ATSAM4LC8BA-AU
ATSAM4LC8BA-AU - 48MHz Cortex-M4 MCU | Microchip Technology
The Microchip Technology ATSAM4LC8BA-AU is a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 flash microcontroller rated up to 48 MHz, with 512 KB of flash memory and a 64-pin LQFP package. It belongs to the SAM4L family of low-power embedded processors and is designed for connected, sensor-driven, industrial, and low-energy control systems. The device supports operating voltage choices of 1.8 V, 2 V, 2.3 V, and 3.3 V, allowing integration with low-voltage sensors, transceivers, and mixed-signal peripherals.
A flash microcontroller is a semiconductor device that combines a programmable processor core, nonvolatile program memory, data memory, and peripheral interfaces on one integrated circuit. The ATSAM4LC8BA-AU specifically combines an ARM Cortex-M4 RISC processor with the SAM4L low-power architecture. This places it within the hierarchy of microcontroller, embedded processor, 32-bit RISC processor, and programmable semiconductor, while its flash storage supports field-configurable firmware and application updates.
The SAM4L family emphasizes low active-mode consumption and short recovery from sleep. The documented active-mode figure is 90 uA/MHz, while sleep-mode consumption is 1.5 uA and wake-up time can reach 1.5 us. These characteristics make the ATSAM4LC8BA-AU suitable for systems that spend much of their operating cycle in a low-power state. Its 48 MHz Cortex-M4 core provides additional processing capacity for protocol handling, data acquisition, and supervisory control without changing the external processor architecture.
The 512 KB flash configuration offers substantially more program space than small entry-level microcontrollers, supporting modular firmware, communication stacks, and application logic. Operating from a 64-pin LQFP package, the device provides a conventional surface-mount solution that can be inspected, assembled, and serviced with standard electronics manufacturing methods. The exact peripheral configuration, memory organization, and electrical limits should be confirmed against the manufacturer datasheet before a new PCB is released.
Typical applications include battery-powered environmental monitors, industrial sensor nodes, building automation controllers, compact data loggers, wearable accessories, and embedded communication equipment. In these systems, low sleep current and rapid wake-up help limit standby energy, while the Cortex-M4 core and 512 KB flash support protocol handling and structured control firmware. The multiple supported voltage options also help designers interface the MCU with low-energy radio, sensing, and signal-conditioning circuits.
A key design consideration is power-supply partitioning. The selected operating voltage must remain compatible with every external interface, and the PCB should provide low-impedance ground and decoupling paths around the device. Firmware should also use the documented low-power modes deliberately, since an active peripheral or an incorrectly configured clock tree can increase current well above the processor's sleep-mode value.
This page combines the manufacturer's core device characteristics with package guidance, application-oriented engineering context, verified comparison limits, and practical design notes. It supports faster component evaluation while keeping pin-level decisions tied to the official datasheet rather than inferred from family-level descriptions.
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