The MCB58 is an RoHS-compliant microcontroller board that provides a low-power solution for systems that require a large amount of industrial I/O in tight, remote spaces. The MCB58 is part of the SNAP series of microcontroller boards, and is based on the HC(S)08 microcontroller. It measures 3.55" × 2.65" × 0.5". The MCB58 typically draws a low 300 mW while running at its fastest speeds and executes with a 50-ns instruction time. The wide assortment of I/O on the board makes it ideal for handling simple control requirements and communicating back to a host via a serial or CAN connection.

The board includes an RS-485 serial port, four isolated digital outputs, four isolated digital inputs, and 24 additional lines of TTL-level digital I/O. There are filters that allow four channels of PWM to act as four independent DACs. Also included are an onboard temperature detector, a real-time clock, a CAN interface, and a 16-KB serial EEPROM. Additionally, the MCB58 can interface with the industry-standard PC/104 bus, which allows access to a wide range of I/O.

The MCB58 has 60 KB of program/data flash memory and 4 KB of SRAM. The highly efficient Metrowerks CodeWarrior compiler, which is included in the development kit, combines the simplicity of drag-and-drop software module “beans” with a powerful C compiler. Programs can be compiled, downloaded to the onboard flash memory with the provided serial cable, and then debugged without leaving the IDE. 

Single quantity pricing for the MCB58 is $95.

Micro/sys, Inc.
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