MC56F8347VPY60 - 60MHz 16-bit DSC, 128KB Flash | NXP | 160-LFQFP
MPN: MC56F8347VPY60 ✗ End of Life| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $32.5 | $32.50 |
| 10 | $28.9 | $289.00 |
| 100 | $25.4 | $2,540.00 |
| 500 | $22.1 | $11,050.00 |
| 1,000 | $19.8 | $19,800.00 |
MC56F8347VPY60 Overview
A Digital Signal Controller is a hybrid class of embedded processor that fuses a microcontroller's deterministic interrupt-driven peripheral set with a digital signal processor's single-cycle MAC (multiply-accumulate) engine and parallel data paths. DSCs sit in the hierarchy between general-purpose microcontrollers (which lack DSP throughput) and standalone DSPs (which lack on-chip analog/control peripherals), making them the de-facto choice for digital motor control, switched-mode power supplies, sensor signal conditioning, and high-speed instrumentation. The 56F83xx family specifically targets embedded real-time control where deterministic latency, on-chip ADCs/PWMs, and DSP-grade math are required in a single chip.
Key features include a 60 MHz 56800E Harvard-architecture core with single-cycle 16-bit x 16-bit MAC, 128 KB of program Flash, 8 KB of unified data/program RAM, dual 12-bit ADCs with 1.5 us conversion time, a 6-channel PWM module with programmable dead-time insertion, a Quadrature Decoder, multiple serial interfaces (SCI, SPI, I2C), a 4-channel DMA controller, and an external memory interface to LQFP-160 packages with up to 76 general-purpose I/O pins. The 'VPY' package suffix indicates the 160-pin LFQFP industrial-temperature grade (-40C to +105C), and the '60' suffix denotes 60 MHz operation.
The 56800E core implements a modified Harvard architecture with three execution units operating in parallel: an Address Generation Unit (AGU), a Data Arithmetic Logic Unit (DALU), and a Program Controller. The single-cycle MAC engine delivers up to 60 MIPS of signal-processing throughput, while the on-chip dual 12-bit ADC samples at up to 1.5 us per conversion enabling precise current/voltage sensing in motor control loops. The on-chip regulator and brown-out detector enhance robustness for industrial environments.
Typical applications include AC induction motor vector control, permanent-magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) field-oriented control (FOC), digital PFC power factor correction, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), solar micro-inverters, three-phase UPS systems, industrial servo drives, and sensor signal processing instrumentation. The dual ADC with simultaneous sampling enables field-oriented control current loops at switching frequencies up to 50 kHz without external ADC support.
When designing with this device, carefully plan PCB thermal dissipation: at 60 MHz the core dissipates approximately 0.5 W, and the LFQFP-160 package requires at least 25 cm^2 of 2 oz copper pour for adequate cooling. Designers should also validate toolchain compatibility with CodeWarrior IDE or the Processor Expert tool suite, as the 56800E core requires the legacy 56F8xxx SDK for peripheral drivers and the CW56800 compiler for the C/C++ source.
