ATSAM4S4AB-AN
ATSAM4S4AB-AN - Cortex-M4 120MHz 256KB MCU | Microchip
The Microchip Technology ATSAM4S4AB-AN is a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller running at up to 120 MHz with 256KB (256K x 8) of embedded Flash memory, housed in a 48-pin LQFP (7x7 mm) surface-mount package rated for the industrial temperature range of -40C to +105C. It belongs to the SAM4S family of high-performance, low-power MCUs from Microchip (formerly Atmel).
A microcontroller (MCU) is a single integrated circuit that combines a processor core, program memory, data RAM, and a rich set of peripherals into one chip, forming the backbone of embedded systems. Within the voltage-regulator-like hierarchy of embedded components, the SAM4S sits at the mid-to-high tier of Microchip's ARM-based MCU portfolio, positioned above the Cortex-M0+ SAMD series and pin-compatible with the SAM7S, SAM3N, SAM3S, and SAM4N families, enabling straightforward migration between price/performance points.
Key features of the ATSAM4S4AB-AN include the 120 MHz Cortex-M4 core with DSP instructions, 256KB of Flash program memory, on-chip connectivity peripherals (I2C/TWI, SPI, UART/USART, SSC, USB 2.0 device, IrDA, and memory-card interfaces), and system peripherals such as DMA, PWM, watchdog timer (WDT), brown-out detect/reset, and power-on reset (POR). The device provides 34 general-purpose I/O pins in the 48-LQFP footprint.
Architecturally, the Cortex-M4 core features a 3-stage pipeline and single-cycle MAC, giving efficient signal-processing capability for motor control and digital filtering. The Flash accelerator minimizes wait-state penalties at full 120 MHz operation, while the multi-layer bus matrix and DMA allow peripherals to move data without core intervention, reducing real-time latency.
Typical applications include industrial automation and control nodes, consumer appliances, USB-connected instrumentation, and motor-control or touch-sensing systems using Microchip QTouch technology, which is natively supported by the SAM4S peripheral set.
A key design consideration is power budgeting: at 120 MHz, active current is substantially higher than in low-speed sleep modes, so designers should exploit the SAM4S sleep, wait, and backup modes to hit energy targets in battery-powered designs.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, drop-in same-family alternatives, application guidance, and design notes not found in the manufacturer datasheet.
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