Scalable Entry Level 32-bit Microcontroller (MCU) based on Arm Cortex-M0+ and Cortex-M0 Cores

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The LPC11Exx MCU Family is an Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ and Cortex-M0 based- low-cost 32-bit MCU family operating at CPU frequencies of up to 50 MHz. The LPC11Exx MCU family is designed for 8/16-bit micro-controller operations, offering performance, low power, simple instruction set reduce code size compared to existing 8/16-bit architectures.

Data Sheet

Application Notes

Product Details

Features

System

Cortex-M0 or Cortex-M0+ processor, running at frequencies of up to 50 MHz
Cortex-M0 or Cortex-M0+ built-in nested vectored interrupt controller (NVIC)
Serial wire debug (SWD) and JTAG boundary scan modes supported
System tick timer

Memory

Up to 256 KB on-chip flash programming memory with page erase
Up to 32 KB main SRAM
Up to two additional SRAM blocks of 2 KB each (LPC11E6x parts)
Up to 4 KB EEPROM
In-System programming (ISP) and In-Application programming (IAP)

Digital peripherals

Simple DMA engine with 16 channels and programmable input triggers (LPC11E6x)
Up to 80 General Purpose I/O (GPIO) pins with configurable pull-up/pull-down resistors
Pin interrupt and pattern match engine using eight selectable GPIO pins (LPC11E6x)
Two GPIO interrupt generators (LPC11E6x)
CRC Engine (LPC11E6x)
Programmable Windowed WatchDog Timer (WDT)
Up to four 32-bit and two 16-bit counter/timers or two 32-bit and six 16-bit counter/timers
Up to 21 match outputs and 16 capture inputs
Up to 19 PWM outputs with 6 independent time bases

Analog peripherals

One 10/12-bit ADC with up to 12 input channels and sample rates of up to 2 Msample/s
Temperature sensor (LPC11E6x)

Serial interfaces

Up to five USART interfaces and RS-485 mode support
Up to two SSP controllers
Up to two I²C-bus interfaces

Clock generation

12 MHz internal RC oscillator trimmed to 1 % accuracy that can optionally be used as a system clock
Crystal oscillator with an operating range of 1 MHz to 25 MHz
Programmable watchdog oscillator
PLL allows CPU operation up to the maximum CPU rate without the need for a high-frequency crystal
Clock output function with divider that can reflect the crystal oscillator clock, the main clock, the IRC, or the Watchdog oscillator

Power control

Integrated PMU (Power Management Unit) to minimize power consumption
Reduced power modes: Sleep, Deep-sleep, Power-down and Deep power-down modes
Processor wake-up from Deep-sleep and Power-down modes on external pin inputs
Power-On Reset (POR)
Brownout detect

Additional features

Unique device serial number for identification.
Single power supply (1.8 V to 3.6 V - LPC11E1x and LPC11E3x) (2.4 V to 3.6 V - LPC11E6x)
Available as LQFP48, LQFP64, LQFP100, and HVQFN33 packages
Real-time Clock (RTC) in the always-on power domain with separate battery supply pin and 32 kHz oscillator (LPC11E6x)

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Documentation

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Compact List

AN1902: Assembly Guidelines for QFN and SON Packages Application Note[AN1902]

PDFMar 30, 2021Rev 9.0
USBD Library for LPC1100 Series MCUs[TN00036]

ZIPMar 14, 2018Rev 1.0
SCTimer/PWM cookbook[AN11538]

ZIPMar 22, 2016Rev 5.0
Using the LPC11U6x_LPC11E6x Low Power Modes[AN11612]

ZIPDec 16, 2014Rev 1.0
AES encryption and decryption software on LPC microcontrollers[AN11241]

ZIPMar 17, 2014Rev 1.1
I2C secondary boot loader[AN11258]

ZIPAug 9, 2013Rev 1.0
How to implement the PMBus software stack[AN11318]

ZIPJul 22, 2013Rev 1.0
SPI secondary boot loader[AN11257]

ZIPJul 21, 2013Rev 1.0
UUencoding for UART ISP[AN11229]

PDFJul 6, 2012Rev 1.0

32-bit Arm Cortex-M0+ microcontroller; up to 256 kB flash and 36 kB SRAM; 4 kB EEPROM; 12-bit ADC[LPC11E6X]

PDFAug 13, 2020Rev 1.5
32-bit Arm Cortex-M0 microcontroller; up to 128 kB flash; up to 12 kB SRAM and 4 kB EEPROM; USART[LPC11E3X]

PDFSep 11, 2014Rev 2.3
32-bit Arm Cortex-M0 microcontroller; up to 32 kB flash; up to 10 kB SRAM and 4 kB EEPROM; USART[LPC11E1X]

PDFSep 24, 2013Rev 1.1

Errata sheet LPC11U6x[ES_LPC11U6X]

PDFJan 24, 2024Rev 1.5
Errata sheet LPC11E6x[ES_LPC11E6X]

PDFJan 24, 2024Rev 1.2
Errata sheet LPC11E3x[ES_LPC11E3X]

PDFSep 18, 2014Rev 1.2
Errata sheet LPC11E1x[ES_LPC11E1X]

PDFFeb 8, 2013Rev 2.0

plastic thermal enhanced very thin quad flat package; no leads; 32 terminals; body 5 x 5 x 0.85 mm[SOT617-3]

PDFJun 8, 2016Rev 1.1
plastic low profile quad flat package; 100 leads; body 14 x 14 x 1.4 mm[SOT407-1]

PDFFeb 8, 2016Rev 1.0
plastic low profile quad flat package; 64 leads; body 10 x 10 x 1.4 mm[SOT314-2]

PDFFeb 8, 2016Rev 1.0
plastic low profile quad flat package; 48 leads; body 7 x 7 x 1.4 mm[SOT313-2]

PDFFeb 8, 2016Rev 1.0
plastic thermal enhanced very thin quad flat package; no leads; 32 terminals; body 7 x 7 x 0.85 mm[SOT865-3]

PDFFeb 8, 2016Rev 1.0

ADC design guidelines[TN00009]

PDFMay 9, 2014Rev 1.0

LPC11U6x/E6x User manual[UM10732]

PDFAug 22, 2024Rev 1.9
LPC11Exx User manual[UM10518]

PDFSep 11, 2014Rev 3.4

Design Resources

Design Files

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Models
IBIS models for LPC11xx pkg HVQFN-33

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IBIS models for LPC11xx pkg LQFP-48

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Symbols and Footprints
LPC11xx Eagle symbols

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LPC11Exx ORCAD symbols

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