DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT - 30 MIPS 16-bit DSP MCU 66KB Flash | Microchip
MPN: DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $9.84 | $9.84 |
| 10 | $8.91 | $89.10 |
| 100 | $7.95 | $795.00 |
| 500 | $6.88 | $3,440.00 |
| 1,000 | $5.82 | $5,820.00 |
DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT Overview
A Digital Signal Controller (DSC) is a hybrid device that combines the deterministic interrupt response and peripheral set of a microcontroller with the mathematical horsepower of a Digital Signal Processor (DSP). In the broader taxonomy, a DSC belongs to the family of microcontrollers (MCU), which sit under embedded processors, which in turn fall under semiconductors. The dsPIC30F sub-family targets 5V-tolerant motor control and power-conversion designs where many competing DSPs require 3.3V rails or external level shifters.
Key features of the DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT include a modified Harvard architecture with a 24-bit instruction word, single-cycle MAC, 40-bit accumulators, an integrated 10/12-bit ADC with up to 16 channels, motor-control PWM modules, UART/SPI/I2C/CAN peripherals, and a wide 2.5V to 5.5V operating voltage that lets the part communicate directly with 5V analog front-ends. The 80-pin TQFP package exposes up to 68 general-purpose I/O pins, which is unusually high for this class.
Architecturally, the device pairs a 16-bit native data path with DSP-friendly extensions (DO and REPEAT loops, fractional arithmetic), enabling closed-loop control loops and digital filtering at update rates suitable for three-phase inverters, UPS systems and audio class-D amplifiers. The on-chip regulator supports both 3.3V and 5V rails, reducing BOM cost.
Typical applications include BLDC and PMSM motor drives, uninterruptible power supplies, power-factor correction stages, digital audio class-D amplification, and industrial sensor conditioning. The 5V-tolerant ADC simplifies mixed-signal board design.
When designing with this device, budget Flash for both the application code and any motor-control libraries. Code compiled for the -30 speed grade does not run unchanged on the -20 grade, and the I/Os are not 5V-tolerant when the part is running at 3.3V without the internal regulator engaged.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, pin-compatible dsPIC30F variants, and practical design notes not found in the standalone manufacturer datasheet.
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View Datasheet →DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Core Architecture | dsPIC30F 16-bit Digital Signal Controller |
| Instruction Word | 24-bit |
| Maximum CPU Speed | 30 MIPS |
| Program Flash Memory | 66 KB (22K x 24 words) |
| RAM | 4 KB (2K x 16) |
| EEPROM | 1 KB |
| Operating Voltage Range | 2.5 V to 5.5 V |
| I/O Pins | 68 |
| ADC | 10/12-bit, up to 16 channels |
| Package | 80-pin TQFP (PT), 12x12 mm |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +85C (Industrial, I grade) |
| Speed Grade | -30 (30 MIPS) |
| Packaging | Tape & Reel (T suffix) |
| RoHS Status | Compliant |
| Lead-Free | Yes |
DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | OSC1 — Oscillator crystal input or external clock input |
| Pin 2 | OSC2 — Oscillator crystal output |
| Pin 3 | MCLR — Master Clear (reset) input |
| Pin 4 | PGED1 — ICSP programming data line 1 |
| Pin 5 | PGEC1 — ICSP programming clock line 1 |
| Pin 6 | PGED2 — ICSP programming data line 2 |
| Pin 7 | PGEC2 — ICSP programming clock line 2 |
| Pin 8 | AN0 — Analog input 0 / VREF+ |
| Pin 9 | AN1 — Analog input 1 / VREF- |
| Pin 10 | AN2 — Analog input 2 |
| Pin 11 | AN3 — Analog input 3 |
| Pin 12 | AVDD — Analog supply voltage |
| Pin 13 | AVSS — Analog ground |
| Pin 14 | AN4 — Analog input 4 |
| Pin 15 | AN5 — Analog input 5 |
| Pin 16 | AN6 — Analog input 6 |
| Pin 17 | AN7 — Analog input 7 |
