ARM Cortex-M3 at 80 MHz with integrated Ethernet MAC
The LM3S6C65-IBZ80-A1T: The 108-ball BGA (10x10 mm) package packs 46 GPIOs and a 16-channel, 12-bit ADC into a compact footprint suited for space-constrained designs.
80 MHz core, 512 KB Flash, 64 KB RAM — the processing budget
At 80 MHz the Cortex-M3 delivers enough throughput to run a real-time operating system, an Ethernet TCP/IP stack, and application code without stalling. The 512 KB Flash holds a full firmware image with room for OTA update staging; the 64 KB SRAM supports moderate packet buffering and stack usage. For designs that need to handle multiple protocol stacks or larger data sets, the 64 KB SRAM is the constraint to budget against.
