MAX32550

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DeepCover Secure Arm Cortex-M3 Flash Microcontroller

Industry's First Secure Cortex-M3 Flash Microcontroller with Secure Boot Loader with PKA

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Overview

  • Arm® Cortex® M3 Processor Core Allows for Easy Integration into Applications
    • 108MHz Core Operating Frequency Through PLL
    • 1MB Dual-Bank Flash Memory with Cache
    • 256KB System SRAM
    • 8KB AES Self-Encrypted NVSRAM
  • Security Features Facilitate System-Level Protection
    • Secure Boot Loader with Public Key Authentication
    • AES, DES and SHA Hardware Accelerators
    • Modulo Arithmetic Hardware Accelerator (MAA)Supporting RSA, DSA, and ECDSA
    • 8-Line Secure Keypad Controller
    • Hardware True Random-Number Generator
    • Die Shield with Dynamic Fault Detection
    • 6 External Tamper Sensors with IndependentRandom Dynamic Patterns
    • 256-Bit Flip-Flop-Based Battery-Backup AES KeyStorage
    • Temperature and Voltage Tamper Monitor
    • Real-Time Clock
  • Integrated Peripherals Reduce External Component Count
    • Triple-Track Magnetic Stripe Head Interface
    • One ISO 7816 Smart Card Interface with IntegratedTransceiver (1.8V, 3V, and 5V)
    • USB 2.0 Device with Internal Transceiver andDedicated PLL
    • 3 SPI Ports, 2 UART Ports, and 1 I2C Controller
    • 6 Timers, 4 with PWM Capability
    • Up to 70 General-Purpose I/O Pins
    • 2-Channel, 10-Bit ADC and 1-Channel, 8-Bit DAC
    • Color/Monochrome LCD TFT Controller
    • 4-Channel DMA Controller
  • Power Management Optimizes Battery Life and Reduces Active Power Consumption
    • Single 3.3V Supply Operation*
    • Integrated Battery-Backup Switch
    • Clock Gating Function
    • Low-Current Battery-Backup Operation

DeepCover® embedded security solutions cloak sensitive data under multiple layers of advanced physical security to provide the most secure key storage possible.

The DeepCover Secure microcontroller (MAX32550) provides an interoperable, secure, and cost-effective solution to build new generations of trusted devices such as mobile chip and pin pads. The MAX32550 is based on an Arm Cortex M3 processor with 1MB of embedded flash, 256KB of system RAM, 8KB of battery-backed AES self-encrypted NVSRAM. It includes all the essential functions of mobile POS terminal including a cryptographic engine, a true random number generator, battery-backed RTC, environmental and tamper detection circuitry, a magnetic stripe reader, a smart card controller with embedded transceiver to directly support 1.8V, 3.3V, and 5V cards, and an integrated secure keypad controller. It also provides a seamless interface to TFT displays and includes a vast array of peripherals, SPIs, UARTs, DMA, ADC, and DAC that add flexibility to control and differentiate the system design.

Applications

  • ATM Keyboards
  • EMV Card Reader
  • PCI Mobile Payment Terminals (mPOS)
MAX32550
DeepCover Secure Arm Cortex-M3 Flash Microcontroller
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Evaluation Kits

MAX32550-KIT

Evaluation Kit for the MAX32550

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Features and Benefits

  • EV Kit Board with MAX32550 Microcontroller
  • SEGGER J-Link LTE JTAG with the USB Cable and 2x5 Pin Connector Ribbon Cable (0.1in Spacing) for Programming
  • Standard Micro-USB Type A-to-B Interface Cable
  • Serial Cable
  • Universal 5V Adapter
  • MAX32550 EV Kit Package (Microcontroller and EV Kit Documentation, Development Tool Installation and Configuration Files, and Example Programs Including Source Code)

Product Details

The DeepCover® Secure Cortex®-M3 Flash Microcontroller evaluation kit (EV kit) provides a proven platform for conveniently evaluating the capabilities of the MAX32550 highsecurity microcontroller. The EV kit includes a MAX32550 EV kit board, example software, documentation, and a SEGGER J-Link LTE JTAG. The EV kit board includes SIM and SAM smart card sockets, a 3-track magnetic card reader (MCR), color TFT display, pin headers providing access to the processor’s I/O port pins, pushbutton keypad matrix, two DB9 female serial connectors, and a Micro-USB type-B connector. The EV kit provides a complete, functional system ideal for developing and debugging applications as well as evaluating the overall capabilities of the MAX32550 micro controller.

Applications

  • ATM Keyboards
  • EMV Card Reader
  • PCI Mobile Payment Terminals (mPOS)
MAX32550-KIT
Evaluation Kit for the MAX32550

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