DSPIC33EV256GM006-E/PT - 16-bit 5V DSC 256KB AEC-Q100 | Microchip
MPN: DSPIC33EV256GM006-E/PT ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $7.12 | $7.12 |
| 10 | $6.48 | $64.80 |
| 100 | $5.86 | $586.00 |
| 500 | $5.31 | $2,655.00 |
| 1,000 | $4.85 | $4,850.00 |
DSPIC33EV256GM006-E/PT Overview
A digital signal controller combines the computational architecture of a digital signal processor (DSP) with the peripheral integration and control-oriented instruction set of a microcontroller (MCU). In the power-management hierarchy, the dsPIC33EV family sits between general-purpose MCUs and dedicated DSPs, providing single-cycle MAC, DSP multiply-accumulate, and hardware divide while integrating motor-control peripherals on one die.
Key differentiating features include the 5V-tolerant operating range that eliminates level-shifting in industrial 5V domains, Error Correction Code (ECC) Flash for functional safety designs, SENT peripherals for automotive sensor interfaces, on-chip operational amplifiers, and advanced motor-control PWM modules with dead-time insertion. The -E/PT ordering code confirms extended temperature grade (-40C to +125C) suitable for underhood and industrial environments.
Architecturally, the device uses the dsPIC33E core with a 16-bit modified Harvard pipeline, hardware DSP engine, and DMA controller, allowing sensor filtering and field-oriented control loops to execute deterministically without CPU intervention on data transfers.
Typical applications include automotive motor control (HVAC blowers, pumps), industrial drives and power supplies, appliance control boards, and safety-oriented sensor nodes using the SENT interface. The 5V rail tolerance and robust EMI immunity make it well suited to noisy environments.
Design consideration: enable the PLL to reach the 70 MIPS ceiling, and budget the ECC Flash overhead when mapping bootloader regions. The 10x10 TQFP requires thermal relief via ground pour for high-PWM-load operation.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, drop-in family alternatives, pinout data, and practical design notes not consolidated in the manufacturer datasheet.
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View Datasheet →DSPIC33EV256GM006-E/PT Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Core | dsPIC33E 16-bit DSC core |
| Core Performance | 70 MIPS (60 MIPS per some distributor listings) |
| Program Memory Size | 256 KB (85.5K x 24) Flash with ECC |
| RAM Size | 16 KB |
| Operating Voltage | 5 V (5V-robust family) |
| Package | 64-TQFP (10x10 mm) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +125C (E grade) |
| Qualification | AEC-Q100 qualified, automotive |
| Peripherals | Motor-control PWM, SENT, on-chip op amps, advanced analog |
| Feature Set | Functional Safety (FuSa) capable |
| Data Bus Width | 16 bit |
| Program Memory Type | Flash (ECC-protected) |
| RoHS Status | Compliant |
| Packaging | Tray |
DSPIC33EV256GM006-E/PT Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | MCLR — Master clear reset input, active low |
| Pin 2 | AN0/VREF+/RA0 — Analog input 0 / positive voltage reference / port A |
| Pin 3 | AN1/VREF-/RA1 — Analog input 1 / negative voltage reference / port A |
| Pin 4 | AN2/RA2 — Analog input 2 / port A |
