Description

The CY7C63723-SC is an electronic component belonging to the application-specific microcontrollers category. It is an 8-bit RISC One Time Programmable (OTP) microcontroller with a built-in 1.5-Mbps USB serial interface engine. This microcontroller is specifically optimized for USB applications and features 35 instructions. It has 128 bytes of onboard RAM and accepts a 6 MHz ceramic resonator or a 6 MHz crystal as its clock source, which is then doubled within the chip to provide a 12 MHz clock for the microprocessor.

Specifications and features

The CY7C63723-SC offers the following specifications and features:

• Low-cost solution for low-speed USB peripherals such as mouse, joystick, and gamepad
• Conforms to USB 1.5 Mbps Specification, Version 1.0
• Conforms to USB HID Specification, Version 1.0
• Supports 1 device address and 2 endpoints
• 8-bit RISC microcontroller with Harvard architecture
• 6 MHz external ceramic resonator or clock crystal
• 12 MHz internal operation
• 128 bytes of RAM and 2K bytes of EPROM (CY7C63000, CY7C63100, CY7C63200)
• 128 bytes of RAM and 4K bytes of EPROM (CY7C63001, CY7C63101, CY7C63201)
• Integrated USB transceivers
• Up to 16 Schmitt trigger I/O pins with internal pull-up
• Up to 8 I/O pins with LED drive capability
• Special purpose I/O mode supports optimization of photo transistor and LED in mouse application
• Maskable Interrupts on all I/O pins
• 8-bit free-running timer
• Watchdog timer (WDT)
• Internal power-on reset (POR)
• Improved output drivers to reduce EMI
• Operating voltage from 4.0V to 5.25VDC
• Operating temperature from 0 to 70 degree Celsius
• Available in space-saving and low-cost 18-pin PDIP, 20-pin PDIP, 20-pin SOIC, and 24-pin SOIC packages
• Windowed packages also available to support program development: 18, 20, and 24-pin Windowed CerDIP
• Industry standard programmer support

Application Scenarios

The CY7C63723-SC can be used in various application scenarios including but not limited to:

• Low-speed USB peripherals such as mice, joysticks, and gamepads
• USB devices requiring a low-cost solution
• USB HID applications
• Photo transistor and LED optimization in mouse applications

Comparison

• Low-cost solution for low-speed USB peripherals
• Conforms to USB 1.5 Mbps Specification, Version 1.0
• Supports multiple device addresses and endpoints
• Integrated USB transceivers for easy USB connectivity
• Internal memory for efficient data storage
• Flexible I/O ports with special features like LED drive capability
• Wide operating voltage and temperature range
• Industry standard programmer support

• Limited onboard memory for EPROM
• Low processing speed compared to higher-end microcontrollers