The Atmel® | SMART SAM9260, manufactured by Atmel, is an ARM-based Embedded Microprocessor Unit (MPU), integrating the ARM926EJ-STM processor operating at 180 MHz. This MPU includes substantial on-chip memory and extensive peripherals, including an Ethernet MAC, USB Device and Host Ports, along with various standard interfaces such as USART, SPI, TWI, Timer Counters, and MultiMedia Card Interface. Architected on a 6-layer matrix delivering a maximum internal bandwidth of six 32-bit buses, it supports external 32-bit bus interfaces for SDRAM, static memories, CompactFlash, and SLC NAND Flash with ECC. The SAM9260 is available in 217-ball LFBGA and 208-pin PQFP packages. Key features include 8 Kbytes each of data and instruction cache, integrated MMU, two internal 4-Kbyte SRAMs, a 32-Kbyte ROM with bootloader, 22 Peripheral DMA channels, various power-on reset modes, two programmable clock signals, advanced interrupt controller, and multiple power management options for optimized performance and energy efficiency.