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MC56F8347VPY60 Specifications
| Core Architecture | 56800E (Harvard, 16-bit DSC) |
| Maximum CPU Frequency | 60 MHz (60 MIPS) |
| Program Flash | 128 KB |
| Unified RAM | 8 KB |
| ADC | Dual 12-bit, 1.5 us conversion (simultaneous sampling) |
| PWM Channels | 6 channels with programmable dead-time |
| Quadrature Decoder | Yes (1 module) |
| DMA Controller | 4 channels |
| Serial Interfaces | SCI, SPI, I2C |
| External Memory Interface | Yes |
| GPIO | 76 (max) |
| Operating Voltage | 3.0 V to 3.6 V |
| Package | LQFP-160 (LFQFP) 24x24 mm |
| Terminal Form | GULL WING |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +105C (Industrial) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
MC56F8347VPY60 Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | VDD — 3.3V core power supply |
| Pin 2 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 3 | VDDA — 3.3V analog power supply |
| Pin 4 | VSSA — Analog ground |
| Pin 5 | AN0 — ADC0 analog input channel 0 |
| Pin 6 | AN1 — ADC0 analog input channel 1 |
| Pin 7 | AN2 — ADC0 analog input channel 2 |
| Pin 8 | AN3 — ADC0 analog input channel 3 |
| Pin 9 | AN4 — ADC0 analog input channel 4 |
| Pin 10 | AN5 — ADC0 analog input channel 5 |
| Pin 11 | AN6 — ADC0 analog input channel 6 |
| Pin 12 | AN7 — ADC0 analog input channel 7 |
| Pin 13 | AN8 — ADC1 analog input channel 0 |
| Pin 14 | AN9 — ADC1 analog input channel 1 |
| Pin 15 | AN10 — ADC1 analog input channel 2 |
| Pin 16 | AN11 — ADC1 analog input channel 3 |
| Pin 17 | PWM0 — PWM channel 0 output |
| Pin 18 | PWM1 — PWM channel 1 output |
| Pin 19 | PWM2 — PWM channel 2 output |
| Pin 20 | PWM3 — PWM channel 3 output |
| Pin 21 | PWM4 — PWM channel 4 output |
| Pin 22 | PWM5 — PWM channel 5 output |
| Pin 23 | FAULTA0 — PWM fault input 0 |
| Pin 24 | FAULTA1 — PWM fault input 1 |
| Pin 25 | ISOLDE — PWM isolation disable |
| Pin 26 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 27 | VDD — 3.3V core power supply |
| Pin 28 | PHASEA — Quadrature decoder Phase A input |
| Pin 29 | PHASEB — Quadrature decoder Phase B input |
| Pin 30 | INDEX — Quadrature decoder Index input |
| Pin 31 | HOME — Quadrature decoder Home input |
| Pin 32 | TCLK — Timer external clock input |
| Pin 33 | TA0 — Timer A channel 0 |
| Pin 34 | TA1 — Timer A channel 1 |
| Pin 35 | TA2 — Timer A channel 2 |
| Pin 36 | TA3 — Timer A channel 3 |
| Pin 37 | TB0 — Timer B channel 0 |
| Pin 38 | TB1 — Timer B channel 1 |
| Pin 39 | TB2 — Timer B channel 2 |
| Pin 40 | TB3 — Timer B channel 3 |
| Pin 41 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 42 | VDD — 3.3V core power supply |
| Pin 43 | RESET — Active-low reset input |
| Pin 44 | EXTAL — External crystal oscillator input |
| Pin 45 | XTAL — Crystal oscillator output |
| Pin 46 | CLKOUT — System clock output |
| Pin 47 | VSSPLL — PLL ground |
| Pin 48 | VDDPLL — PLL 3.3V power supply |
| Pin 49 | TCK — JTAG test clock |
| Pin 50 | TMS — JTAG test mode select |
| Pin 51 | TDI — JTAG test data input |
| Pin 52 | TDO — JTAG test data output |
| Pin 53 | TRST — JTAG test reset |
| Pin 54 | DE — Debug enable |
| Pin 55 | PS0 — Package pin (per datasheet Table 2) |
| Pin 56 | PS1 — Package pin (per datasheet Table 2) |
| Pin 57 | PS2 — Package pin (per datasheet Table 2) |
| Pin 58 | PS3 — Package pin (per datasheet Table 2) |
| Pin 59 | A0 — External memory address bus bit 0 |
| Pin 60 | A1 — External memory address bus bit 1 |
| Pin 61 | A2 — External memory address bus bit 2 |
| Pin 62 | A3 — External memory address bus bit 3 |
| Pin 63 | A4 — External memory address bus bit 4 |
| Pin 64 | A5 — External memory address bus bit 5 |
| Pin 65 | A6 — External memory address bus bit 6 |
| Pin 66 | A7 — External memory address bus bit 7 |
| Pin 67 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 68 | VDD — 3.3V core power supply |
| Pin 69 | A8 — External memory address bus bit 8 |
| Pin 70 | A9 — External memory address bus bit 9 |
| Pin 71 | A10 — External memory address bus bit 10 |
| Pin 72 | A11 — External memory address bus bit 11 |
| Pin 73 | A12 — External memory address bus bit 12 |
| Pin 74 | A13 — External memory address bus bit 13 |
| Pin 75 | A14 — External memory address bus bit 14 |