| Pin 18 | AN8 — Analog input 8 |
| Pin 19 | AN9 — Analog input 9 |
| Pin 20 | AN10 — Analog input 10 |
| Pin 21 | AN11 — Analog input 11 |
| Pin 22 | AN12 — Analog input 12 |
| Pin 23 | AN13 — Analog input 13 |
| Pin 24 | AN14 — Analog input 14 |
| Pin 25 | AN15 — Analog input 15 |
| Pin 26 | VDD — Digital supply voltage |
| Pin 27 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 28 | PWM1L — PWM output 1 low side |
| Pin 29 | PWM1H — PWM output 1 high side |
| Pin 30 | PWM2L — PWM output 2 low side |
| Pin 31 | PWM2H — PWM output 2 high side |
| Pin 32 | PWM3L — PWM output 3 low side |
| Pin 33 | PWM3H — PWM output 3 high side |
| Pin 34 | PWM4L — PWM output 4 low side |
| Pin 35 | PWM4H — PWM output 4 high side |
| Pin 36 | PWM5L — PWM output 5 low side (or I/O) |
| Pin 37 | PWM5H — PWM output 5 high side (or I/O) |
| Pin 38 | PWM6L — PWM output 6 low side (or I/O) |
| Pin 39 | PWM6H — PWM output 6 high side (or I/O) |
| Pin 40 | VDD — Digital supply voltage |
| Pin 41 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 42 | QEA — Quadrature encoder A input |
| Pin 43 | QEB — Quadrature encoder B input |
| Pin 44 | INDX — Quadrature encoder index input |
| Pin 45 | IC1 — Input capture 1 |
| Pin 46 | IC2 — Input capture 2 |
| Pin 47 | IC3 — Input capture 3 |
| Pin 48 | OC1 — Output compare 1 |
| Pin 49 | OC2 — Output compare 2 |
| Pin 50 | OC3 — Output compare 3 |
| Pin 51 | OC4 — Output compare 4 |
| Pin 52 | INT0 — External interrupt 0 |
| Pin 53 | INT1 — External interrupt 1 |
| Pin 54 | INT2 — External interrupt 2 |
| Pin 55 | T1CK — Timer1 external clock |
| Pin 56 | T2CK — Timer2 external clock |
| Pin 57 | T3CK — Timer3 external clock |
| Pin 58 | T4CK — Timer4 external clock |
| Pin 59 | U1RX — UART1 receive |
| Pin 60 | U1TX — UART1 transmit |
| Pin 61 | U2RX — UART2 receive |
| Pin 62 | U2TX — UART2 transmit |
| Pin 63 | SCK1 — SPI1 clock |
| Pin 64 | SDI1 — SPI1 data in |
| Pin 65 | SDO1 — SPI1 data out |
| Pin 66 | SS1 — SPI1 slave select |
| Pin 67 | SCL — I2C clock |
| Pin 68 | SDA — I2C data |
| Pin 69 | C1RX — CAN1 receive |
| Pin 70 | C1TX — CAN1 transmit |
| Pin 71 | VDD — Digital supply voltage |
| Pin 72 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 73 | RA0 — Port A bit 0 (I/O) |
| Pin 74 | RA1 — Port A bit 1 (I/O) |
| Pin 75 | RA2 — Port A bit 2 (I/O) |
| Pin 76 | RA3 — Port A bit 3 (I/O) |
| Pin 77 | RA4 — Port A bit 4 (I/O) |
| Pin 78 | RA5 — Port A bit 5 (I/O) |
| Pin 79 | RA6 — Port A bit 6 (I/O) |
| Pin 80 | RA7 — Port A bit 7 (I/O) |
Typical Applications
DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT is suitable for 6 applications: BLDC and PMSM Motor Control, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Controllers, Power Factor Correction (PFC) Stages, Class-D Digital Audio Amplifiers, Industrial Sensor Signal Conditioning, Solar Inverter Control.
BLDC and PMSM Motor Control
The DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT fits three-phase BLDC and PMSM motor drives because its integrated motor-control PWM module, quadrature encoder interface, and 30 MIPS DSP engine deliver deterministic torque-loop updates at 20 kHz PWM while leaving headroom for field-oriented control math. The 12-bit ADC with up to 16 channels samples phase currents synchronously to the PWM, and the 2.5V-5.5V supply rail lets the part interface directly to 5V gate drivers without level shifters. Compared with a software-only MCU approach, the DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT's single-cycle MAC and DO/REPEAT loops execute Park and Clarke transforms in tens of microseconds, enabling smooth torque ripple compensation. For multi-axis CNC or robotic drives, the 80-pin TQFP exposes 68 I/O to drive up to three half-bridges plus encoder, fault, and communication lines. Design tip: enable the PWM fault input and use the ADC-triggered-by-PWM feature for jitter-free current sampling.
