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Freescale Flexis® Controllers
The World's First compatible 8-bit and 32-bit Microcontrollers

It’s time to break from tradition. In the past, bit boundaries have defined microcontroller (MCU) price and performance solutions for the consumer and industrial markets—8-bit for low-end, easy-to-use applications and 32-bit for the high-end, performance-driven market. As 8-bit users reach their performance ceiling and need to move to a more powerful architecture, the increased complexities of 32-bit software, peripherals and development tools could significantly hinder new product development and time to market.

No more. Freescale is uniquely positioned to provide a path to performance from the low-end of 8-bit to highly integrated 32-bit MCUs. We created the Controller Continuum—the industry’s first and only roadmap for 8- and 32-bit compatible architectures. From the ultra-low-end RS08 and S08 controllers to the full-featured ColdFire® devices, the Controller Continuum is a range of stepwise compatible MCUs sharing tools and peripherals to ease your design process and accelerate your time to market.



The Flexis™ Series of Microcontrollers
Freescale’s revolutionary 8-bit to 32-bit compatibility story comes to life with the Flexis™ series of MCUs. This new series is the 8-bit to 32-bit connection point on the Freescale Controller Continuum, where duos of S08 and ColdFire V1 microcontrollers share a common set of peripherals and development tools to deliver the ultimate in migration flexibility. You can quickly move from an 8-bit design to a 32-bit design in just a handful of clicks, perfect for developing a portfolio of products that span the performance spectrum. The Flexis 32-bit devices, based on the ColdFire V1 core, offer not only seamless compatibility to and from the S08 MCUs, but are also the gateway to other high performing and highly integrated 32-bit ColdFire devices. In addition to this design flexibility, the Flexis microcontrollers offer incredible low-power modes combined with fast wake-up time and high run-mode performance.

The High-end of the Continuum
At the top of the Controller Continuum are the ColdFire devices—a series of compatible, highlyintegrated and cost-effective 32-bit microcontrollers that emphasize control, connectivity and security over a wide range of consumer and industrial applications. All 68K/ColdFire cores (V1, V2, V3, V4 and V5) share the same architecture and instruction set. These product families are downward and upward code compatible, so drivers require minimal rewrite. Software tools, including IDE, initialization tool, debugger and compiler, have a similar look-and-feel to ease your transition as you move between cores.

Locations:
21. November: Kista
22. November: Jönkoping
23. November: Gothenburg
28. November: Oslo
29. November: Trondheim
11. December: Herlev
12. December: Silkeborg

Reserve your seat at http://www.arrowne.com/seminar_events