INTRODUCTION

The ST7LITE3 is a member of the ST7 microcontroller family. All ST7 devices are based on a common industry-standard 8-bit core, featuring an enhanced instruction set.

The ST7LITE3 features FLASH memory with byte-by-byte In-Circuit Programming (ICP) and InApplication Programming (IAP) capability.

Features

■ Memories

– 8 Kbytes program memory: single voltage extended Flash (XFlash) Program memory with read-out protection, In-Circuit Programming and In-Application programming (ICP and IAP), data retention: 20 years at 55°C.

– 384 bytes RAM

– 256 bytes data EEPROM with read-out protection. 300K write/erase cycles guaranteed, data retention: 20 years at 55°C.

■ Clock, Reset and Supply Management

– Enhanced reset system

– Enhanced low voltage supervisor (LVD) for main supply and an auxiliary voltage detector (AVD) with interrupt capability for implementing safe power-down procedures

– Clock sources: Internal RC 1 oscillator, crystal/ceramic resonator or external clock

– Optional x4 or x8 PLL for 4 or 8 MHz internal clock

– Five Power Saving Modes: Halt, Active-Halt, Wait and Slow, Auto Wake Up From Halt

■ I/O Ports

– Up to 15 multifunctional bidirectional I/O lines

– 7 high sink outputs

■ 5 Timers

– Configurable Watchdog Timer

– Two 8-bit Lite Timers with prescaler, 1 realtime base and 1 input capture

– Two 12-bit Auto-reload Timers with 4 PWM outputs, input capture and output compare functions

■ 2 Communication Interfaces

– Master/slave LINSCI™ asynchronous serial interface

– SPI synchronous serial interface

■ Interrupt Management

– 10 interrupt vectors plus TRAP and RESET

– 12 external interrupt lines (on 4 vectors)

■ A/D Converter

– 7 input channels

– 10-bit resolution

■ Instruction Set

8-bit data manipulation

– 63 basic instructions with illegal opcode detection

– 17 main addressing modes

– 8 x 8 unsigned multiply instructions

■ Development Tools

– Full hardware/software development package

– DM (Debug module)