PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-I/PL - 200MHz 512KB Flash MCU | Microchip
MPN: PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-I/PL ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $9.42 | $9.42 |
| 10 | $8.94 | $89.40 |
| 100 | $8.01 | $801.00 |
| 500 | $7.18 | $3,590.00 |
| 1,000 | $6.32 | $6,320.00 |
PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-I/PL Overview
A 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) is a microprocessor core combined with on-chip memory, peripherals, and I/O on a single silicon die. The PIC32MZ EF family sits within Microchip's higher-tier PIC32 lineup, with the M-Class MIPS Warrior core providing DSP extensions including single-cycle MAC, four 64-bit accumulators, saturating and fractional math. The FPU accelerates IEEE 754 single- and double-precision operations, making the family suitable for graphics, audio processing, and control loops. The dual-panel Flash supports live firmware updates without downtime, a key differentiator for industrial and IoT applications.
The PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-I/PL integrates a hardware crypto accelerator (No Crypto variant in this MPN suffix), 12-bit 18 Msps ADC, high-speed USB, CAN, Ethernet, and a wide range of communication peripherals. Its 200 MHz CPU, DSP extensions, and FPU enable real-time signal processing tasks such as FFT-based motor control and graphics rendering for HMI displays. The device operates from 2.5V to 3.6V across the industrial -40C to +85C temperature range.
Typical applications include industrial automation controllers, IoT edge nodes, HMI displays with graphics, BLDC/PMSM motor drives, and connected medical devices. The wide peripheral mix and large SRAM make it well suited as a system-on-chip in cost- and space-constrained designs where an external MPU plus companion ICs would add BOM cost.
When designing with this device, ensure the 144-pin LQFP PCB layout provides adequate ground and power decoupling, with a 0.1uF ceramic cap on every VDD pin. The dual-panel Flash requires firmware designed for live-update partition management, and the Ethernet MAC needs an external PHY plus magnetics for 100 Mbps operation.
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PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-I/PL Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Core Architecture | MIPS32 M-Class (Warrior M-class) 32-bit |
| Maximum CPU Frequency | 200 MHz (330 DMIPS) |
| FPU | IEEE 754 compliant (single/double precision) |
| DSP Extensions | 4 x 64-bit accumulators, single-cycle MAC, saturating and fractional math |
| Program Flash Memory | 512 KB (dual-panel live update) |
| SRAM | 128 KB |
| Operating Voltage | 2.5 V to 3.6 V (3.3 V typical) |
| Operating Temperature | -40 C to +85 C (Industrial) |
| Package | 144-pin LQFP (20x20 mm, 0.5 mm pitch) |
| ADC | 12-bit, up to 18 Msps |
| Communication Peripherals | USB, CAN, Ethernet MAC, UART, SPI, I2C |
| Crypto Accelerator | No (this MPN has no crypto engine) |
| RoHS Status | Compliant |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-I/PL Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | RD0 — I/O port D bit 0 |
| Pin 2 | RD1 — I/O port D bit 1 |
| Pin 3 | RD2 — I/O port D bit 2 |
| Pin 4 | RD3 — I/O port D bit 3 |
| Pin 5 | RD4 — I/O port D bit 4 |
| Pin 6 | RD5 — I/O port D bit 5 |
| Pin 7 | RD6 — I/O port D bit 6 |
| Pin 8 | RD7 — I/O port D bit 7 |
| Pin 9 | RG15 — I/O port G bit 15 |
| Pin 10 | RG14 — I/O port G bit 14 |
| Pin 11 | VDD — Supply voltage 2.5V-3.6V |
| Pin 12 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 13 | RG13 — I/O port G bit 13 |
| Pin 14 | RG12 — I/O port G bit 12 |
| Pin 15 | VDD — Supply voltage 2.5V-3.6V |
