A42MX24-PQG160 Microchip A42MX24-PQG160 Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) 125 I/Os 912 Logic Elements/Cells 250MHz

Microchip A42MX24-PQG160 Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) Overview

The Microchip FPGA 42MX Family is a versatile and powerful field programmable gate array (FPGA) designed for a wide range of applications requiring high logic density and flexibility. With 36,000 gates and 912 logic cells, this FPGA offers exceptional performance in a compact 160-pin PQFP package. Operating at supply voltages of 3.3V to 5V and capable of reaching frequencies up to 250MHz, it is ideal for both consumer and industrial applications. The device is engineered for reliability and efficiency, making it a preferred choice for developers seeking to implement complex digital designs.

Key Features of Microchip A42MX24-PQG160 Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)

• Designed to lead-Free and RoHS Compliant, helping ensure consistent and reliable operation.
• Designed to 160-Pin PQFP Package for Surface Mount Applications, helping ensure consistent and reliable operation.
• Optimized to max Operating Frequency of 250MHz, improving robustness in practical applications.
• Built to temperature Range from 0°C to 70°C, making integration easier across a wide range of systems.
• Engineered to 36,000 Gates and 912 Logic Cells, supporting dependable performance in real-world designs.
• Optimized to wide Supply Voltage Range (3V to 5.25V), improving robustness in practical applications.

Microchip A42MX24-PQG160 Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) Applications

Motion Control / Drives / Robotics Control

• Often used in stepper microstepping waveform generator — sine LUT, PWM, stepper, where predictable behavior and reliability are important.
• Often used in encoder interface hub (BiSS-C/SSI/EnDat) — LVDS, serial encoders, timing, where predictable behavior and reliability are important.
• Often used in eSC commutation timing generator for BLDC motors — PWM, commutation, low latency, where predictable behavior and reliability are important.
• Well-suited for resolver-to-digital conversion (RDC) pipeline — resolver, ADC, DSP, helping designers meet typical integration requirements.
• Often used in current loop sampling alignment and trigger distribution — ADC triggers, sync, low jitter, where predictable behavior and reliability are important.

Display / HDMI / DP / LED Wall

• Well-suited for lVDS/eDP bridge for embedded panels — LVDS, eDP, timing, helping designers meet typical integration requirements.
• Well-suited for touch controller aggregator (multi-panel) with timestamping — I2C, SPI, timestamp, helping designers meet typical integration requirements.
• Commonly applied in displayPort link training helper + status monitor — DP, AUX channel, link training, supporting stable and efficient system performance.
• Well-suited for digital signage: playlist trigger timing controller — RTC, triggers, GPIO, helping designers meet typical integration requirements.
• Often used in kVM extender EDID/HID management controller — USB HID, EDID, HDMI, where predictable behavior and reliability are important.

Industrial Ethernet & Fieldbus

• Well-suited for modbus TCP/RTU framing and filtering logic — Modbus, TCP/RS-485, CRC, helping designers meet typical integration requirements.
• Well-suited for inline packet mirroring for OT diagnostics — mirror, capture, timestamp, helping designers meet typical integration requirements.
• Well-suited for cIP/EtherNet/IP implicit messaging assist — CIP, Ethernet/IP, QoS, helping designers meet typical integration requirements.
• Commonly applied in pROFIBUS timing assist (legacy integration) — PROFIBUS, UART timing, supporting stable and efficient system performance.
• Commonly applied in deterministic serial-to-Ethernet concentrator — UART, RS-485, Ethernet, supporting stable and efficient system performance.

Ethernet / Switching / Routing

• Commonly applied in lAG/ECMP hashing and flow distribution logic — ECMP, hash, load-balance, counters, supporting stable and efficient system performance.
• Often used in ethernet OAM (CFM/Y.1731) monitoring datapath blocks — OAM, latency measurement, loss, PTP, where predictable behavior and reliability are important.
• Often used in multicast replication engine for IPTV distribution — multicast, replication, buffering, DDR, where predictable behavior and reliability are important.
• Commonly applied in l2/L3 ACL filtering at line rate — TCAM/SRAM lookup, ACL, policing, supporting stable and efficient system performance.
• Often used in microburst detection and telemetry counter extraction — telemetry, counters, queue depth, INT, where predictable behavior and reliability are important.

Test & Measurement / ATE / Lab Tools

• Well-suited for fPGA-in-the-loop motor control validation platform — HIL, real-time, PWM/ADC, helping designers meet typical integration requirements.
• Commonly applied in bER tester PRBS generator/checker at multi-Gbps — PRBS, SERDES, eye test, supporting stable and efficient system performance.
• Commonly applied in instrumentation needs precise timing, deep buffering, and real-time compute for signals and protocols. FPGAs are a natural fit for high-speed capture/triggering, DSP transforms, protocol decode, and deterministic stimulus generation, supporting stable and efficient system performance.
• Often used in hardware trigger distribution with sub-ns skew control — triggers, skew, PTP, where predictable behavior and reliability are important.
• Commonly applied in audio analyzer multi-channel FFT + THD engine — FFT, THD, DSP, supporting stable and efficient system performance.