XMC4500F100K1024ACXQSA1 - ARM Cortex-M4 MCU, 120MHz, 1MB Flash | Infineon
MPN: XMC4500F100K1024ACXQSA1 ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
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| 1 | $14.5 | $14.50 |
| 10 | $13.2 | $132.00 |
| 100 | $11.8 | $1,180.00 |
| 500 | $10.4 | $5,200.00 |
| 1,000 | $9.2 | $9,200.00 |
XMC4500F100K1024ACXQSA1 Overview
What is an ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller? An ARM Cortex-M4 MCU is a 32-bit microcontroller built on the ARMv7-M architecture with DSP extensions and a single-precision floating-point unit (FPU). It sits within the Cortex-M family hierarchy (Cortex-M0/M0+/M3/M4/M7) of energy-efficient processors used in embedded systems. XMC4500 specifically belongs to Infineon's XMC4000 family, which extends the Cortex-M4 core with industrial communication peripherals (Ethernet, CAN, USB, USIC) and the DAVE tool-chain for app-based configuration.
Key differentiating features of the XMC4500 include: ARM Cortex-M4 core with FPU at 120 MHz; 1024 KB embedded Flash and 160 KB SRAM; on-chip 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC for industrial networking; multiple CAN nodes and USB 2.0 Full-Speed OTG; six 4-channel USIC (Universal Serial Interface Channel) modules configurable as UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, or LIN; 12-bit ADC, up to four CCU6 timer units for motor/PWM control; and an operating voltage range of 3.0 V to 3.6 V with -40 °C to +85 °C industrial temperature support.
Architecturally, the XMC4500 combines a deterministic Cortex-M4 core with a high-bandwidth multi-layer bus matrix and a dedicated DMA engine (eight channels), enabling low-latency data movement across peripherals without CPU intervention. The CCU6 timer units (Capture Compare Unit 6) deliver complementary PWM outputs with sub-microsecond dead-time insertion, supporting direct field-oriented control (FOC) of three-phase motors. The USIC modules can be software-reconfigured on the fly between UART, SPI, I2C, and LIN, providing protocol flexibility across heterogeneous industrial busses.
Typical applications include industrial motor drives (BLDC, PMSM, AC induction), PLC and industrial automation controllers, building automation gateways, solar inverter controllers, multi-protocol industrial sensors, and EtherCAT/CANopen slave nodes. The integrated Ethernet MAC plus USB OTG also supports industrial gateway and HMI designs where local connectivity is required alongside real-time control.
When designing with this device, prioritize decoupling on VDDP and VDDC rails (typically 100 nF + bulk ceramic per pin group), keep analog AVSS and digital VSS separation on the PCB, and budget CPU headroom above 25 percent for the DAVE-generated peripheral middleware (e.g., TCP/IP stack, EtherCAT slave library). For motor-drive designs, route the CCU6 outputs to the gate drivers with matched trace lengths to avoid shoot-through.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, drop-in pin-compatible alternatives, and practical design notes not found in any single source, including specific parameter comparisons against other XMC4500 family members (XMC4502, XMC4504, XMC4400) and competitor Cortex-M4 MCUs.
