EFM32 microcontrollers have a majority of their functionality available down to their deep sleep modes, at sub-microamp current consumption, enabling energy-efficient, autonomous behavior while the CPU is sleeping.
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10 Facts About EFM32
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An example of a deep sleep peripheral on EFM32 is the Low Energy Sensor Interface, which is capable of duty-cycling inductive, capacitive, and resistive sensors while autonomously operating in Deep Sleep mode.
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EFM32 technology is the foundation for EFR32 Wireless Geckos, a portfolio of Sub-GHz and 2.
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Additionally, because the MCU architecture is the common fundamental piece of the wireless Gecko portfolio with both software and hardware compatibility, the EFM32 products offer a simplified pathway to wireless applications.
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EFM32 is supported by multiple third-party Real-time operating system and software libraries, drivers, and stacks, like Micro-Controller Operating Systems, FreeRTOS, GNU Chopstx, embOS, and mbed OS.
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EFM32 is designed to achieve a high degree of autonomous operation in the low-energy modes.
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Beyond the energy savings in Run Mode, the EFM32 is ideal for low duty cycle applications where it can take advantage of operating in lower energy states.
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The EFM32 can do resistive sensing, capacitive sensing, and inductive sensing in this mode.
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For example, with a magnetic Hall effect sensor, the EFM32 can convert rotational position to quantified speed or flow rate.
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The EFM32 can be used in Stop Mode to count pulses and then calculate flow.
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