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ZX-40t Microcontroller
[ZX-40t]

ZX-40t Microcontroller
The ZX-40t is the low power version of the ZX-40s microcontroller. Since it is largely source code compatible with the ZX-40s, it provides an excellent alternative for applications requiring lower power consumption. It can run at a supply voltage as low as 2.7 volts. The heart of the ZX-40t is the Atmel AVR ATmega1284P microcontroller running at 7.37MHz which provides 16384 bytes of RAM and 4064 bytes of EEPROM available for your programs. The 128K byte internal Flash memory of the mega1284P is partially occupied by special serial downloader firmware leaving 124K bytes of Flash memory for your programs.

The mega1284P has other resources available to your program including two high-speed serial ports, analog-to-digital converters, timers and other sub-systems that may be accessed using routines in the ZBasic System Library. Alternately, some of these resources may be accessed directly using built-in registers.

To use the ZX-40t you'll need a regulated voltage source (2.7 to 5.5VDC), a 7.37MHz crystal and a few additional interface components. You may download a schematic with suggested support circuitry for the ZX-40t (identical to that of the ZX-40p except that no serial EEPROM is needed) as a PDF or as an ExpressPCB .sch file. To view the latter, you'll have to download free software from ExpressPCB.

ZX-40t Technical Features¹
Package 40-pin DIP
Operating Temperature -40 to +85°C
Processor Atmel AVR ATmega1284P
Power Requirements 2.7 to 5.5VDC regulated at 200mA
Processor Speed Up to 7.37MIPS (7.37MHz)
Program Execution Speed Up to 1.5 million instructions/sec²
User RAM 16K bytes
Non-volatile Data Memory 4064 bytes
Program Memory 124K bytes
Digital I/O pins 30+2³
Analog-to-Digital Channels Up to 8 channels, 10-bit resolution
I2C Support 1 HW channel, 4 SW channels
PWM Channels Four 16-bit, two 8-bit
1-Wire Support Bit and byte level
SPI Support 4 HW channels
Synchronous Serial I/O Support 1-16 bits, MSB or LSB first
Asynchronous Serial I/O Ports 2-HW, up to 4 SW full duplex
X-10 Command Support Yes
Multi-tasking Support Yes
External Interrupts 3
Pin Change Interrupts All I/O lines
Analog Comparator Interrupt Yes
Interval Timer Yes
Exception Handling Support Yes
Floating Point Math Yes - IEEE 32-bit
Advanced Floating Point Functions (sin, cos, log, etc.) Yes
Programming Interface Serial - 115.2K baud
Field Upgradeable System Software No
Supports Inline Assembly Code Yes
Supports Interrupt Handling Code Yes
Notes:
  1) Items in boldface indicate differences from the ZX-40s.
  2) Speed based on the instruction b = b + 1.
  3) The additional 2 I/O lines dedicated for serial I/O.
  Specifications subject to correction and change without notice.

A standard serial port is required to download code to the ZX-40t. If your computer does not have a standard 9-pin serial port but does have a USB port, you may use a USB to serial adapter. Note, however, that some USB to serial adapters are too slow to be useful with the ZX microcontrollers. We have found that adapters based on the second generation FTDI chips seem to work well.

The ZBasic IDE, compiler and documentation may be obtained free of charge via the Download page. See the menu at the left.

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