MCP61

The MCP61 series is a new-generation capacitive sensing microprocessor SOC chip, integrating dual-channel capacitive analog front-end sensing circuits that connect directly to differential capacitive plates near the target under measurement. It measures minute capacitance changes through resonant excitation and signal processing. The excitation frequency is configurable from 0.1 to 20 MHz, with a 16-bit digital frequency measurement output and a maximum capacitance sensing resolution of 1 fF. To address capacitive sensing applications across industries, the SOC integrates an Arm Cortex-M0 core microprocessor capable of running various embedded sensing algorithms, converting raw oscillation frequency values into capacitance and specific physical quantities such as liquid level, moisture content, and displacement. The analog front-end also integrates a temperature sensing circuit for temperature-compensated sensing applications. Built-in 16 KB Flash and 2 KB SRAM allow developers to write application software and store sensing calibration and application data. The chip also integrates hardware resources including ADC, advanced timers, general-purpose timers, and basic timers, along with USART, SPI, and I2C interfaces.

Applications

• Continuous liquid level detection
• Water immersion detection
• Dielectric property detection

Key features

• Capacitance Detection Front-End:
• Dual-terminal mutual capacitance measurement
• Capacitance measurement range: 1~1000pF
• Capacitance detection frequency: 0.1~20MHz
• Core and System:
• 32-bit Arm Cortex-M0
• Operating frequency up to 48MHz
• Memory:
• 16KB Flash
• 2KB SRAM
• Clock, Reset and Power Management:
• 2.5V~5.5V supply voltage
• Power-on/power-down reset (POR/PDR), programmable voltage detector (PVD)
• Embedded 48MHz HSI high-speed oscillator
• Embedded 40KHz LSI low-speed oscillator
• External clock input up to 48MHz (HSE, via OSCIN pin)
• Low power consumption
• Multiple low-power modes: Sleep, Stop, and Deep Stop
• Average power consumption: 12uA@1Hz
• 5 Timers:
• 1× 16-bit 4-channel advanced control timer (TIM1)
• 1× 16-bit 4-channel general-purpose timer (TIM3)
• 1× 16-bit basic timer (TIM14)
• 1× independent clock hardware watchdog timer (IWDG)
• 1× SysTick timer: 24-bit down-counter
• 11 Fast I/O Ports:
• All I/O pins mappable to external interrupts
• All ports support signal voltage not exceeding VDD
• 3 Communication Interfaces:
• 1× USART (SPI mode supported)
• 1× I2C
• 1× SPI
• 1× 12-bit ADC, conversion time as fast as 1μs (1MSPS sample rate), with 5 external channels and 1 internal channel for built-in reference voltage measurement
• CRC calculation unit
• 96-bit unique device ID (UID)
• Debug mode — Serial Wire Debug (SWD) interface
• Operating temperature range: -40°C ~ +85°C
• QSOP24/QFN24 package options