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View Datasheet →XMC4500F100K1024ACXQSA1 Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Core Architecture | ARM Cortex-M4 with FPU |
| Core Frequency | 120 MHz |
| Bit Width | 32-bit |
| Program Memory (Flash) | 1024 KB (1M x 8) |
| SRAM | 160 KB |
| Package | PG-LQFP-100-11 (100-pin LQFP) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Supply Voltage (VDD) | 3.0 V to 3.6 V |
| Operating Temperature | -40 °C to +85 °C |
| Ethernet | 10/100 Mbps MAC (on-chip) |
| CAN Nodes | Multi-CAN (CAN 2.0B) |
| USB | USB 2.0 Full-Speed OTG |
| Serial Interfaces (USIC) | 6 modules (UART/SPI/I2C/I2S/LIN) |
| ADC | 12-bit |
| DMA Channels | 8 |
| Timer Units | CCU6 (motor-control PWM) |
| RoHS Status | Compliant |
XMC4500F100K1024ACXQSA1 Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | ETH_RXD0A — Ethernet MAC MII receive data 0 |
| Pin 2 | ETH_RXD1A — Ethernet MAC MII receive data 1 |
| Pin 3 | ETH_CRSDV — Ethernet MAC carrier sense / data valid |
| Pin 4 | ETH_RXERR — Ethernet MAC receive error |
| Pin 5 | ETH_CLK — Ethernet MAC reference clock |
| Pin 6 | VDDP — I/O supply voltage (3.3 V) |
| Pin 7 | ETH_TXD0 — Ethernet MAC transmit data 0 |
| Pin 8 | ETH_TXD1 — Ethernet MAC transmit data 1 |
| Pin 9 | ETH_TXEN — Ethernet MAC transmit enable |
| Pin 10 | ETH_MDIO — Ethernet MAC management data |
| Pin 11 | ETH_MDC — Ethernet MAC management clock |
| Pin 12 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 13 | P0.0 — Port 0.0 GPIO / CCU6-CC60 |
| Pin 14 | P0.1 — Port 0.1 GPIO / CCU6-CC61 |
| Pin 15 | P0.2 — Port 0.2 GPIO / CCU6-CC62 |
| Pin 16 | P0.3 — Port 0.3 GPIO / CCU6-CC60OUT |
| Pin 17 | P0.4 — Port 0.4 GPIO / CCU6-CC61OUT |
| Pin 18 | P0.5 — Port 0.5 GPIO / CCU6-CC62OUT |
| Pin 19 | VDDC — Core supply (1.3 V regulated internally) |
| Pin 20 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 21 | P0.6 — Port 0.6 GPIO / CCU6-COUT60 |
| Pin 22 | P0.7 — Port 0.7 GPIO / CCU6-COUT61 |
| Pin 23 | P0.8 — Port 0.8 GPIO / CCU6-COUT62 |
| Pin 24 | P0.9 — Port 0.9 GPIO / T12 |
| Pin 25 | P0.10 — Port 0.10 GPIO / T13 |
| Pin 26 | P0.11 — Port 0.11 GPIO / POSIF input |
| Pin 27 | P0.12 — Port 0.12 GPIO / POSIF input |
| Pin 28 | P0.13 — Port 0.13 GPIO / POSIF input |
| Pin 29 | P0.14 — Port 0.14 GPIO / USIC0 |
| Pin 30 | P0.15 — Port 0.15 GPIO / USIC0 |
| Pin 31 | VDDP — I/O supply (3.3 V) |
| Pin 32 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 33 | P1.0 — Port 1.0 GPIO / USIC0 |
| Pin 34 | P1.1 — Port 1.1 GPIO / USIC0 |
| Pin 35 | P1.2 — Port 1.2 GPIO / CAN0 |
| Pin 36 | P1.3 — Port 1.3 GPIO / CAN0 |
| Pin 37 | P1.4 — Port 1.4 GPIO / CAN1 |
| Pin 38 | P1.5 — Port 1.5 GPIO / CAN1 |
| Pin 39 | P1.6 — Port 1.6 GPIO / USIC1 |
| Pin 40 | P1.7 — Port 1.7 GPIO / USIC1 |
| Pin 41 | P1.8 — Port 1.8 GPIO / USIC1 |
| Pin 42 | P1.9 — Port 1.9 GPIO / USIC1 |
| Pin 43 | P1.10 — Port 1.10 GPIO / CCU6 |
| Pin 44 | P1.11 — Port 1.11 GPIO / CCU6 |
| Pin 45 | P1.12 — Port 1.12 GPIO / CCU6 |
| Pin 46 | VDDC — Core supply (1.3 V regulated internally) |
| Pin 47 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 48 | P1.13 — Port 1.13 GPIO / CCU6 |
| Pin 49 | P1.14 — Port 1.14 GPIO / CCU6 |
| Pin 50 | P1.15 — Port 1.15 GPIO / CCU6 |