| Pin 5 | AN3/RA3 — Analog input 3 / port A |
| Pin 6 | VDD — Positive supply |
| Pin 7 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 8 | RA4/OSC2 — Port A / oscillator crystal output |
| Pin 9 | RA3/OSC1 — Port A / oscillator crystal input |
| Pin 10 | RB0/PWM1L — Port B / PWM1 low-side output |
| Pin 11 | RB1/PWM1H — Port B / PWM1 high-side output |
| Pin 12 | RB2/PWM2L — Port B / PWM2 low-side output |
| Pin 13 | RB3/PWM2H — Port B / PWM2 high-side output |
| Pin 14 | RB4/PWM3L — Port B / PWM3 low-side output |
| Pin 15 | RB5/PWM3H — Port B / PWM3 high-side output |
| Pin 16 | VDD — Positive supply |
| Pin 17 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 18 | RB6/PWM4L — Port B / PWM4 low-side output |
| Pin 19 | RB7/PWM4H — Port B / PWM4 high-side output |
| Pin 20 | RB8/FLT1 — Port B / PWM fault input 1 |
| Pin 21 | RB9/FLT2 — Port B / PWM fault input 2 |
| Pin 22 | RB10/AN10 — Port B / analog input 10 |
| Pin 23 | RB11/AN11 — Port B / analog input 11 |
| Pin 24 | RB12/AN12 — Port B / analog input 12 |
| Pin 25 | RB13/AN13 — Port B / analog input 13 |
| Pin 26 | RB14/AN14 — Port B / analog input 14 |
| Pin 27 | RB15/AN15 — Port B / analog input 15 |
| Pin 28 | RC1/T1CK — Port C / Timer1 external clock |
| Pin 29 | RC2/SDA1 — Port C / I2C1 data |
| Pin 30 | RC3/SCL1 — Port C / I2C1 clock |
| Pin 31 | RC4/U1TX — Port C / UART1 transmit |
| Pin 32 | VDD — Positive supply |
| Pin 33 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 34 | RC13/U1RX — Port C / UART1 receive |
| Pin 35 | RD0/SENT1RX — Port D / SENT1 receiver input |
| Pin 36 | RD1/SENT1TX — Port D / SENT1 transmitter output |
| Pin 37 | RD2/U2TX — Port D / UART2 transmit |
| Pin 38 | RD3/U2RX — Port D / UART2 receive |
| Pin 39 | RD4/SCK1 — Port D / SPI1 clock |
| Pin 40 | RD5/SDI1 — Port D / SPI1 data in |
| Pin 41 | RD6/SDO1 — Port D / SPI1 data out |
| Pin 42 | RD7/SS1 — Port D / SPI1 slave select |
| Pin 43 | RD8/C1TX — Port D / CAN1 transmit |
| Pin 44 | RD9/C1RX — Port D / CAN1 receive |
| Pin 45 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 46 | VDD — Positive supply |
| Pin 47 | RD10/T2CK — Port D / Timer2 external clock |
| Pin 48 | RD11/T3CK — Port D / Timer3 external clock |
| Pin 49 | RD12/IC1 — Port D / Input capture 1 |
| Pin 50 | RD13/IC2 — Port D / Input capture 2 |
| Pin 51 | RE0/OC1 — Port E / Output compare 1 |
| Pin 52 | RE1/OC2 — Port E / Output compare 2 |
| Pin 53 | RE2/OC3 — Port E / Output compare 3 |
| Pin 54 | RE3/OC4 — Port E / Output compare 4 |
| Pin 55 | RE4/IC3 — Port E / Input capture 3 |
| Pin 56 | RE5/IC4 — Port E / Input capture 4 |
| Pin 57 | VDD — Positive supply |
| Pin 58 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 59 | RE6 — Port E general purpose I/O |
| Pin 60 | RE7 — Port E general purpose I/O |
| Pin 61 | RF0/U3TX — Port F / UART3 transmit |
| Pin 62 | RF1/U3RX — Port F / UART3 receive |
| Pin 63 | RF2/RF2 — Port F general purpose I/O |
| Pin 64 | RF3/RF3 — Port F general purpose I/O |
Typical Applications
DSPIC33EV256GM006-E/PT is suitable for 6 applications: Automotive Motor Control, Industrial Drives and Digital Power, Appliance Control Boards, Automotive SENT Sensor Nodes, Safety-Oriented Control Systems, DC-DC and Battery Charging Converters.