| Pin 16 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 17 | RB0 — I/O port B bit 0 / AN0 |
| Pin 18 | RB1 — I/O port B bit 1 / AN1 |
| Pin 19 | RB2 — I/O port B bit 2 / AN2 |
| Pin 20 | RB3 — I/O port B bit 3 / AN3 |
| Pin 21 | RB4 — I/O port B bit 4 / AN4 |
| Pin 22 | RB5 — I/O port B bit 5 / AN5 |
| Pin 23 | RB6 — I/O port B bit 6 / AN6 |
| Pin 24 | RB7 — I/O port B bit 7 / AN7 |
| Pin 25 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 26 | VDD — Supply voltage 2.5V-3.6V |
| Pin 27 | RB8 — I/O port B bit 8 / AN8 |
| Pin 28 | RB9 — I/O port B bit 9 / AN9 |
| Pin 29 | RB10 — I/O port B bit 10 / AN10 |
| Pin 30 | RB11 — I/O port B bit 11 / AN11 |
| Pin 31 | RB12 — I/O port B bit 12 / AN12 |
| Pin 32 | RB13 — I/O port B bit 13 / AN13 |
| Pin 33 | RB14 — I/O port B bit 14 / AN14 |
| Pin 34 | RB15 — I/O port B bit 15 / AN15 |
| Pin 35 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 36 | VDD — Supply voltage 2.5V-3.6V |
| Pin 37 | RC0 — I/O port C bit 0 |
| Pin 38 | RC1 — I/O port C bit 1 |
| Pin 39 | RC2 — I/O port C bit 2 |
| Pin 40 | RC3 — I/O port C bit 3 |
| Pin 41 | RC4 — I/O port C bit 4 |
| Pin 42 | RC5 — I/O port C bit 5 |
| Pin 43 | RC6 — I/O port C bit 6 |
| Pin 44 | RC7 — I/O port C bit 7 |
| Pin 45 | RC8 — I/O port C bit 8 |
| Pin 46 | RC9 — I/O port C bit 9 |
| Pin 47 | RC10 — I/O port C bit 10 |
| Pin 48 | RC11 — I/O port C bit 11 |
| Pin 49 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 50 | VDD — Supply voltage 2.5V-3.6V |
| Pin 51 | RC12 — I/O port C bit 12 |
| Pin 52 | RC13 — I/O port C bit 13 |
| Pin 53 | RC14 — I/O port C bit 14 |
| Pin 54 | RC15 — I/O port C bit 15 |
| Pin 55 | RD8 — I/O port D bit 8 |
| Pin 56 | RD9 — I/O port D bit 9 |
| Pin 57 | RD10 — I/O port D bit 10 |
| Pin 58 | RD11 — I/O port D bit 11 |
| Pin 59 | RD12 — I/O port D bit 12 |
| Pin 60 | RD13 — I/O port D bit 13 |
| Pin 61 | RD14 — I/O port D bit 14 |
| Pin 62 | RD15 — I/O port D bit 15 |
| Pin 63 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 64 | VDD — Supply voltage 2.5V-3.6V |
| Pin 65 | RE0 — I/O port E bit 0 |
| Pin 66 | RE1 — I/O port E bit 1 |
| Pin 67 | RE2 — I/O port E bit 2 |
| Pin 68 | RE3 — I/O port E bit 3 |
| Pin 69 | RE4 — I/O port E bit 4 |
| Pin 70 | RE5 — I/O port E bit 5 |
| Pin 71 | RE6 — I/O port E bit 6 |
| Pin 72 | RE7 — I/O port E bit 7 |
| Pin 73 | RG0 — I/O port G bit 0 |
| Pin 74 | RG1 — I/O port G bit 1 |
| Pin 75 | RG2 — I/O port G bit 2 |
| Pin 76 | RG3 — I/O port G bit 3 |
| Pin 77 | RG4 — I/O port G bit 4 |
| Pin 78 | RG5 — I/O port G bit 5 |
| Pin 79 | RG6 — I/O port G bit 6 |
| Pin 80 | RG7 — I/O port G bit 7 |
| Pin 81 | RG8 — I/O port G bit 8 |
| Pin 82 | RG9 — I/O port G bit 9 |
| Pin 83 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 84 | VDD — Supply voltage 2.5V-3.6V |
| Pin 85 | RF0 — I/O port F bit 0 |
| Pin 86 | RF1 — I/O port F bit 1 |
| Pin 87 | RF2 — I/O port F bit 2 |
| Pin 88 | RF3 — I/O port F bit 3 |
| Pin 89 | RF4 — I/O port F bit 4 |
| Pin 90 | RF5 — I/O port F bit 5 |
| Pin 91 | RF6 — I/O port F bit 6 |
| Pin 92 | RF7 — I/O port F bit 7 |
| Pin 93 | RF8 — I/O port F bit 8 |
| Pin 94 | RF9 — I/O port F bit 9 |
| Pin 95 | RF10 — I/O port F bit 10 |
| Pin 96 | RF11 — I/O port F bit 11 |
| Pin 97 | RF12 — I/O port F bit 12 |
| Pin 98 | RF13 — I/O port F bit 13 |
| Pin 99 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 100 | VDD — Supply voltage 2.5V-3.6V |
| Pin 101 | RF14 — I/O port F bit 14 |
| Pin 102 | RF15 — I/O port F bit 15 |
| Pin 103 | RG10 — I/O port G bit 10 |
| Pin 104 | RG11 — I/O port G bit 11 |
| Pin 105 | RA0 — I/O port A bit 0 |
| Pin 106 | RA1 — I/O port A bit 1 |
| Pin 107 | RA2 — I/O port A bit 2 |
| Pin 108 | RA3 — I/O port A bit 3 |
| Pin 109 | RA4 — I/O port A bit 4 |