| Pin 51 | P2.0 — Port 2.0 GPIO / USIC2 |
| Pin 52 | P2.1 — Port 2.1 GPIO / USIC2 |
| Pin 53 | P2.2 — Port 2.2 GPIO / USIC2 |
| Pin 54 | P2.3 — Port 2.3 GPIO / USIC2 |
| Pin 55 | P2.4 — Port 2.4 GPIO / USIC2 |
| Pin 56 | P2.5 — Port 2.5 GPIO / USIC2 |
| Pin 57 | P2.6 — Port 2.6 GPIO / USIC2 |
| Pin 58 | P2.7 — Port 2.7 GPIO / USIC2 |
| Pin 59 | VDDP — I/O supply (3.3 V) |
| Pin 60 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 61 | P2.8 — Port 2.8 GPIO / USIC2 |
| Pin 62 | P2.9 — Port 2.9 GPIO / USIC2 |
| Pin 63 | P2.10 — Port 2.10 GPIO / ADC0 |
| Pin 64 | P2.11 — Port 2.11 GPIO / ADC0 |
| Pin 65 | P2.12 — Port 2.12 GPIO / ADC0 |
| Pin 66 | P2.13 — Port 2.13 GPIO / ADC0 |
| Pin 67 | P2.14 — Port 2.14 GPIO / ADC0 |
| Pin 68 | P2.15 — Port 2.15 GPIO / ADC0 |
| Pin 69 | VAGND — Analog ground for ADC |
| Pin 70 | VAREF — Analog reference for ADC (3.3 V) |
| Pin 71 | VDDP — I/O supply (3.3 V) |
| Pin 72 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 73 | P3.0 — Port 3.0 GPIO / USIC3 |
| Pin 74 | P3.1 — Port 3.1 GPIO / USIC3 |
| Pin 75 | P3.2 — Port 3.2 GPIO / USIC3 |
| Pin 76 | P3.3 — Port 3.3 GPIO / USIC3 |
| Pin 77 | P3.4 — Port 3.4 GPIO / USIC3 |
| Pin 78 | P3.5 — Port 3.5 GPIO / USIC3 |
| Pin 79 | P3.6 — Port 3.6 GPIO / USIC3 |
| Pin 80 | P3.7 — Port 3.7 GPIO / USIC3 |
| Pin 81 | P3.8 — Port 3.8 GPIO / USB DP |
| Pin 82 | P3.9 — Port 3.9 GPIO / USB DM |
| Pin 83 | USB_VBUS — USB VBUS sense (5 V tolerant) |
| Pin 84 | P3.10 — Port 3.10 GPIO / USB |
| Pin 85 | P3.11 — Port 3.11 GPIO / USIC3 |
| Pin 86 | P3.12 — Port 3.12 GPIO / USIC3 |
| Pin 87 | P3.13 — Port 3.13 GPIO / CCU6 |
| Pin 88 | P3.14 — Port 3.14 GPIO / CCU6 |
| Pin 89 | P3.15 — Port 3.15 GPIO / CCU6 |
| Pin 90 | VDDC — Core supply (1.3 V regulated internally) |
| Pin 91 | VSS — Digital ground |
| Pin 92 | TDI — JTAG test data in |
| Pin 93 | TRST_N — JTAG test reset (active low) |
| Pin 94 | TMS — JTAG test mode select |
| Pin 95 | TCK — JTAG / SWD clock |
| Pin 96 | TDO — JTAG test data out |
| Pin 97 | PORST_N — Power-on reset (active low) |
| Pin 98 | XTAL1 — Crystal oscillator input |
| Pin 99 | XTAL2 — Crystal oscillator output |
| Pin 100 | NC — Not connected (per datasheet) |
Typical Applications
XMC4500F100K1024ACXQSA1 is suitable for 6 applications: Industrial BLDC / PMSM Motor Drives, Industrial Ethernet Gateway / PLC Controller, Solar Inverter / Power Conversion Controller, Building Automation / HVAC Controller, Robotics Motion Control / Servo Drive, Industrial Sensor Hub / Multi-Protocol Sensor.
Industrial BLDC / PMSM Motor Drives
The Infineon XMC4500F100K1024ACXQSA1 is a strong fit for BLDC and PMSM motor drives because its Cortex-M4 core at 120 MHz with FPU comfortably executes field-oriented-control (FOC) current loops at 10-20 kHz, while the integrated CCU6 timer units deliver three pairs of complementary PWM outputs with sub-microsecond programmable dead time, directly driving three-phase IGBT/MOSFET bridges. The POSIF module decodes Hall or quadrature encoder feedback in hardware without CPU intervention. With the part's 1024 KB Flash, a complete FOC firmware stack with EtherCAT slave library fits comfortably, leaving room for customer-developed application code.