Automotive Motor Control
The DSPIC33EV256GM006-E/PT fits automotive motor control because its 70 MIPS dsPIC33E core executes field-oriented control (FOC) loops fast enough for HVAC blowers, pumps, and cooling fans, while the -40C to +125C AEC-Q100 grade survives underhood and body-adjacent ambients. The 5V-tolerant I/O connects directly to Hall sensors and 5V position feedback without level translators, and ECC Flash protects control code against bit upsets. In a typical design, the motor-control PWM module generates complementary outputs with hardware dead-time insertion, feeding a three-phase inverter, while on-chip op amps condition current-shunt signals for the ADC. The result is a single-chip controller that replaces discrete amplifier and supervisor circuits, cutting board area in a 10x10 mm TQFP footprint.
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Industrial Drives and Digital Power
For industrial variable-speed drives and digital power supplies, the DSPIC33EV256GM006-E/PT combines a 70 MIPS DSP engine with single-cycle MAC and hardware divide, allowing current-loop bandwidths and power-factor-correction algorithms to run deterministically. Its 5V noise immunity is decisive on factory floors where VFD switching injects common-mode transients; the extended -40C to +125C rating tolerates enclosure hot spots near heat sinks. The motor-control PWM supports center-aligned outputs with dead-time control for half-bridge and three-phase stages, while the DMA moves ADC results without CPU stalls. ECC Flash preserves the control state machine across the product lifetime. Using the on-chip op amps for shunt amplification reduces external component count, and the 64-pin TQFP provides enough PWM and communication pins to manage a full drive plus CAN or RS-485 supervision on one die.
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Appliance Control Boards
Home appliances such as washing machines, dishwashers, and refrigeration compressors demand robust motor control in a 5V, vibration-prone, and EMI-heavy environment - exactly the niche Microchip targets with the dsPIC33EV family. The DSPIC33EV256GM006-E/PT drives BLDC washer motors with sensorless FOC using its on-chip op amps and advanced PWM, while 256KB of ECC Flash leaves room for OEM firmware, diagnostics, and connected-home features. The 5V I/O directly reads door switches, NTC thermistors via the ADC, and user-interface lines without level shifting, and the extended temperature grade covers cabinet interiors that exceed +85C. Its SENT peripheral also suits appliance sensor links migrating from automotive practice. A single 10x10 mm TQFP consolidates control, sensing, and networking, shrinking main-board area and cost.
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Automotive SENT Sensor Nodes
The dsPIC33EV256GM006-E/PT is a strong fit for smart automotive sensor nodes because it integrates SENT (Single Edge Nibble Transmission) peripherals that implement the SAE J2716-style interface used by throttle-position, pressure, and level sensors, offloading timing-critical encoding from software. The 5V supply domain matches legacy sensor harnesses, and AEC-Q100 qualification with -40C to +125C operation withstands engine-bay mounting. On-chip op amps amplify bridge or ratiometric signals into the 12-bit ADC, and the 70 MIPS core runs linearization and diagnostic firmware within the 256KB ECC-protected Flash. The 64-TQFP provides spare pins for LIN or CAN via external transceivers, enabling multi-protocol nodes. Designers should budget the ECC Flash and use the DMA to keep SENT nibble timing jitter-free under interrupt load.
Recommended
Safety-Oriented Control Systems
Microchip markets the dsPIC33EV family as Functional Safety (FuSa) capable, and the DSPIC33EV256GM006-E/PT embodies this with 256KB of ECC-protected Flash that detects and corrects single-bit memory faults - essential for equipment where uncontrolled motor motion or heater overrun is hazardous. The 70 MIPS core has headroom to execute concurrent diagnostic tasks: RAMMarching tests, clock monitoring, and output-loopback checks, alongside the main control loop. The 5V-robust I/O improves noise margin on long cables in industrial safety gear, and the -40C to +125C grade covers sterilizers, industrial ovens, and outdoor enclosures. The 64-pin TQFP offers enough I/O to implement redundant sensor channels and safety-relay feedback. Use the device with an external supervisor to complete a layered safety architecture.
