Chip programming leader Anke Technology announced the expansion of its compatible chip model list with the release of its new programming software. The newly added model includes Renergy’s single-phase smart meter SOC chip RN8211B, which has been supported by Anke’s universal programming platform AP8000.
RN8211B is a low-power, high-performance, highly integrated, and reliable single-phase SOC chip. This product features a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0 core, integrating metering, hardware temperature-compensated RTC, LCD, EEPROM, and encryption modules, capable of meeting the current and future growing functional and performance requirements of single-phase smart meters.
Product Features
• Basic Features
– High Integration: Integrates 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0, metering module, hardware temperature-compensated RTC, LCD controller, EEPROM
– Wide Voltage: The voltage range ensuring metering accuracy is 2.8V~5.5V
– Typical voltage range for CPU subsystem operation is 2.2V~5.5V
– GPIO supports interfacing with devices of different operating voltages
– High Performance: Typical CPU operating frequency is 3.6864MHz (up to 29.4912MHz)
– Low Power: Typical power consumption in single-phase smart meter applications is about 3.5mA
– System power consumption at 32KHz is about 18μA
– Overall chip power consumption in sleep mode is about 10μA
– High Accuracy: Active error is less than 0.1% within a dynamic range of 5000:1; typical temperature coefficient of metering reference is 5ppm
– RTC has a second pulse error of less than ±5ppm within -25℃~70℃, with a minimum calibration scale of 0.068ppm
– Package Type: LQFP100
• Processor Related
– ARM Cortex-M0 core
– Maximum operating frequency can reach 29.4812MHz, single-phase smart meter applications are recommended to use 3.6864MHz
– Maximum support for 192Kbytes FLASH memory, with 100,000 erase cycles, data retention time greater than 20 years
– Maximum support for 16Kbytes SRAM
– Maximum support for 32Kbytes EEPROM, with 1,000,000 erase cycles, supports byte operations, data retention time greater than 20 years
– Single-cycle multiplier (32bit*32bit)
– CM0 embedded system timer
– 2 DMA controllers
– Supports various wake-up methods including external interrupts
– Provides a complete integrated development software and hardware environment
• Metering
– Active metering error is less than 0.1% within a dynamic range of 5000:1
– Typical temperature coefficient of reference voltage is 5ppm
– Supports simultaneous measurement of active power, reactive power, apparent power, and current effective value on both neutral and live wires
– Supports simultaneous metering of active energy, reactive energy, and apparent energy on both neutral and live wires
– Provides effective voltage and voltage line frequency measurement
– Provides sampling channel gain and offset correction functions
– Provides power factor
• RTC
– Hardware automatic temperature compensation, meeting national standards for accuracy and power consumption
– Temperature sensor: Provides accurate temperature values, with a measurement accuracy of ±1℃ in the range of -25℃ to 70℃
– Power consumption better than 2μA
• LCD
– Supports 4*34, 6*32, 8*30
– Supports DMA automatic cycling display without needing to start the CPU
– Charge pump provides LCD voltage, supporting clear display across a wide voltage and full temperature range
– Automatic cycling display power consumption better than 20μA
• Other Peripherals
– High-speed GPIO, supports interfacing with devices of different voltage levels
– 10-bit ADC: Temperature sensor/battery voltage detection/general-purpose ADC time-multiplexing
– Voltage detection LVD: Detects chip power supply voltage; detects external voltage
– Two comparators CMP1 and CMP2: Detects external voltage, with CMP2 power consumption below 1μA, supporting low-power monitoring during power outages
– Timers: 2 32-bit extended timers, 2 RTC timers, 1 CM0 embedded system timer
– UART: Up to 5, supports automatic baud rate, infrared modulation, supports UART wake-up
– I2C: 1
– SPI: 1
– Watchdog: Hardware watchdog
– Key interrupt: 2, pin multiplexing
– External interrupt: 4, pin multiplexing
• Encryption
– Hardware true random number generator, compliant with US NIST FIPS 140-2 standard
– AES128/192/256 hardware encryption, compliant with FIPS197 standard, supports EBC/CBC/CTR/GCM/GMAC modes
– ECC192 hardware accelerator
System Block Diagram
With a strong technical foundation, Anke Technology’s self-developed AP8000 universal programmer is regarded as a benchmark-level programming solution in the industry. This device supports flexible one-to-one and one-to-eight configurations, while providing both online and offline working modes. It has also developed dedicated programming solutions for eMMC and UFS storage chips, fully meeting the bare chip offline programming and on-board programming needs of Renergy’s entire series of chips. The AP8000 consists of three core modules: host, baseboard, and adapter, and this modular design endows it with excellent compatibility and expandability. As a universal programming platform, the AP8000 can adapt to various programmable chips on the market, and with its stable and efficient performance, it has become the core component of Anke’s automated IPS5800S programming system, efficiently handling large-scale chip programming tasks to meet mass production needs.
The AP8000 host features flexible connectivity options, equipped with USB and NET interfaces, allowing for easy networking of multiple programmers. Through the networking function, users can easily achieve synchronized control of multiple programmers, efficiently conducting parallel programming operations. In terms of safety, the host is equipped with an intelligent safety protection circuit that can monitor the chip placement status and circuit connection in real-time. Once it detects abnormal conditions such as chip reverse insertion or short circuits, it will immediately trigger a power-off protection mechanism, fully safeguarding the safe operation of the chip and programmer. The host is equipped with a high-speed FPGA chip, significantly enhancing data transmission and processing efficiency, ensuring a smooth and efficient programming process. To enhance user convenience, the back of the host is equipped with an SD card slot. Users only need to store the project files generated with the PC on the SD card and insert it into the slot to complete file selection and loading for programming operations through the physical buttons of the programmer, achieving independent operation without a PC. This design not only reduces dependence on computer hardware configurations but also simplifies the setup process of the working environment, significantly enhancing operational flexibility.
In terms of expandability and compatibility, the AP8000 adopts a modular design of baseboard and adapter, effectively extending the functional boundaries of the host. Currently, this device has achieved support for products from all major semiconductor manufacturers, covering well-known brands such as QUECTEL, BEKEN, Elmos, Nation, HiTrendtech, etc. It supports a wide range of device types, including NAND, NOR, MCU, CPLD, FPGA, EMMC, and is fully compatible with various industry-standard file formats such as Intel Hex, Motorola S, Binary, POF, providing users with a one-stop, all-scenario chip programming solution.
Company Introduction
About Renergy: Renergy was established in 2008 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shanghai Beiling. Renergy focuses on the research and development of measurement, metering, protection, and control chips for energy internet signal links, with main products used in smart meters, IoT meters, energy controllers, and other fields.
About Anke Technology: Anke Technology (ACROVIEW) is a national-level specialized and innovative “little giant” enterprise engaged in the research, production, and sales of semiconductor chip testing and programming equipment. The company is committed to empowering the entire industry chain customers such as Fabless, IDM, OSAT, wafer fabs, and end-device companies through innovative semiconductor testing technologies and solutions. Anke’s pioneering fully automated aging testing ABI (Auto Burn-In) system greatly enhances the aging testing efficiency of customer chips and reduces Per DUT testing costs. It also provides customers with equipment products and solutions for various stages from PSV, CP, FT, BI, SLT, to programming. We perfectly integrate the leading advantages of product technology, system-level expertise, and a globally laid-out R&D and sales service network to create value for customers to gain a competitive edge in the market.
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