
Maxim Integrated
General Description
DARWIN is a new breed of low-power microcontrollers built to thrive in the rapidly evolving Internet of Things (IoT). They are smart, with the biggest memories in their class and a massively scalable memory architecture. They run forever, thanks to wearable-grade power technology. They are also tough enough to withstand the most advanced cyberattacks. DARWIN microcontrollers are designed to run any application imaginable—in places where you wouldn’t dream of sending other microcontrollers.
Generation U microcontrollers are perfect for wearables and IoT applications that cannot afford to compromise power or performance. The MAX32625/MAX32626 feature an Arm® Cortex®-M4 with FPU CPU that delivers high-efficiency signal processing, ultra-low power consumption and ease of use.
Benefits and Features
● High-Efficiency Microcontroller for Wearable Devices
• Internal Oscillator Operates Up to 96MHz
• Low Power 4MHz Oscillator System Clock Option
for Always-On Monitoring Applications
• 512KB Flash Memory (256KB “L” Version)
• 160KB SRAM (128KB “L” Version)
• 8KB Instruction Cache
• 1.2V Core Supply Voltage
• 1.8V to 3.3V I/O
• Optional 3.3V ±5% USB Supply Voltage
• Wide Operating Temperature: -30°C to +85°C
● Power Management Maximizes Uptime for Battery
Applications
• 106μA/MHz Active Current Executing from Cache
• 49μA/MHz Active Current Executing from Flash
• Wake-Up to 96MHz Clock or 4MHz Clock
• 600nA Low Power Mode (LP0) Current with RTC
Enabled
• 2.56μW Ultra-Low Power Data Retention Sleep
Mode (LP1) with Fast 5μs Wake-Up on 96MHz
Clock Source
• 27μA/MHz Low Power Mode (LP2) Current
● Optimal Peripheral Mix Provides Platform Scalability
• SPI Execute in Place (SPIX) Engine for Memory
Expansion with Minimal Footprint
• Three SPI Masters, One SPI Slave
• Three UARTs
• Up to Two I2C Masters, One I2C Slave
• 1-Wire Master
• Full-Speed USB 2.0 Device with Internal Transceiver
• Sixteen Pulse Train (PWM) Engines
• Six 32-Bit Timers and 3 Watchdog Timers
• Up to 40 General-Purpose I/O Pins
• 10-Bit Delta-Sigma ADC Operating at 7.8ksps
• AES -128, -192, -256
• RTC Calibration Output
● Secure Valuable IP and Data with Robust Internal
Hardware Security (MAX32626 Only)
• Trust Protection Unit (TPU) Provides ECDSA and
Modular Arithmetic Acceleration Support
• True Random Number Generator
• Secure Boot Loader
APPLICATIONs
● Sports Watches
● Fitness Monitors
● Wearable Medical Patches
● Portable Medical Devices
● Sensor Hubs