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Apollo SoC EVB APOLLO512-KBR

The Apollo SoC is an ultra-low power, highly integrated system on a chip designed for battery-powered devices including wearable electronics, activity and fitness monitors, and wireless sensors. By combining ultra-low power sensor conversion electronics with the powerful Arm® Cortex®-M4F processor with the Floating Point Unit (FPU) options, the Apollo SoC enables complex sensor processing tasks to be completed with unprecedented battery life.

Apollo MCU EVB Drawing
Apollo SoC EVB APOLLO512-KBR

Block Diagram for the Apollo Ultra-Low Power SoC

Block Diagram for the Apollo MCU Block Diagram for the Apollo MCU

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Weeks, months, and years of battery life are achievable while doing complex context detection, gesture recognition, and activity monitoring. The Apollo SoC takes full advantage of Ambiq’s patented Subthreshold Power Optimized Technology (SPOT®) Platform, setting a new industry benchmark in low power design.
The Apollo SoC also integrates up to 512KB of flash memory and 64KB of RAM to accommodate radio and sensor overhead while still leaving plenty of space for application code. This system on a chip also includes a serial master and UART port for communicating with radios and sensors including accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers.
Specifications

Ultra-Low Supply Current

EEMBC ULP Bench score of 377

35 μA/MHz executing from flash at 3.3 V

143 nA deep sleep mode at 3.3 V

419 nA deep sleep mode with XTAL-assisted RTC at 3.3 V

High-Performance Arm Cortex-M4 Processor

Up to 24 MHz clock frequency

Floating Point Unit (FPU)

Memory Protection Unit (MPU)

Wake-up interrupt controller with 12 interrupts

Apollo BGA<br>APOLLO512-KBR

Apollo BGA
APOLLO512-KBR

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Apollo WLCSP<br>APOLLO512-KCR

Apollo WLCSP
APOLLO512-KCR

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Apollo<br>Evaluation Board<br>AMAP1EVB

Apollo
Evaluation Board
AMAP1EVB

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Apollo BGA<br>APOLLO512-KBR

Apollo BGA
APOLLO512-KBR

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Apollo WLCSP<br>APOLLO512-KCR

Apollo WLCSP
APOLLO512-KCR

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Apollo<br>Evaluation Board<br>AMAP1EVB

Apollo
Evaluation Board
AMAP1EVB

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Ultra-Low Power Memory

Up to 512KB of flash memory for code/data

Up to 64KB of low power RAM for code/data

Ultra-Low Power Interface for Off-Chip Sensors

10-bit, 13-channel up to 800 kSps ADC

Up to 800 kSps sampling rate

Temperature sensor with ±4°C accuracy

Ultra-Low Power Flexible Serial Peripherals

2x I2C/SPI masters for communication with sensors, radios, and other peripherals

1x I2C/SPI slave for host communications

1x UART for communication with peripherals and legacy devices

Rich Set of Clock Sources

32.768 kHz Crystal (XTAL) oscillators

Low Frequency RC (LFRC) oscillator (1.024 kHz)

High Frequency RC (HFRC) oscillator (24 MHz)

RTC based on Ambiq’s AM08X5/18X5 family

Wide Operating Range

1.8-3.8 V, -40°C to 85°C

Applications

Wearable electronics

Wireless sensors

Activity and fitness monitors

Consumer medical devices

Package Options

4.5 mm x 4.5 mm 64-pin BGA with 50 GPIO

2.49 mm x 2.90 mm 41-pin WLCSP with 27 GPIO

Ordering Information

APOLLO512-KBR (512KB Flash, 64KB RAM, 64-pin BGA)

APOLLO512-KCR (512KB Flash, 64KB RAM, 41-pin WLCSP)

AMAP1EVB (EVB)

Typical Sensor Application Circuit for the Apollo MCU
Typical Sensor Application Circuit for the Apollo MCU
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