Features

•Utilizes the AVR® RISC Architecture

•AVR – High-performance and Low-power RISC Architecture

–118 Powerful Instructions – Most Single Clock Cycle Execution

–32 x 8 General-purpose Working Registers

–Up to 8 MIPS Throughput at 8 MHz

•Data and Nonvolatile Program Memory

–8K Bytes of In-System Programmable Flash

Endurance: 1,000 Write/Erase Cycles

–512 Bytes of SRAM

–512 Bytes of In-System Programmable EEPROM Endurance: 100,000 Write/Erase Cycles

–Programming Lock for Flash Program and EEPROM Data Security

•Peripheral Features

–One 8-bit Timer/Counter with Separate Prescaler

–One 16-bit Timer/Counter with Separate Prescaler

Compare, Capture Modes and Dual 8-, 9-, or 10-bit PWM

–On-chip Analog Comparator

–Programmable Watchdog Timer with On-chip Oscillator

–Programmable Serial UART

–Master/Slave SPI Serial Interface

•Special Microcontroller Features

–Low-power Idle and Power-down Modes

–External and Internal Interrupt Sources

•Specifications

–Low-power, High-speed CMOS Process Technology

–Fully Static Operation

•Power Consumption at 4 MHz, 3V, 25°C

–Active: 3.0 mA

–Idle Mode: 1.0 mA

–Power-down Mode: <1 µA

•I/O and Packages

–32 Programmable I/O Lines

–40-lead PDIP, 44-lead PLCC and TQFP

•Operating Voltages

–2.7 - 6.0V for AT90S8515-4

–4.0 - 6.0V for AT90S8515-8

•Speed Grades

–0 - 4 MHz for AT90S8515-4

–0 - 8 MHz for AT90S8515-8

8-bit Microcontroller with 8K Bytes In-System Programmable Flash

AT90S8515

Summary

Rev. 0841GS–09/01

Note: This is a summary document. A complete document is

available on our web site at www.atmel.com.

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