The LM3S8530-IQC50-A2: This part is officially obsolete per the manufacturer's lifecycle status. Texas Instruments no longer accepts orders; available stock is through independent distribution channels.
50 MHz Cortex-M3 — what the speed rating delivers
The 50 MHz core clock handles a TCP/IP stack for Ethernet communication and a CANopen stack for fieldbus, with cycles left for a PID control loop. The 96 KB Flash is the firmware ceiling; the 64 KB SRAM handles packet buffers and moderate data logging.