| Pin 110 | RA5 — I/O port A bit 5 |
| Pin 111 | RA6 — I/O port A bit 6 |
| Pin 112 | RA7 — I/O port A bit 7 |
| Pin 113 | RA8 — I/O port A bit 8 |
| Pin 114 | RA9 — I/O port A bit 9 |
| Pin 115 | RA10 — I/O port A bit 10 |
| Pin 116 | RA11 — I/O port A bit 11 |
| Pin 117 | RA12 — I/O port A bit 12 |
| Pin 118 | RA13 — I/O port A bit 13 |
| Pin 119 | RA14 — I/O port A bit 14 |
| Pin 120 | RA15 — I/O port A bit 15 |
| Pin 121 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 122 | VDD — Supply voltage 2.5V-3.6V |
| Pin 123 | RH0 — I/O port H bit 0 |
| Pin 124 | RH1 — I/O port H bit 1 |
| Pin 125 | RH2 — I/O port H bit 2 |
| Pin 126 | RH3 — I/O port H bit 3 |
| Pin 127 | RH4 — I/O port H bit 4 |
| Pin 128 | RH5 — I/O port H bit 5 |
| Pin 129 | RH6 — I/O port H bit 6 |
| Pin 130 | RH7 — I/O port H bit 7 |
| Pin 131 | RH8 — I/O port H bit 8 |
| Pin 132 | RH9 — I/O port H bit 9 |
| Pin 133 | RH10 — I/O port H bit 10 |
| Pin 134 | RH11 — I/O port H bit 11 |
| Pin 135 | RH12 — I/O port H bit 12 |
| Pin 136 | RH13 — I/O port H bit 13 |
| Pin 137 | RH14 — I/O port H bit 14 |
| Pin 138 | RH15 — I/O port H bit 15 |
| Pin 139 | RJ0 — I/O port J bit 0 |
| Pin 140 | RJ1 — I/O port J bit 1 |
| Pin 141 | RJ2 — I/O port J bit 2 |
| Pin 142 | RJ3 — I/O port J bit 3 |
| Pin 143 | VDD — Supply voltage 2.5V-3.6V |
| Pin 144 | VSS — Ground reference |
Typical Applications
PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-I/PL is suitable for 6 applications: Industrial Automation Controllers, IoT Edge Nodes with Ethernet, HMI Graphics Displays, BLDC and PMSM Motor Control, Connected Medical Devices, Automotive Body and Connectivity.
Industrial Automation Controllers
The PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-I/PL is well matched to industrial PLCs and process controllers. Its 200 MHz MIPS M-class core with IEEE 754 FPU executes IEC 61131-3 logic and floating-point control loops at sub-millisecond cycle times. The 12-bit 18 Msps ADC reads multiple sensor channels simultaneously, while 128 KB SRAM holds soft-PLC state machines without external memory. The 144-pin LQFP gives ample GPIO for digital I/O modules, isolated UART channels, and EtherCAT/CANopen fieldbus interfaces. The wide 2.5V-3.6V supply tolerance handles industrial 24V-bus-derived rails with linear regulation, and the -40C to +85C industrial range covers factory-floor environments.
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IoT Edge Nodes with Ethernet
For connected IoT edge devices, the PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-I/PL integrates a 10/100 Ethernet MAC, USB 2.0 high-speed, and multiple UART/SPI/I2C peripherals, eliminating external communication ICs. The 512 KB dual-panel Flash supports live OTA firmware updates, a critical feature for unattended edge devices that cannot be physically accessed for maintenance. The 128 KB SRAM accommodates TLS stacks and MQTT buffering, while the MIPS DSP extensions accelerate on-device analytics such as vibration FFT or anomaly detection. The 200 MHz core processes JSON payloads and encryption primitives in software at low BOM cost.
Recommended
HMI Graphics Displays
The PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-I/PL drives small-to-medium HMI touchscreens as a single-chip solution. Its 200 MHz MIPS32 core with hardware FPU renders graphics primitives and alpha-blended overlays smoothly, while the parallel PMP interface connects directly to TFT LCDs up to WVGA. The 128 KB SRAM holds double-buffered frame data for tear-free animation, and the 12-bit ADC reads touch-screen resistive or capacitive controllers. The 144-pin LQFP exposes enough GPIO for backlight PWM, button matrices, and rotary encoder inputs typical of industrial operator panels.