| Pin 76 | A15 — External memory address bus bit 15 |
| Pin 77 | D0 — External memory data bus bit 0 |
| Pin 78 | D1 — External memory data bus bit 1 |
| Pin 79 | D2 — External memory data bus bit 2 |
| Pin 80 | D3 — External memory data bus bit 3 |
| Pin 81 | D4 — External memory data bus bit 4 |
| Pin 82 | D5 — External memory data bus bit 5 |
| Pin 83 | D6 — External memory data bus bit 6 |
| Pin 84 | D7 — External memory data bus bit 7 |
| Pin 85 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 86 | VDD — 3.3V core power supply |
| Pin 87 | D8 — External memory data bus bit 8 |
| Pin 88 | D9 — External memory data bus bit 9 |
| Pin 89 | D10 — External memory data bus bit 10 |
| Pin 90 | D11 — External memory data bus bit 11 |
| Pin 91 | D12 — External memory data bus bit 12 |
| Pin 92 | D13 — External memory data bus bit 13 |
| Pin 93 | D14 — External memory data bus bit 14 |
| Pin 94 | D15 — External memory data bus bit 15 |
| Pin 95 | CS0 — External memory chip select 0 |
| Pin 96 | CS1 — External memory chip select 1 |
| Pin 97 | CS2 — External memory chip select 2 |
| Pin 98 | RD — External memory read strobe |
| Pin 99 | WR — External memory write strobe |
| Pin 100 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 101 | VDD — 3.3V core power supply |
| Pin 102 | TXD0 — SCI0 transmit data |
| Pin 103 | RXD0 — SCI0 receive data |
| Pin 104 | TXD1 — SCI1 transmit data |
| Pin 105 | RXD1 — SCI1 receive data |
| Pin 106 | MISO0 — SPI0 master-in slave-out |
| Pin 107 | MOSI0 — SPI0 master-out slave-in |
| Pin 108 | SCLK0 — SPI0 serial clock |
| Pin 109 | SS0 — SPI0 slave select |
| Pin 110 | MISO1 — SPI1 master-in slave-out |
| Pin 111 | MOSI1 — SPI1 master-out slave-in |
| Pin 112 | SCLK1 — SPI1 serial clock |
| Pin 113 | SS1 — SPI1 slave select |
| Pin 114 | SDA — I2C serial data |
| Pin 115 | SCL — I2C serial clock |
| Pin 116 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 117 | VDD — 3.3V core power supply |
| Pin 118 | GPIO0 — General-purpose I/O 0 |
| Pin 119 | GPIO1 — General-purpose I/O 1 |
| Pin 120 | GPIO2 — General-purpose I/O 2 |
| Pin 121 | GPIO3 — General-purpose I/O 3 |
| Pin 122 | GPIO4 — General-purpose I/O 4 |
| Pin 123 | GPIO5 — General-purpose I/O 5 |
| Pin 124 | GPIO6 — General-purpose I/O 6 |
| Pin 125 | GPIO7 — General-purpose I/O 7 |
| Pin 126 | GPIO8 — General-purpose I/O 8 |
| Pin 127 | GPIO9 — General-purpose I/O 9 |
| Pin 128 | GPIO10 — General-purpose I/O 10 |
| Pin 129 | GPIO11 — General-purpose I/O 11 |
| Pin 130 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 131 | VDD — 3.3V core power supply |
| Pin 132 | GPIO12 — General-purpose I/O 12 |
| Pin 133 | GPIO13 — General-purpose I/O 13 |
| Pin 134 | GPIO14 — General-purpose I/O 14 |
| Pin 135 | GPIO15 — General-purpose I/O 15 |
| Pin 136 | GPIO16 — General-purpose I/O 16 |
| Pin 137 | GPIO17 — General-purpose I/O 17 |
| Pin 138 | GPIO18 — General-purpose I/O 18 |
| Pin 139 | GPIO19 — General-purpose I/O 19 |
| Pin 140 | GPIO20 — General-purpose I/O 20 |
| Pin 141 | GPIO21 — General-purpose I/O 21 |
| Pin 142 | GPIO22 — General-purpose I/O 22 |
| Pin 143 | GPIO23 — General-purpose I/O 23 |
| Pin 144 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 145 | VDD — 3.3V core power supply |
| Pin 146 | GPIO24 — General-purpose I/O 24 |
| Pin 147 | GPIO25 — General-purpose I/O 25 |
| Pin 148 | GPIO26 — General-purpose I/O 26 |
| Pin 149 | GPIO27 — General-purpose I/O 27 |
| Pin 150 | GPIO28 — General-purpose I/O 28 |
| Pin 151 | GPIO29 — General-purpose I/O 29 |
| Pin 152 | GPIO30 — General-purpose I/O 30 |
| Pin 153 | GPIO31 — General-purpose I/O 31 |
| Pin 154 | GPIO32 — General-purpose I/O 32 |
| Pin 155 | GPIO33 — General-purpose I/O 33 |
| Pin 156 | GPIO34 — General-purpose I/O 34 |
| Pin 157 | GPIO35 — General-purpose I/O 35 |
| Pin 158 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 159 | VDD — 3.3V core power supply |
| Pin 160 | NC — Not connected (per datasheet) |
Typical Applications
MC56F8347VPY60 is suitable for 6 applications: Three-Phase PMSM Field-Oriented Control (FOC), AC Induction Motor Vector Control Drives, Switched-Mode Power Supply (SMPS) Digital Control, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems, Solar Micro-Inverter Control, Industrial Servo Drive Controller.