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Industrial Ethernet Gateway / PLC Controller
The XMC4500F100K1024ACXQSA1 integrates a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC and multi-protocol industrial interfaces (multi-CAN, 6x USIC supporting UART/SPI/I2C/LIN), making it a single-chip industrial gateway controller. The 1024 KB Flash fits a full TCP/IP stack plus EtherCAT slave runtime, while 160 KB SRAM handles concurrent comms buffers. Ethernet is rendered via an off-chip MII/RMII PHY on the same PCB; the gateway can bridge Modbus TCP, CANopen, and proprietary serial protocols concurrently on the same MCU without external communication co-processors.
Recommended
Solar Inverter / Power Conversion Controller
For solar inverter MPPT and grid-tie control, the XMC4500F100K1024ACXQSA1 delivers 120 MHz Cortex-M4 DSP performance for perturb-and-observe or incremental-conductance MPPT algorithms, six USIC channels for transformer driver SPI/digital-feedback interfaces, and CCU6 PWM channels synchronized to grid frequency (50/60 Hz) via the part's HRPWM-like capture inputs. The 1024 KB Flash stores lookup tables for sinusoidal feed-forward, while the 160 KB SRAM holds ADC sample buffers for grid-current and DC-bus voltage monitoring with sufficient headroom for in-field firmware updates via the part's built-in bootloader.
Recommended
Building Automation / HVAC Controller
Building-automation controllers benefit from the XMC4500F100K1024ACXQSA1's mix of on-chip Ethernet (for BACnet/IP or Modbus-TCP) plus multi-CAN (for BACnet MS/TP or proprietary HVAC busses), with up to six USIC channels for UART/RS-485 and SPI sensor interfaces (temperature, CO2, humidity). The 120 MHz Cortex-M4 is well-suited to running a control loop across multiple sensor zones (up to ~20) while maintaining deterministic response. The industrial -40 °C to +85 °C temperature range covers unconditioned rooftop installations typical of HVAC equipment closets.
Recommended
Robotics Motion Control / Servo Drive
In servo drives and small-robot motion controllers the XMC4500F100K1024ACXQSA1 provides a tightly deterministic 120 MHz core for cascaded position-velocity-torque control loops, CCU6 timer outputs for direct PWM generation to the servo amplifier stage, and POSIF for encoder feedback. The 1024 KB Flash stores motion profiles and user-defined trajectories, while the part's wide 3.0 V to 3.6 V supply tolerance handles electrically noisy industrial motor cabinets. Six USIC channels easily carry SPI to absolute-position encoders plus UART for parameterization, all while EtherCAT slave functionality is available for synchronized multi-axis systems.
Recommended
Industrial Sensor Hub / Multi-Protocol Sensor
The XMC4500F100K1024ACXQSA1 supports multi-protocol industrial sensors as a sensor-hub MCU because the six USIC modules can each be software-reconfigured at runtime as UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, or LIN, allowing one XMC4500 to interface with up to six distinct sensor busses on the same board. The on-chip 12-bit ADC provides local analog-front-end digitization, while 1024 KB Flash holds application code plus customer-developed sensor-fusion algorithms. The integrated 10/100 Ethernet MAC lets the hub appear as a single-field-bus node rather than requiring an external communication MCU.