Recommended
BLDC and PMSM Motor Control
Field-oriented control of BLDC and PMSM motors runs in real time on the PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-I/PL. The MIPS32 M-class DSP extensions with single-cycle MAC and four 64-bit accumulators execute Park/Clarke transforms and PI loops in microseconds, supporting PWM frequencies above 50 kHz for high-speed spindles. The 12-bit 18 Msps ADC samples phase currents synchronously to PWM, while dedicated PWM peripherals with complementary outputs and dead-band insertion drive the three-phase inverter directly. The 128 KB SRAM holds sensorless observer state and rotor-angle lookup tables without external memory.
Recommended
Connected Medical Devices
The PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-I/PL fits Class B connected medical devices such as patient monitors and infusion pumps. Its 200 MHz MIPS core with FPU processes vital-sign DSP algorithms, while USB and Ethernet enable tethered or networked connectivity to hospital information systems. The 512 KB Flash supports IEC 62304 software lifecycle documentation and version control with rollback capability via dual-panel architecture. The 12-bit ADC reads ECG, SpO2, and temperature sensors at sufficient resolution for clinical accuracy. Designers must still conduct full IEC 60601-1 and IEC 62304 risk assessments for the complete device.
Recommended
Automotive Body and Connectivity
On automotive body controllers, gateway modules, and infotainment peripherals, the PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-I/PL handles CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, and Ethernet connectivity in a single chip. The 200 MHz CPU runs AUTOSAR-class MCAL drivers and network management stacks, while 128 KB SRAM buffers diagnostic message queues. The 144-pin LQFP provides dedicated pins for multiple CAN controllers, LIN transceivers, and high-side/low-side drivers. Note that AEC-Q100 qualification requires the automotive-grade 'VAO' or 'F' suffix parts rather than the standard -I/PL industrial variant; verify automotive qualification status before deployment.
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Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | PIC32MZ0512EFE144-I/PL | PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-250I/PL | PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-E/PL | PIC32MZ1024EFE144T-I/PL | PIC32MZ0512EFH144T-I/PL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) - same | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) - same | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) - same | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) - same | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) - same |
| Brand | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| Maximum CPU Frequency | 200 MHz | 200 MHz | 252 MHz | 200 MHz | 200 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Flash Memory | 512 KB | 512 KB | 512 KB | 512 KB | 1024 KB | 512 KB |
| SRAM | 128 KB | 128 KB | 128 KB | 128 KB | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| Operating Temperature | -40 C to +85 C | -40 C to +85 C | -40 C to +85 C | -40 C to +125 C | -40 C to +85 C | -40 C to +85 C |
| Crypto Accelerator | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (AES/SHA) |
| Packaging Form | Tape & Reel | Tray | Tape & Reel | Tape & Reel | Tape & Reel | Tape & Reel |
Key Differentiators
- Tape-and-reel packaging for high-volume assembly (vs PIC32MZ0512EFE144-I/PL)
- No crypto engine reduces part cost and export paperwork (vs PIC32MZ0512EFH144T-I/PL)
- Dual-panel Flash with live firmware update (vs PIC32MX795F512L-80I/TL)
Design Notes
The PIC32MZ0512EFE144T-I/PL has multiple VDD/VSS pin pairs distributed across the 144-pin LQFP. Place a 0.1 uF decoupling capacitor within 5 mm of every VDD pin plus a bulk 4.7-10 uF tantalum or ceramic near the regulator. Use a wide power plane and stitch vias to maintain low inductance; the MCU can briefly demand 100+ mA during 200 MHz operation with all peripherals active.
The 144-pin LQFP at 0.5 mm pitch requires 4-layer PCB with continuous power and ground planes for signal integrity. Length-match high-speed traces such as Ethernet, USB differential pairs (90 ohm +/-10%), and SDRAM clocks (within 0.13 mm). Expose the entire underside as a ground plane stitched with vias around the package perimeter to minimize EMI from the 200 MHz core switching.
When designing firmware, remember the dual-panel Flash requires explicit partition management in the linker script. A common bug is forgetting to allocate the boot panel, which prevents live updates. Also note that pins default to analog input at reset - configure GPIO and peripheral multiplexing early in startup to avoid floating inputs causing excessive current draw on unpowered pins.
Compliance Information
Industrial -40C to +85C grade only - not AEC-Q100 qualified. For automotive deployments use PIC32MZ EF automotive suffix parts. RoHS/REACH compliant per Microchip product declaration.