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Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Controllers
In on-line and line-interactive UPS designs, the DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT serves as the digital supervisor that samples the AC line, drives the inverter stage, and executes RMS/THD calculations in real time. The 30 MIPS DSP engine runs a PI control loop for output voltage regulation while a separate interrupt context monitors input frequency and battery state-of-charge. The 66 KB Flash accommodates lookup tables for sine-PWM modulation, brown-out detection firmware, and battery-management state machines without external memory. The wide 2.5V-5.5V operating voltage simplifies integration with legacy 5V gate drivers used in industrial UPS products. The 1 KB EEPROM stores user-configurable parameters such as transfer thresholds and battery capacity ratings across power cycles. The 80-pin TQFP exposes UART for status reporting to a host MCU plus CAN for industrial UPS paralleling. Compared with a fixed-function analog controller, the DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT enables firmware-based topology switching (line-interactive vs double-conversion) without hardware rework.
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Power Factor Correction (PFC) Stages
The DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT is well suited to digital PFC controllers because the DSP engine performs the multiply-accumulate operations needed for average-current-mode control at switching frequencies up to 100 kHz. The 12-bit ADC captures inductor current and rectified line voltage synchronously to the PWM, while the integrated high-speed PWM module generates the boost-converter gate drive with programmable dead time. The 5V-tolerant I/O simplifies interface to legacy PFC front-ends using 5V comparators, and the 68 I/O pins leave plenty of margin for housekeeping tasks (relay control, fan drive, fault LEDs). Compared with an analog UCC28180 controller, the DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT offers firmware-tunable compensation and on-the-fly THD optimization. The 30 MIPS throughput keeps loop latency below 10 microseconds, supporting compliance with EN61000-3-2 harmonic limits. The 66 KB Flash accommodates the control loop, soft-start sequencing, and AC-line cycle-by-cycle calculations without external memory expansion.
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Class-D Digital Audio Amplifiers
Audio class-D amplifier designs benefit from the DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT's 30 MIPS DSP engine, which can execute sample-rate interpolation, noise-shaping, and PWM-modulation algorithms for sample rates up to 48 kHz. The PWM module generates the carrier-frequency output stage drive directly, while a dedicated DMA-style data path keeps audio samples flowing without CPU intervention. The wide 2.5V-5.5V supply rail lets the part sit on the same 5V rail as analog audio front-ends, reducing ground-bounce issues. The 12-bit ADC, while not hi-fi grade, supports feedback-loop monitoring for speaker-current limiting and thermal foldback. Compared with a fixed-function class-D controller, the DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT enables programmable EQ and dynamic range compression in firmware. The 66 KB Flash stores filter coefficients and user presets, while 1 KB of EEPROM retains last-used volume and tone settings across power cycles. Industrial -40C to +85C operation suits automotive infotainment applications.
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Industrial Sensor Signal Conditioning
The DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT integrates signal conditioning for industrial sensors by combining a 12-bit ADC with DSP-accelerated FIR/IIR filter routines, enabling on-chip noise rejection without external analog filter stages. Pressure, flow, or strain-gauge transducers are digitized and filtered in firmware at sample rates up to 200 kHz, with results streamed over UART, SPI, or CAN. The 5V I/O compatibility allows direct connection to legacy 4-20 mA loop-powered sensor front-ends. The 30 MIPS throughput performs real-time linearization and temperature compensation for thermocouple and RTD inputs, while the 4 KB RAM buffers FIR filter state across samples. Compared with a discrete op-amp-plus-MCU solution, the DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT reduces BOM count and PCB area. The 80-pin TQFP exposes 68 I/O for multi-channel data-acquisition modules. The industrial -40C to +85C temperature range suits factory-floor deployments.
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Solar Inverter Control
Photovoltaic string inverters in the 1-5 kW range use the DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT to implement MPPT (maximum power point tracking), anti-islanding, and grid-synchronization control in a single DSC. The DSP engine executes perturb-and-observe or incremental-conductance MPPT at sub-millisecond cadence, while the PWM module drives the full-bridge IGBT stage. The 12-bit ADC samples PV panel voltage, string current, and grid voltage simultaneously, supporting the fast-acting protection required by UL1741 and IEEE1547. The 66 KB Flash stores anti-islanding detection algorithms, grid-code profiles, and fault logs without external memory. The wide 2.5V-5.5V supply rail simplifies integration with auxiliary 5V rails on the inverter control board. The 80-pin TQFP exposes CAN for module-to-module communication in three-phase string inverters. Compared with a discrete MCU plus DSP architecture, the DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT unifies the control and math engines into one device, reducing component count.
