GigaDevice (stock code 603986), a leading semiconductor device supplier in the industry, announced today that it has officially launched the GD32F5 series high-performance microcontroller based on the Arm Cortex-M33 core, which is fully compatible with energy and power, photovoltaic energy storage, industrial automation, PLC, network communication equipment, graphic display and other application scenarios.

The GD32F5 series high-performance MCU has significantly expanded storage space, excellent processing energy efficiency, and rich interface resources. This series of MCU complies with the system level IEC61508 SIL2 functional safety standard and provides a complete software and hardware security solution, which can meet the industrial market's demand for high reliability and high security. At present, samples of this series of products are available and will be officially produced and supplied in May.

GD32F5 series Cortex-M33 core high-performance MCU

Excellent hardware and storage resources provide endurance for industrial applications

The GD32F5 series high-performance MCU adopts the Arm Cortex-M33 core, which supports a maximum operating frequency of 200MHz and can operate up to 3.31 CoreMark/MHz. Equipped with advanced DSP hardware accelerators and single precision floating-point units (FPUs), it greatly reduces the burden on the kernel and helps improve processing efficiency.

The GD32F5 series high-performance MCU is equipped with up to 7.5MB on-chip Flash and 1MB SRAM, including 2MB of configurable zero wait execution area (Code Flash), effectively improving code processing efficiency and real-time performance; It also provides a larger Data Flash space for backup and parameter storage. SRAM/Flash supports ECC verification throughout the region to ensure stable and reliable storage space, effectively responding to various complex industrial application environments. The GD32F5 series supports up to 2MB program RWW (Read While Write) OTA upgrades, allowing for code upgrades without interrupting business, while balancing real-time performance and stability. External Bus Expansion (EXMC) supports accessing various types of off chip memory such as SDRAM, SRAM, ROM, NOR Flash, NAND Flash, and PC Card. With its massive storage capacity, GD32F5 can meet the needs of complex industrial systems for code upgrade and backup.

Rich peripherals and security features to create highly reliable products

The GD32F5 product series is equipped with multiple security functions to safeguard device information security. This series of MCUs provides multi-level code, data protection zones, and EFUSE zones, supporting various mechanisms such as secure OTA, secure startup, secure debugging, and secure downloading. In order to help users quickly get started, GD32 has launched a new Security Boot and Update software platform, providing secure startup, security upgrades, secure communication, and software solutions. Users can conduct secondary development according to their actual needs. The GD32F5 product series also supports system level IEC61508 SIL2 level functional safety standards, providing a complete Safety Package, including a series of functional safety materials such as Safety Manual, FMEDA, and self inspection library.

The GD32F5 series high-performance MCU integrates rich general-purpose peripheral resources, including 8 U (S) ART, 6 I2C, 6 SPI, 2 I2S, 1 SDIO, etc. Equipped with one USB2.0 OTG interface, it supports both Full Speed and High Speed modes. It also integrates 2-way CAN-FD controller and 1-way Ethernet to meet the needs of industrial control interconnection, network communication and other applications.

The GD32F5 series high-performance MCU is powered by 1.71V~3.6V and is equipped with 2 32-bit universal timers, 8 16 bit universal timers, 2 16 bit basic timers, and 2 PWM advanced timers. It also supports high-precision analog peripherals such as 3 12 bit ADCs and 2 DACs to meet application scenarios such as motor frequency conversion and industrial control.

GD32F5 series MCU product portfolio

Comprehensive development tools accelerate application design

The development ecosystem of GD32 is increasingly expanding and improving. Zhaoyi Innovation provides a free development environment GD32 IDE, debugging and download tool GD-LINK, and a multi in one programming tool GD32 All In One Programmer for the new GD32F5 series high-performance microcontrollers. At the same time, mainstream embedded tool manufacturers such as Arm KEIL, IAR, SEGGER, etc. will also provide comprehensive support for the new GD32F5 product, including development, compilation, and tracking debugging tools.

Zhaoyi Innovation has reached a strategic cooperation with the well-known embedded development system supplier SEGGER from Germany, and will provide free commercial emWin embedded GUI to all users who use GD32 Cortex-M series microcontrollers, including the new GD32F5 product. This software can effectively reduce the development difficulty and project time for users, further accelerating the implementation of high-performance GUI applications. And provide AppWizard to make graphic application development more concise and efficient.

The GD32F5 product portfolio offers a total of 10 product models, including 5 packaging types such as BGA176, LQFP176/144/100/64. At the same time, supporting development boards have also been launched simultaneously, including the GD32F527I-EVAL full function evaluation board, as well as the GD32F527Z-START, GD32F527V-START, and GD32F527R-START entry-level learning kits, which correspond to different packages and pins, making it convenient for users to develop and debug. Authorized agent channels and GD32 Tmall flagship store (GD32. tmall. com) will also be available for sale.

About GD32 MCU

Zhaoyi Innovation GD32 MCU is a leader in the field of high-performance general-purpose microcontrollers in China, the largest Arm MCU family in China, and the first to launch the Arm Cortex-M3, Cortex-M4, Cortex-M23, Cortex-M33, and Cortex-M7 core general-purpose MCU product series in China. It is also the world's first to launch the RISC-V core general-purpose 32-bit MCU product series, which has developed into the core choice of the 32-bit general-purpose MCU market. With a cumulative shipment quantity of over 1.5 billion pieces and a customer base of over 20000, the wide application coverage provided by 46 series of over 600 products remains the top in China.

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