Freescale has announced Power Architecture microcontrollers for industrial control.
The PX series, based on e200 cores, is intended for motion control, power generation, clinical medical, aerospace and defence, motor drives, renewable energy, and robotics.
Single-core performance is up to 600DMIPS, there are multicore options, and up to 4Mbyte of embedded flash.
"A single chip can control up to six motors, process complex math algorithms and manage more than the typical three communications connections - all at the same time," claimed the firm.
Integrated are featured intended to simplify safety approvals for IEC61511 and IEC 61508 (SIL3), FAA DO-178B Level A and FDA Class II to III.
Freescale run-time software includes the complimentary MQX RTOS, DSP and motor control libraries and Swell PEG (portable embedded GUI) development suite.
Power microcontrollers are also supported by tools and the safety-certified Integrity RTOS from Green Hills.