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Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | DSPIC30F5016-30I/PT | DSPIC30F5016T-20E/PT | DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT | DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| Package | TQFP-80 (12x12 mm) | TQFP-80 (12x12 mm) - same | TQFP-80 (12x12 mm) - same | TQFP-80 (12x12 mm) - same | TQFP-80 (12x12 mm) - same |
| Core Speed | 30 MIPS | 30 MIPS | 20 MIPS | 30 MIPS | 30 MIPS |
| Program Flash | 66 KB | 66 KB | 66 KB | 66 KB | 30 KB |
| RAM | 4 KB | 4 KB | 4 KB | 4 KB | 2 KB |
| EEPROM | 1 KB | 1 KB | 1 KB | 1 KB | 1 KB |
| Operating Voltage | 2.5 V to 5.5 V | 2.5 V to 5.5 V | 2.5 V to 5.5 V | 2.5 V to 5.5 V | 2.5 V to 5.5 V |
| Temperature Range | -40C to +85C (Industrial) | -40C to +85C | -40C to +125C (Extended) | -40C to +85C | -40C to +85C |
| Packaging Format | Tape & Reel | Tube | Tape & Reel | Tube | Tube |
Key Differentiators
- Higher Flash density for complex control firmware (vs DSPIC30F5011-30I/PT)
- Same 80-pin TQFP footprint with extended peripheral set (vs DSPIC30F5015-30I/PT)
- Industrial temperature grade vs Extended grade tradeoff (vs DSPIC30F5016T-20E/PT)
Design Notes
The DSPIC30F5016T-30I/PT operates from a single 2.5V to 5.5V supply on VDD pins (multiple pins for current capacity); connect all VDD/VSS pairs and place 100 nF decoupling capacitors within 5 mm of each VDD pin with a bulk 10 uF tantalum or ceramic capacitor at the board entry point. AVDD and AVSS should be filtered separately from the digital supply with a ferrite bead or pi-filter to keep ADC measurements clean - shared ground impedance couples PWM switching noise into the analog reference. When using the internal voltage regulator to derive the 1.8V core, tie the ENVREG pin appropriately per the datasheet and add the recommended 10 uF + 0.1 uF on the VCAP pin.
Estimated: at full 30 MIPS operation with all peripherals active and 68 I/O driving 10 mA each, the TQFP-80 dissipates up to 1 W. With a typical theta_JA of 50 C/W on a 4-layer FR4 board with no airflow, junction temperature rises 50 C above ambient. For continuous 1 A GPIO drive patterns or sustained DSP math at 30 MIPS, add thermal vias under the exposed pad (if present in your PCB footprint) or reduce ambient temperature. In enclosed industrial cabinets, derate to 25 C ambient maximum or specify the -E (extended) temperature variant.
Route the 12-bit ADC analog traces (AN0-AN15) as differential pairs with ground shielding, keeping them away from PWM switching nodes and clock lines. Use a separate analog ground island tied to digital ground at a single point near the AVSS pin. The ICSP pins (PGEC1/PGED1 and PGEC2/PGED2) must be brought out to an in-circuit programming header; pull MCLR high through a 10 kohm resistor and add a 100 nF cap to ground for reset debouncing. The two oscillator pins require short, symmetric traces to the crystal or resonator with grounded guard rings.
Do not assume 5V tolerance on all I/O when running at 3.3V VDD - the dsPIC30F I/O pins are 5V-tolerant only when VDD is in the 4.5V-5.5V range. At 3.3V VDD, applying 5V logic levels to a digital input will forward-bias the input ESD diodes. When migrating code from the -30 speed grade to the -20 grade, the timing of interrupt service routines and baud-rate generators must be re-derived, and code that uses DO loops or REPEAT instructions may need adjustment. Also ensure JTAG/ICSP programming voltage sequencing matches the datasheet - programming with VDD < 2.7V may fail silently.
For motor-control designs, the PWM outputs switch at 20 kHz or higher with sharp edges; keep PWM traces short and route them away from the ADC analog inputs to avoid capacitive coupling. Use the PWM fault input (FLTA) to rapidly shut down all PWM outputs on overcurrent detection. Place the current-sense amplifier output within 5 mm of the ADC input pin, and use a 1 kHz RC low-pass filter to limit ADC input bandwidth. For CAN bus connections, add a 120 ohm termination at each end of the bus and use a common-mode choke on the C1RX/C1TX pair to meet IEC 61800-3 EMC requirements.
Compliance Information
RoHS compliant per Microchip product page. Industrial temperature grade (-40C to +85C). Not AEC-Q100 qualified - this part targets industrial, not automotive, applications.