80 MHz Cortex-M3 with USB OTG and CAN — what this part was built for
The LM3S5C51-IQC80-A1: The 100-LQFP package with 67 general-purpose I/O and a 16-channel 12-bit ADC gives it the pin count for sensor fusion and actuator control on a single board.
The LM3S5C51-IQC80-A1 is obsolete. TI has ended production of the Stellaris Cortex-M3 line, and no official direct replacement is listed. For BOM lines already qualified to this MCU, the supply path runs through independent distribution and the surplus market.
Memory and peripheral fit — what a replacement must match
Without an official TI successor, the closest functional alternatives are other ARM Cortex-M3 or M4 devices in 100-LQFP with matching USB + CAN — but every candidate requires a firmware port and a board respin if the pinout differs.
