SLAA502A July   2011  – September 2023 MSP430FR5720 , MSP430FR5721 , MSP430FR5722 , MSP430FR5723 , MSP430FR5724 , MSP430FR5725 , MSP430FR5726 , MSP430FR5727 , MSP430FR5728 , MSP430FR5729 , MSP430FR5730 , MSP430FR5731 , MSP430FR5732 , MSP430FR5733 , MSP430FR5734 , MSP430FR5735 , MSP430FR5736 , MSP430FR5737 , MSP430FR5738 , MSP430FR5739

 

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  2.   Low-Power FRAM Microcontrollers and Their Applications
  3. 1What is FRAM?
  4. 2Why FRAM? – An Application Example
    1. 2.1 FRAM: A Universal Memory
    2. 2.2 Write Endurance
    3. 2.3 Fast Write
  5. 3Another Application Example: Light Switch
  6. 4Other Applications
  7. 5MSP430FR57xx Family
  8. 6Conclusion
  9. 7References
  10. 8Revision History

4 Other Applications

FRAM-based microcontrollers can be used for any application where microcontrollers with a different non-volatile memory technology like Flash or EEPROM are currently used. However, certain application can specifically benefit from the FRAM technology, and other applications might only be possible with FRAM as memory.

A few additional applications or application scenarios are listed that specifically can benefit from the features a FRAM-based microcontroller offers:

  • Data logger applications
  • Energy harvesting applications
  • Applications with "Over the Air Updates"
  • Replacement of external EEPROM