ATmega328

The ATmega328 is a single-chip microcontroller created by Atmel in the megaAVR family (later Microchip Technology acquired Atmel in 2016). It has a modified Harvard architecture 8-bit RISC processor core.

ATmega328P in 28-pin narrow dual in-line package (DIP-28N)
ATmega328P in 32-pin thin quad flat pack (TQFP-32)
Die of ATmega328P

Specifications

The Atmel 8-bit AVR RISC-based microcontroller combines 32 KB ISP flash memory with read-while-write capabilities, 1 KB EEPROM, 2 KB SRAM, 23 general-purpose I/O lines, 32 general-purpose working registers, 3 flexible timer/counters with compare modes, internal and external interrupts, serial programmable USART, a byte-oriented 2-wire serial interface, SPI serial port, 6-channel 10-bit A/D converter (8 channels in TQFP and QFN/MLF packages), programmable watchdog timer with internal oscillator, and 5 software-selectable power-saving modes. The device operates between 1.8 and 5.5 volts. The device achieves throughput approaching 1 MIPS/MHz.[1]

Features
ParameterValue
CPU type8-bit AVR
Maximum CPU speed20 MHz
Performance20 MIPS at 20 MHz[2]
Flash memory32 KB
SRAM2 KB
EEPROM1 KB
Package pin count28 or 32
Capacitive touch sensing channels16
Maximum I/O pins23
External interrupts3
USB interfaceNo

Family

A common alternative to the ATmega328 is the "picoPower" ATmega328P. A comprehensive list of all other members of the megaAVR series can be found on the Atmel website.[3]

  • ATmega328
  • ATmega328P and ATmega328P-AUTOMOTIVE
  • ATmega328PB and ATmega328PB-AUTOMOTIVE (superset of ATmega328P) - has more UART, I2C, and SPI peripherals than ATmega328P

Applications

ATmega328 is commonly used in many projects and autonomous systems where a simple, low-powered, low-cost micro-controller is needed. Perhaps the most common implementation of this chip is on the popular Arduino development platform, namely the Arduino Uno, Arduino Pro Mini[4] and Arduino Nano models.

Programming
Pinout of ATmega 48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P in 28-PDIP (datasheet)

Reliability qualification shows that the projected data retention failure rate is much less than 1 PPM over 20 years at 85 °C or 100 years at 25 °C.[5]

Parallel program mode[2]
Programming signalPin NameI/OFunction
RDY/BSYPD1OHigh means the MCU is ready for a new command, otherwise busy.
OEPD2IOutput enable (active low)
WRPD3IWrite pulse (active low)
BS1PD4IByte select 1 ("0" = Low byte, "1" = High byte)
XA0PD5IXTAL action bit 0
XA1PD6IXTAL action bit 1
PAGELPD7IProgram memory and EEPROM data page load
BS2PC2IByte select 2 ("0" = low byte, "1" = 2nd high byte)
DATAPC[1:0]:PB[5:0]I/OBi-directional data bus (output when OE is low)

Programming mode is entered when PAGEL (PD7), XA1 (PD6), XA0 (PD5), BS1 (PD4) is set to zero.[2] RESET pin to 0 V and VCC to 0 V. VCC is set to 4.5–5.5 V. Wait 60 μs, and RESET is set to 11.5–12.5 V. Wait more than 310 μs.[2] Set XA1:XA0:BS1:DATA = 100 1000 0000, pulse XTAL1 for at least 150 ns, pulse WR to zero. This starts the chip erase. Wait until RDY/BSY (PD1) goes high. XA1:XA0:BS1:DATA = 100 0001 0000, XTAL1 pulse, pulse WR to zero. This is the flash write command.[2] And so on.

Serial programming[2]
SymbolPinsI/ODescription
MOSIPB3ISerial data in
MISOPB4OSerial Data out
SCKPB5ISerial Clock

Serial data to the MCU is clocked on the rising edge and data from the MCU is clocked on the falling edge. Power is applied to VCC while RESET and SCK are set to zero. Wait for at least 20 ms and then the programming enable serial instruction 0xAC, 0x53, 0x00, 0x00 is sent to the MOSI pin. The second byte (0x53) will be echoed back by the MCU.[2]

See also

References
  1. "ATmega328P". Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  2. "Atmel 8-bit AVR Microcontrollers ATmega328/P Datasheet Complete" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  3. "megaAVR Microcontrollers". Atmel. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  4. "Arduino - ArduinoBoardProMini". www.arduino.cc. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  5. "Atmel 8-bit AVR Microcontrollers ATmega328/P Datasheet Summary" (PDF). June 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
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