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Engineering reference data for XMC4500F100K1024ACXQSA1 — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | XMC4502F100K768ACXQMA1 | XMC4504F100K512ACXQMA1 | XMC4502F100F768ACXQMA1 | XMC4400F100K512ABXQSA1 | XMC4300-F100F256 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | PG-LQFP-100-11 | PG-LQFP-100 (same) | PG-LQFP-100 (same) | PG-LQFP-100 (same) | PG-LQFP-100 (same) | PG-LQFP-100 (same) |
| Brand | Infineon | Infineon | Infineon | Infineon | Infineon | Infineon |
| Core | ARM Cortex-M4 + FPU | ARM Cortex-M4 + FPU | ARM Cortex-M4 + FPU | ARM Cortex-M4 + FPU | ARM Cortex-M4 + FPU | ARM Cortex-M4 + FPU |
| Core Frequency | 120 MHz | 120 MHz | 120 MHz | 120 MHz | 120 MHz | 120 MHz |
| Flash | 1024 KB | 768 KB | 512 KB | 768 KB | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| SRAM | 160 KB | 138 KB | 64 KB | 138 KB | 64 KB | 34 KB |
| Ethernet MAC | Yes (10/100) | Yes (10/100) | Yes (10/100) | Yes (10/100) | No (-100%) | Yes (10/100) |
| CCU6 Timer Units | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 (-25%) |
| CAN Nodes | 2+ (Multi-CAN) | Multi-CAN | Multi-CAN | Multi-CAN | Multi-CAN | Multi-CAN |
| Operating Temperature | -40 °C to +85 °C | -40 °C to +85 °C | -40 °C to +85 °C | -40 °C to +85 °C | -40 °C to +85 °C | -40 °C to +85 °C |
Key Differentiators
- Highest Flash density (1024 KB) in the XMC450x family on LQFP-100 (vs XMC4504F100K512ACXQMA1)
- On-chip 10/100 Ethernet MAC included (vs XMC4400F100K512ABXQSA1)
- Six configurable USIC modules (vs. STM32F4-class 6+ but XMC's software-reconfigurable) (vs STM32F407)
- Integrated CCU6 + POSIF for direct FOC without glue logic (vs XMC4300-F100F256)
Design Notes
The XMC4500F100K1024ACXQSA1 has separate VDDP (3.0-3.6 V I/O supply) and VDDC (internal 1.3 V regulated core) domains. Each VDDP pin pair must be decoupled with 100 nF X7R ceramic close to the pin plus a 4.7 µF bulk capacitor on the supply plane; each VDDC pair similarly requires 100 nF plus 1.0 µF bulk. The internal 1.3 V regulator requires a 4.7 µF external cap on the VREG pin. Do not power VDDP before VDDP_CORE or you may cause permanent latch-up.
At 120 MHz core speed and 3.3 V I/O switching frequency, the XMC4500 dissipates typically 150-300 mW depending on GPIO toggling rate. With PG-LQFP-100 theta-JA around 35-40 C/W on a 2-layer JEDEC EIA/JESD51 test board, junction temperature rise above ambient is roughly 10 C, leaving ample margin in the -40 to +85 °C range. For high-clock-rate designs with many toggling I/O, add a flooded copper pour on the top layer directly under the exposed die paddle.
Three common pitfalls when designing with the XMC4500: (1) Forgetting that PORST_N is bidirectional: the part can drive this pin low at power-on but you must size the external pull-up to source the leakage, otherwise the part may assert spurious resets. (2) SWD/JTAG pin sharing: P0.8/P0.9/P0.10/P0.11 share JTAG and primary GPIO; if JTAG is enabled at reset these pins are not user GPIOs. (3) USIC configuration: the six USIC channels must each have their baud-rate generator enabled before any protocol stack is initialized, or transmit/receive framing will collapse silently.
For PCB layout, isolate the Ethernet MII/RMII traces (pins 1-11) on the top layer above a continuous ground pour, with matched trace lengths within ~5 mm. Route the CCU6 PWM outputs (P0.0 through P0.10) matched in length within ~10 mm to avoid phase imbalance in three-phase motor drives. Keep the VAREF/VAGND pair (pins 69-70) short and quiet: bypass to VAGND with 100 nF, with VAGND connected only at one point to digital ground.
The XMC4500's USB 2.0 Full-Speed OTG interface requires a series 27-33 Ω impedance on DP/DM and a 0.1 µF VBUS-bypass cap. Without proper impedance control, USB enumeration failure is common. The Ethernet MII/RMII lines run at 50 MHz and require 50 Ω characteristic impedance back-to-back routing to avoid reflections that manifest as RX_ER storms. Always buffer ETH_MDC with a series 33 Ω resistor when PCB trace exceeds 25 mm.
Compliance Information
RoHS compliant per Infineon product page; halogen-free status not explicitly stated in verified data - treat as unknown. AEC-Q100 not applicable for industrial-grade MCU; see XMC4500 automotive variants (where available) for AEC-Q100.
