Embedded connectivity is becoming increasingly important to design engineers and is a requirement for most next generation consumer and industrial products. Larger and more complex files require connectivity options that enable the end user to upload and download files quickly and easily. Designers need an affordable, flexible connectivity option to satisfy a wide range of applications. Choosing a microcontroller (MCU) with Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectivity on-chip is an ideal solution for adding connectivity to a system while saving cost, board size and parts count.
USB is a serial bus standard used for connecting devices such as computers, set-top boxes, game consoles, PDAs and peripherals. USB has increasingly become the standard connection method in multimedia devices like scanners, digital cameras and printers and is rapidly emerging as the de facto standard for industrial control applications.
There are various versions of USB specification—USB1.0, USB1.1, USB2.0 and USB On-the-Go (OTG). Freescale's portfolio includes a wide variety of MCUs with integrated USB for these various specifications, including low/full-speed and hi-speed USB solutions. These devices offer easy integration, reliability, software and hardware support enabling developers to streamline the design process and accelerate time to market.
