Kinetis K27 150 MHz|Arm Cortex-M4|32-bit USB MCUs

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The Kinetis K27 USB Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 MCUs target applications requiring processing efficiency and extra-large embedded memory with 2 MB Flash and 1 MB SRAM. This sub-family is:

Highly integrated with two I2S interfaces, two USB Controllers (High-Speed with integrated High-Speed PHY and Full-Speed) and mainstream analog peripherals
Expandable through a 32-bit SDRAM memory controller and QuadSPI interface supporting eXecution-In-Place (XiP)
Enabling secure content using a True Random Number Generator, Cyclic Redundancy Check, Memory Mapped Cryptographic Acceleration Unit

Input supply voltage: 1.71V to 3.6V + separate VBAT domain

Packages: 169 MAPBGA (9x9mm, 0.65mm pitch)

Evaluation / Development platform: FRDM-K28F

Data Sheet

Reference Manual

Product Details

Block Diagram

Kinetis K27/K28 USB MCUs Block Diagram

Features

Performance

150 MHz (max) Arm Cortex-M4 with DSP instructions and Single Precision Floating Point unit (FPU)
32-channel DMA with asynchronous support in Stop mode
Cross bar switch enables concurrent multi-leader bus accesses, increasing bus bandwidth

Ultra-Low-Power

Active run power consumption @120MHz: <302 µA/MHz (TYP)(@25C) running from internal flash
Static power consumption down to <11 µA with full 1 MB SRAM retention and <6 µS wakeup
Lowest static mode down to 254 nA (VLLS0)

Memory

2 MB dual bank embedded program flash
1 MB of SRAM
8 KB I/D Cache + 8 KB System Cache
32-bit SDRAM controller
QuadSPI interface with eXecution-In-Place (XiP)

Mixed-Signal Capability

16-bit SAR ADC: Up to 18ch Single-Ended / 3ch Differential
12-bit DAC
Two analog comparators (CMP) containing a 6-bit DAC and programmable reference input
1.2V Analog voltage reference

Timing and Control

One 4-ch Periodic interrupt timer
Two 16-bit low-power timer PWM modules
Two 8-ch motor control/general purpose/PWM timers
Two 2-ch quadrature decoder/general purpose timers
Real-time clock with independent 3.6 V power domain
Programmable delay block

Human-Machine Interface (HMI)

32-ch Programmable module (FlexIO) to emulate various serial, parallel or custom interfaces

Connectivity and Communications

Dual USB Controllers: High-Speed (HS) w/ integrated HS PHY + crystal-less Full-Speed (FS) operations
Five Low Power UART (LPUART) modules
Two I2S modules for audio system interfacing and four I2C modules
Four SPI modules (One supports up to 40 Mbps)
32-ch Programmable module (FlexIO) to emulate various serial, parallel or custom interfaces
Secure Digital Host Controller (SDHC)

Reliability, Safety and Security

Cyclic redundancy check (CRC) engine validates memory contents and communication data, increasing system reliability
True random number generator (TRNG)
Memory Mapped Crypto Acceleration Unit (MMCAU): DES, 3DES, AES, MD5, SHA-1 and SHA-256

Comparison Table

Kinetis MCU sub-family	Part #	Mask Set	Flash	SRAM	PMC	Packages	Development Board
K27	MK27FN2M0AVMI15	3N96T (recommended)	2MB	1MB	No	169 MABPGA	FRDM-K28F
K27	MK27FN2M0VMI15	2N96T			No	169 MABPGA
K28	MK28FN2M0ACAU15R	3N96T (recommended)			Yes	210 WLCSP
	MK28FN2M0AVMI15	3N96T (recommended)				169 MAPBGA
	MK28FN2M0CAU15R	2N96T				210 WLCSP
	MK28FN2M0VMI15	2N96T				169 MAPBGA

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Kinetis® K27-150 MHz, 2x USB, 2MB Flash, 1MB SRAM Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm® Cortex®-M4 Core

Product Details

Block Diagram

Kinetis K27/K28 USB MCUs Block Diagram

Features

Performance

Ultra-Low-Power

Memory

Mixed-Signal Capability

Timing and Control

Human-Machine Interface (HMI)

Connectivity and Communications

Reliability, Safety and Security

Comparison Table

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Application Note (42)

