STMicroelectronics

The SPIRIT1 is a very low-power RF transceiver, intended for RF wireless applications in the sub-1 GHz band. It is designed to operate both in the license-free ISM and SRD frequency bands at 169, 315, 433, 868, and 915 MHz, but can also be programmed to operate at other additional frequencies in the 300-348 MHz, 387-470 MHz, and 779-956 MHz bands. The air data rate is programmable from 1 to 500 kbps, and the SPIRIT1 can be used in systems with channel spacing of 12.5/25 kHz, complying with the EN 300 220 standard. It uses a very small number of discrete external components and integrates a configurable baseband modem, which supports data management, modulation, and demodulation. The data management handles the data in the proprietary fully programmable packet format also allows the M-Bus standard compliance format (all performance classes). However, the SPIRIT1 can perform cyclic redundancy checks on the data as well as FEC encoding/decoding on the packets. The SPIRIT1 provides an optional automatic acknowledgement, retransmission, and timeout protocol engine in order to reduce overall system costs by handling all the high-speed link layer operations. Moreover, the SPIRIT1 supports an embedded CSMA/CA engine. An AES 128-bit encryption co-processor is available for secure data transfer. The SPIRIT1 fully supports antenna diversity with an integrated antenna switching control algorithm. The SPIRIT1 supports different modulation schemes: 2-FSK, GFSK, OOK, ASK, and MSK. Transmitted/received data bytes are buffered in two different three-level FIFOs (TX FIFO and RX FIFO), accessible via the SPI interface for host processing.

SPSA068 is a BUCK voltage regulator with a precise voltage reference for MCU applications. All the regulators have internal power switches. The LPM allows the operation under light-load conditions reducing the quiescent current down to 50 μA typ. An internal programmable memory allows selecting the main device parameters like output voltages and switching frequencies. An SPI interface can be used for diagnostics, programming, monitor and external window watchdog. The device offers a set of features to support applications that need to fulfill functional safety requirements as defined by automotive Safety Integrity Level.

The SPSB081 is a power management system IC providing electronic control modules with enhanced power management functionality, including various standby modes to minimize the power consumption with programmable local and remote wake-up capability, as well as LIN (only for SPSB0815 and SPSB0813) and CAN FD physical communication layers. The device has one low-drop voltage regulator to supply the system microcontroller and one voltage tracker to supply external peripheral loads such as sensors. V1 is available with a fixed rail (5 V or 3.3 V) and V1 overvoltage detection and protection solution, while V2 is a tracker voltage regulator of V1, programmable by SPI with 5 V or 3.3 V. Moreover, the device features four high-side drivers to supply LEDs and sensors. All outputs are short-circuit (SC) protected and implement open-load diagnosis. The ST standard SPI interface allows control and diagnosis of the device and enables generic software development.