TI Expands Smart Metering Portfolio With 16 MSP430 MCUs Supporting Broad Range of Implementation Standards

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) announced 16 new ultra-low power MSP430 microcontrollers (MCU) targeted at electricity and gas metering applications. These new MSP430F4xx devices are described as highly integrated solutions that can support standalone analog front-end (AFE) needs and achieve leading accuracy results of better than 0.1%.

Key features and benefits of the 16 new MSP430 metering MCUs include: expanded metering portfolio supports a wide range of implementation standards with additions to the F471xx, Fx461x and F44x series of MCUs; provides analog front-end needs for a complete metrology solution; better than 0.1% accuracy for precise energy measurements; secure energy monitoring with tamper protection capabilities; ultra-low power consumption for extended battery life; and an increased memory for load demand response offers a 25% reduction in electricity bills.

The new F4xx MCUs are priced between $1.80 and $3.90 for 1K units and are available now. In addition, these devices complement the embedded processing portfolio supporting smart metering solutions.