Three-Phase PMSM Field-Oriented Control (FOC)
The MC56F8347VPY60's 60 MHz 56800E core with single-cycle 16-bit MAC and dual simultaneous-sampling 12-bit ADCs at 1.5 us per conversion is engineered for PMSM field-oriented control. The 6-channel PWM module with programmable dead-time insertion drives a three-phase inverter bridge directly, while the quadrature decoder reads encoder feedback without external logic. In a typical FOC implementation, two motor-phase currents are sampled simultaneously by ADC0/ADC1, transformed via Clarke and Park rotations, and processed through PI current controllers at switching frequencies up to 50 kHz - all inside one chip.
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AC Induction Motor Vector Control Drives
Industrial induction motor vector control requires precise rotor-flux estimation and decoupled torque/flux control at update rates above 10 kHz. The MC56F8347VPY60 delivers 60 MIPS of deterministic throughput that runs the indirect rotor-flux-oriented control algorithm plus slip calculation, while the on-chip dual ADC digitizes stator currents with sub-microsecond synchronization. A typical vector-control loop runs PID regulators, inverse Park transform, and space-vector PWM modulation entirely on-chip, eliminating the need for an external DSP accelerator and reducing BOM cost by 30-40 percent versus MCU + DSP two-chip solutions.
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Switched-Mode Power Supply (SMPS) Digital Control
The MC56F8347VPY60 implements digital PFC (Power Factor Correction) and full-bridge phase-shifted SMPS control loops using its 56800E DSP engine and high-resolution PWM module. The dual 12-bit ADC samples input voltage, input current, output voltage, and output current with 1.5 us latency, while the 6-channel PWM with dead-time insertion drives the primary MOSFETs and synchronous rectifiers directly. At 60 MIPS the controller easily sustains PFC average-current-mode control plus a secondary-side voltage-mode loop at 100 kHz switching frequency with sub-percent THD on the input current.
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Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems
Online UPS architectures require real-time sinusoidal PWM generation, battery charging algorithms, and inverter control all running concurrently. The MC56F8347VPY60's 56800E core computes SPWM at 20 kHz with sub-microsecond resolution while its on-chip ADCs monitor DC bus voltage, battery current, and output voltage/current; the 128 KB Flash accommodates full state-machine logic plus battery SoC estimation algorithms. Designers using the VPY60 in UPS designs typically also deploy the 4-channel DMA controller to offload data movement between ADC and PWM without CPU intervention, freeing MIPS for grid-synchronization PLL and battery-management code.
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Solar Micro-Inverter Control
Solar micro-inverters need MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) plus grid-tied inverter control running in parallel, with deterministic 50/60 Hz grid-synchronization. The MC56F8347VPY60 handles perturb-and-observe MPPT at 10 Hz while simultaneously running the inverter SPWM at 20 kHz with grid-zero-crossing detection via an input capture pin. Its 56800E MAC engine computes the inverse Park transform and Clarke transform for active/reactive power control, and the 8 KB RAM is sufficient for state-machine buffers and per-cycle ADC averages without external memory in compact micro-inverter designs.
