ATmega328

The ATmega328 is a single-chip microcontroller created by Atmel in the megaAVR family (later Microchip Technology acquired Atmel in 2016). It has a modified Harvard architecture 8-bit RISC processor core.

ATmega328P in 28-pin narrow dual in-line package (DIP-28N)

ATmega328P in 32-pin thin quad flat pack (TQFP-32)

Die of ATmega328P

Specifications

The Atmel 8-bit AVR RISC-based microcontroller combines 32 KB ISP flash memory with read-while-write capabilities, 1 KB EEPROM, 2 KB SRAM, 23 general-purpose I/O lines, 32 general-purpose working registers, 3 flexible timer/counters with compare modes, internal and external interrupts, serial programmable USART, a byte-oriented 2-wire serial interface, SPI serial port, 6-channel 10-bit A/D converter (8 channels in TQFP and QFN/MLF packages), programmable watchdog timer with internal oscillator, and 5 software-selectable power-saving modes. The device operates between 1.8 and 5.5 volts. The device achieves throughput approaching 1 MIPS/MHz.

Features

Parameter	Value
CPU type	8-bit AVR
Maximum CPU speed	20 MHz
Performance	20 MIPS at 20 MHz
Flash memory	32 KB
SRAM	2 KB
EEPROM	1 KB
Package pin count	28 or 32
Capacitive touch sensing channels	16
Maximum I/O pins	23
External interrupts	3
USB interface	No

Family

A common alternative to the ATmega328 is the "picoPower" ATmega328P. A comprehensive list of all other members of the megaAVR series can be found on the Atmel website.

• ATmega328
• ATmega328P and ATmega328P-AUTOMOTIVE
• ATmega328PB and ATmega328PB-AUTOMOTIVE (superset of ATmega328P) - has more UART, I2C, and SPI peripherals than ATmega328P

Applications

ATmega328 is commonly used in many projects and autonomous systems where a simple, low-powered, low-cost micro-controller is needed. Perhaps the most common implementation of this chip is on the popular Arduino development platform, namely the Arduino Uno, Arduino Pro Mini and Arduino Nano models.

Programming

Pinout of ATmega 48A/PA/88A/PA/168A/PA/328/P in 28-PDIP (datasheet)

Reliability qualification shows that the projected data retention failure rate is much less than 1 PPM over 20 years at 85 °C or 100 years at 25 °C.

Parallel program mode

Programming signal	Pin Name	I/O	Function
RDY/BSY	PD1	O	High means the MCU is ready for a new command, otherwise busy.
OE	PD2	I	Output enable (active low)
WR	PD3	I	Write pulse (active low)
BS1	PD4	I	Byte select 1 ("0" = Low byte, "1" = High byte)
XA0	PD5	I	XTAL action bit 0
XA1	PD6	I	XTAL action bit 1
PAGEL	PD7	I	Program memory and EEPROM data page load
BS2	PC2	I	Byte select 2 ("0" = low byte, "1" = 2nd high byte)
DATA	PC[1:0]:PB[5:0]	I/O	Bi-directional data bus (output when OE is low)

Programming mode is entered when PAGEL (PD7), XA1 (PD6), XA0 (PD5), BS1 (PD4) is set to zero. RESET pin to 0 V and V_CC to 0 V. V_CC is set to 4.5–5.5 V. Wait 60 μs, and RESET is set to 11.5–12.5 V. Wait more than 310 μs. Set XA1:XA0:BS1:DATA = 100 1000 0000, pulse XTAL1 for at least 150 ns, pulse WR to zero. This starts the chip erase. Wait until RDY/BSY (PD1) goes high. XA1:XA0:BS1:DATA = 100 0001 0000, XTAL1 pulse, pulse WR to zero. This is the flash write command. And so on.

Serial programming

Symbol	Pins	I/O	Description
MOSI	PB3	I	Serial data in
MISO	PB4	O	Serial Data out
SCK	PB5	I	Serial Clock

Serial data to the MCU is clocked on the rising edge and data from the MCU is clocked on the falling edge. Power is applied to V_CC while RESET and SCK are set to zero. Wait for at least 20 ms and then the programming enable serial instruction 0xAC, 0x53, 0x00, 0x00 is sent to the MOSI pin. The second byte (0x53) will be echoed back by the MCU.

See also

• ATmega88
• AVR microcontrollers
• Atmel AVR instruction set
• ATtiny microcontroller comparison chart
• In-system programming

External links

Official webpages

• ATmega328 - Microchip
• ATmega328P - Microchip
• ATmega328PB - Microchip