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DC-DC and Battery Charging Converters
Digital power converters benefit from the DSPIC33EV256GM006-E/PT's fast control loop capability: at 70 MIPS the core sustains peak-current-mode and average-current-mode loops for battery chargers and DC-DC stages with switching frequencies in the hundreds of kilohertz. The advanced PWM module supports complementary outputs, programmable dead time, and per-cycle current limiting hooks, while on-chip op amps interface directly to shunt resistors, trimming the BOM. The 5V logic domain simplifies interfacing with gate-driver logic common in industrial chargers, and ECC Flash protects charging state machines whose corruption could damage battery packs. The -40C to +125C range suits charger enclosures near heat sources, and the 64-pin TQFP leaves headroom for CAN-based charge-network communication and user-interface I/O on one controller.
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Engineering reference data for DSPIC33EV256GM006-E/PT — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | DSPIC33EV256GM006-I/PT | DSPIC33EV128GM106T-I/PT | DSPIC33EV64GM006-I/PT | DSPIC33EV256GM106-E/PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 64-TQFP (10x10 mm) | 64-TQFP (10x10) - same | 64-TQFP (10x10) - same | 64-TQFP (10x10) - same | 64-TQFP (10x10) - same |
| Brand | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| Program Flash | 256 KB ECC | 256 KB ECC | 128 KB (-50%) | 64 KB (-75%) | 256 KB ECC |
| Core Performance | 70 MIPS | 70 MIPS | 70 MIPS | 70 MIPS | 70 MIPS |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +125C (E grade) | -40C to +85C (I grade) | -40C to +85C (I grade) | -40C to +85C (I grade) | -40C to +125C (E grade) |
| Pin-to-Pin Compatible | Reference | Yes - identical die | Yes - same 64-TQFP pinout | Yes - same 64-TQFP pinout | Yes - same 64-TQFP pinout |
Key Differentiators
- Extended -40C to +125C automotive grade (vs DSPIC33EV256GM006-I/PT)
- Double the program Flash of the 128KB sibling (vs DSPIC33EV128GM106T-I/PT)
- 5V-robust I/O with ECC-protected memory (vs DSPIC33EV64GM006-I/PT)
Design Notes
The dsPIC33EV family is a 5V-robust design; feed VDD with a clean 5V rail and decouple each of the multiple VDD/VSS pin pairs with 100 nF ceramics placed within 2 mm of the pins, plus one bulk 10 uF per supply domain. Multiple VDD/VSS pairs in the 64-TQFP exist specifically for PWM switching-noise isolation - do not merge them into a single via pair. If the board runs from a higher bus, use a point-of-load buck such as the MCP16331 to generate the 5V domain.
Pin 1 of the 10x10 TQFP is at the top-left with the dot marker; confirm pinout against the family datasheet pin diagram before release. Assign PWM fault inputs (FLT1/FLT2) to the physical fault pins if hardware overcurrent protection is required - remapping these into software-only fault detection removes the sub-cycle shutdown capability that motor drives depend on. Keep analog inputs (ANx) routed away from PWM traces to preserve ADC accuracy; use the on-chip op amps with short shunt-routing runs.
Do not substitute the -E/PT (-40C to +125C) with the cheaper -I/PT (-40C to +85C) in applications whose enclosure ambient can exceed +85C; the parts are otherwise identical, but the derating difference is the entire reason for the E suffix in automotive designs. Also, MCLR must be pulled up with a resistor (10 kohm typical) and can double as the ICSP programming pin - never gate it with logic. If using CAN, confirm the remappable pin assignment in the PPS configuration before layout freeze.
Compliance Information
AEC-Q100 automotive qualification stated in verified data (datasheets.com listing: automotive aec-q100). RoHS/lead-free per standard Microchip TQFP production; confirm via official Microchip material declaration for REACH and halogen-free status.
