) 10x10 mm | 64-pin TQFP (PT) - same | 64-pin TQFP (PT) - same | 64-pin TQFP (PT) - same | 40-pin PDIP - different | 44-pin QFN - different |
| Brand | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| Core / Architecture | dsPIC30F, 16-bit modified Harvard | dsPIC30F | dsPIC30F | dsPIC30F | dsPIC30F | dsPIC30F |
| Max CPU Speed / MIPS | 40 MHz / 30 MIPS | 40 MHz / 30 MIPS | 30 MHz / 20 MIPS | 40 MHz / 30 MIPS | 40 MHz / 30 MIPS | 40 MHz / 30 MIPS |
| Program Flash | 66 KB | 66 KB | 66 KB | 66 KB | 48 KB | 48 KB |
| Data RAM | 2 KB | 2 KB | 2 KB | 2 KB | 2 KB | 2 KB |
| ADC | 12-bit, 16 ch, 200 ksps | 12-bit, 16 ch, 200 ksps | 12-bit, 16 ch, 200 ksps | 12-bit, 16 ch, 200 ksps | 12-bit, 13 ch, 200 ksps | 12-bit, 13 ch, 200 ksps |
| PWM Channels | 4 (motor-control) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| CAN Module | 1 (CAN 2.0B) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +85C (industrial) | -40C to +85C | -40C to +125C (extended) | -40C to +85C | -40C to +85C | -40C to +85C |
| Approx Unit Price (qty 1) | $11.50 | $10.95 | $12.80 | $11.50 | $8.40 | $7.95 |
Key Differentiators
- Highest Flash density in the 64-pin dsPIC30F family (vs DSPIC30F4013-30I/P)
- Same 30 MIPS throughput with extended-temperature option (vs DSPIC30F5015-20E/PT)
- True pin-to-pin silicon identical to the tape-and-reel variant (vs DSPIC30F5015T-30I/PT)
- Full peripheral set including CAN in a 64-pin TQFP (vs DSPIC30F4012-30I/ML)
Design Notes
The DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT integrates a core LDO that derives 2.5 V from the external 3.0 V to 5.5 V AVDD/VDD rail, so only a single supply is needed. Per the datasheet, place one 10 µF bulk tantalum or ceramic + one 100 nF decoupling capacitor on each VDD/AVDD pair (pin 16/64 and pin 57). For motor-control PCBs with switching FET bridges near the DSC, add a ferrite bead on AVDD plus a separate 100 nF cap at the AVSS pin to keep digital switching noise below 50 mV on the analog rail - this preserves ADC accuracy when sampling phase currents.
Keep the OSC1/OSC2 crystal traces (pins 14/15) shorter than 12 mm and surround them with a ground guard ring tied to AVSS. Per Microchip's dsPIC30F Family Reference Manual (DS70046), long crystal traces or missing guard rings cause PLL jitter that shows up as PWM timing jitter and ADC sample-window drift. Place the 22 pF to 33 pF load capacitors as close to the crystal pins as the package allows, and route the MCLR line (pin 17) with a 10 kΩ pull-up to VDD and a 100 nF cap to ground for noise immunity in motor-drive environments.
Estimated: programming/debug on production boards - the PGED1/PGEC1 pair (pins 18/19) shares physical pins with RF4/RF5, and designers sometimes forget to leave them accessible for in-circuit serial programming (ICSP). If those traces are buried under BGA components or routed only as 0.1 mm stubs, field firmware updates become impossible without board rework. Also, the DSPIC30F5015's ADC at 200 ksps requires the input source impedance to be below 200 Ω or sample-and-hold acquisition time must be increased - driving an ADC pin directly from a 10 kΩ potentiometer is a common source of measurement error.
The PWM outputs (PWM1H/L through PWM4H/L on pins 39-46) drive 5 V logic but should never be loaded directly with the gate of a power MOSFET - source 10 Ω to 22 Ω series resistors plus a 1N4148 clamp diode are standard practice to dampen transmission-line ringing on cables longer than 50 mm. For CAN bus (pins 36/37), a 120 Ω termination resistor at each end plus an MCP2551 transceiver (or equivalent) is mandatory; the DSPIC30F5015's CAN peripheral outputs TTL levels that cannot drive the bus directly.
Compliance Information
RoHS and lead-free compliant per Microchip product page. Industrial grade only (-40 to +85 C); for AEC-Q100 automotive, migrate to dsPIC33FJ family.