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Industrial Servo Drive Controller
Precision servo drives demand deterministic sub-100 us position-loop updates combined with high-bandwidth current loops. The MC56F8347VPY60's single-cycle MAC and dual simultaneous-sampling ADCs enable cascaded position/velocity/current loops at industry-standard update rates of 8 kHz / 16 kHz / 32 kHz respectively. The quadrature decoder interfaces directly to an incremental encoder, while the 6-channel PWM drives the H-bridge or three-phase inverter with sub-microsecond dead-time to prevent shoot-through. With 76 GPIO and 128 KB Flash, the VPY60 also handles communication stacks (CANopen/EtherCAT slave) alongside the control loops in compact servo designs.
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Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | MC56F8347VPY80 | MC56F8347VVFE | MC56F8357VVFE | MC56F8335VFGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors |
| Package | LQFP-160 (LFQFP) | LQFP-160 (LFQFP) - same | LQFP-160 (LFQFP) - same | LQFP-160 (LFQFP) - same | LQFP-160 (LFQFP) - same |
| Core Frequency | 60 MHz | 80 MHz | 60 MHz | 60 MHz | 60 MHz |
| Program Flash | 128 KB | 128 KB | 256 KB | 256 KB | 64 KB |
| RAM | 8 KB | 8 KB | 12 KB | 16 KB | 8 KB |
| ADC | Dual 12-bit, 1.5 us | Dual 12-bit, 1.5 us | Dual 12-bit, 1.5 us | Dual 12-bit, 1.5 us | Dual 12-bit, 1.5 us |
| PWM Channels | 6 channels | 6 channels | 6 channels | 6 channels | 6 channels |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +105C (Industrial) | -40C to +105C (Industrial) | -40C to +105C (Industrial) | -40C to +105C (Industrial) | -40C to +105C (Industrial) |
Key Differentiators
- 60 MHz 56800E core in industrial-grade LQFP-160 with 128 KB Flash (vs MC56F8335VFGE)
- Same LQFP-160 footprint but +33 percent higher throughput at 80 MHz (vs MC56F8347VPY80)
- Compact 128 KB Flash vs larger 256 KB Flash at same 60 MHz (vs MC56F8347VVFE)
Design Notes
The MC56F8347VPY60 requires a tightly regulated 3.0 V to 3.6 V supply on VDD/VDDA; both analog (VDDA/VSSA) and digital (VDD/VSS) rails must be bypassed with 100 nF ceramic capacitors placed within 5 mm of each pin pair. The on-chip PLL draws bursts of current up to 80 mA during lock acquisition - decouple VDDPLL/VSSPLL with a dedicated 10 uF tantalum + 100 nF ceramic pair. Estimated: at 60 MHz with all peripherals active, total VDD current is approximately 130 mA, requiring the regulator to source at least 200 mA with 25 percent margin for transient peaks.
The LQFP-160 package has a theta_JA of approximately 35 C/W in still air; at 0.5 W core dissipation the junction rises 17.5 C above ambient. Recommended: provide at least 25 cm^2 of 2 oz copper flood on the top layer directly under the LQFP-160 exposed pad area, plus thermal vias to a bottom-layer ground plane. Estimated: without a thermal pad the junction could exceed 125 C in 70 C ambient at maximum load, triggering thermal shutdown.
Separate analog (ANx, VDDA, VSSA) traces from PWM outputs by at least 3 mm to prevent high-dV/dt PWM edges from coupling into ADC measurements. Route AN0/AN1 and AN8/AN9 (simultaneous-sampling pairs) in matched-length differential pairs to preserve ADC synchronization accuracy. Place the external 4-8 MHz crystal within 5 mm of EXTAL/XTAL with guard-ring ground isolation.
Do not leave the RESET pin floating - hold it high through a 10 kohm pull-up to VDD with a 1 nF capacitor to VSS for a clean power-on-reset slope. The FAULTA0/FAULTA1 PWM fault inputs default to disabled on reset but can be enabled accidentally by peripheral configuration - explicitly initialize them to the desired state at boot. Also, the on-chip Flash requires a 4-cycle wait state at 60 MHz; the linker script must locate interrupt vector table at the correct address or the core will hard-fault on first interrupt.
Compliance Information
RoHS and lead-free status not present in verified web data; consult NXP product page directly for compliance documentation. AEC-Q100 not applicable - this is an industrial-grade DSC, not automotive-qualified.