AN4982, Assembly guidelines for molded array process ball grid array package - Application Note[AN4982]

Using the Kinetis Flash Execute-Only Access Control Feature[AN5112]

Using the FFT on Sigma-Delta ADCs[AN4847]

Offline Flash Programmer for Kinetis K- and L-series MCUs[AN5331]

Using Kinetis FlexIO to Drive a Graphical LCD[AN5280]

Using FlexIO for parallel Camera Interface[AN5275]

How to use QuadSPI on KL8x Series[AN5244]

FFT-Based Algorithm for Metering Applications - Application Note[AN4255]

Power Management for Kinetis and ColdFire+ MCUs[AN4503]

Crystal-less USB operation on Kinetis MCUs[AN4905]

Optimizing performance on Kinetis K-series MCUs[AN4745]

Production Flash programming best practices for Kinetis K and L MCUs[AN4835]

Cookbook for SAR ADC measurements[AN4373]

Tips using PDB in motor control applications on Kinetis[AN4822]

I2C non-blocking communication[AN4803]

AN2295: Developer's Serial Bootloader – Application Note[AN2295]

An I2S application on Kinetis[AN4800]

Connecting Kinetis MCU with CMOS sensor interface through GPIO[AN4627]

PMSM electrical parameters measurement[AN4680]

Implementing in-software flash programming on Kinetis MCUs[AN4695]

Using Freescale USB stack to implement Audio class device[AN4665]

USB Mass Storage Device (MSD) Host Bootloader[AN4368]

BLDC Sensorless Algorithm Tuning[AN4597]

USB device firmware update (DFU) for Kinetis MCUs[AN4370]

Using Kinetis DMA and GPIO to emulate timer functionality[AN4419]

Using DMA to emulate ADC flexible scan mode on Kinetis K[AN4590]

Freescale Embedded Software and Motor Control libraries[AN4611]

Understanding the 16-bit ADC PGA in Kinetis K Series[AN4568]

PWM synchronization using Kinetis Flextimers[AN4560]

Using Kinetis Security and Flash Protection Features[AN4507]

Using FlexBus Interface for Kinetis Microcontrollers[AN4393]

I2S (Inter-IC Sound Bus) application on Kinetis MCUs[AN4520]

Pulse Oximeter using USB PHDC[AN4496]

Using Low Power modes on Kinetis MCUs[AN4470]

Audio Output for Kinetis MCUs using DMA/PWM, DAC or I2S[AN4369]

Configuring the FlexTimer for position and speed measurement[AN4381]

FlexTimer and ADC synchronization for Field-Oriented-Control[AN4410]

BLDC motor control w/ Hall Effect sensor - Kinetis MCUs[AN4376]

Using WinUSB with MCU integrating USB device controller[AN4378]

USB Mass Storage Device (MSD) Bootloader[AN4379]

Using I2C on Coldfire+ and Kinetis MCUs[AN4342]

Using the CAU/mmCAU in ColdFire and Kinetis families[AN4307]

Application Note Software (1)

Software files for Application Note AN4419[AN4419SW]

Data Sheet (2)

MK27FN2M0AVMI15: 150MHz Cortex-M4F 2MB Flash (169 BGA)[K27P169M150SF5V2]

MK27FN2M0VMI15: 150MHz Cortex-M4F 2MB Flash (169 BGA)[K27P169M150SF5]

Errata (2)

Errata Mask 3N96T for Kinetis MK27FN2M0AVMI15, MK28FN2M0ACAU15R and MK27FN2M0AVMI15 MCUs[KINETIS_K_3N96T]

Errata Mask 2N96T for Kinetis MK27FN2M0VMI15, MK28FN2M0CAU15R and MK27FN2M0VMI15 MCUs[KINETIS_K_2N96T]

Fact Sheet (1)

Kinetis K2x MCU Family - Fact Sheet[KINK2XFS]

Quick Reference Guide (1)

KQRUG, Kinetis K Quick Reference User Guide[KQRUG]

Reference Manual (1)

Kinetis K27: 150MHz Cortex-M4F 2MB Flash (169 MAPBGA)[K27P169M150SF5RM]

Kinetis^® K27-150 MHz, 2x USB, 2MB Flash, 1MB SRAM Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core