Product specifications
AP330MPEVB
Ambiq Apollo330 Plus SoC Series EVB
Apollo330 Plus Series Cortex-M55 SoCs deliver up to 250MHz with Helium technology and a dedicated 48MHz network coprocessor.
Ambiq’s Apollo330 Plus System-on-Chip (SoC) series is designed to help manufacturers create highly efficient, always-on edge devices that need real-time AI processing with minimal power use. Built on Ambiq’s proprietary Subthreshold Power Optimized Technology (SPOT®) platform, the Apollo330 Plus offers industry-leading energy efficiency, allowing for longer battery life without sacrificing performance—essential for wearable, medical, industrial, and smart home products.
The Apollo330 Plus features an Arm® Cortex®-M55 application processor running up to 250 MHz, enhanced by Ambiq turboSPOT® and Arm Helium™ vector extension technology. This architecture enables up to 16x higher performance and up to 30x greater AI energy efficiency compared to earlier Cortex-M–based solutions. For connected designs, wireless variants integrate a dedicated Arm Cortex-M4F network coprocessor, enabling developers to offload communication tasks while maintaining deterministic, low-power system performance.
The series offers three scalable options to meet various product needs. The base Apollo330 Plus is designed for ultra-low-power applications like wearables, healthcare devices, and smart home sensors. The Apollo330B Plus adds Bluetooth® Low Energy 5.4 for dependable, energy-efficient connectivity to peripherals. For more advanced networking requirements, the Apollo330M Plus supports multiple protocols, including Thread and Matter, as well as Bluetooth Classic and LE Audio, making it ideal for smart home ecosystems, smart metering, and industrial IoT deployments.
Security is integrated at the hardware level with Ambiq secureSPOT® 3.0, built on Arm® TrustZone® technology. Features like secure boot and secure firmware updates help safeguard device integrity and sensitive data throughout the product lifecycle. This makes the Apollo330 Plus series a robust foundation for manufacturers developing secure, intelligent, and power-efficient edge AI systems.
• Apollo330 Plus Series Arm® Cortex®-M55 based SoC in the BGA package (AP330MPA-CBR)
• USB Type C connector for power/download/debug (J16)
• USB Type C connector for power/data to Apollo330 Plus Series (J18)
• On-board Segger J-Link debugger
• Debug-in port (J2) (SWD or ETM)
• Three user-controlled LEDs
• Two push buttons for application use, plus a reset push button
• Power slide switch with LED power indicator
• On-board interfaces:
- MSPI x16 (Hex) PSRAM (AP Memory APS512XXN-AOB4BI-WBRZ)
- SDIO 8 GB eMMC (ISSI IS21EF08G-JCLI)
- High-speed expansion connector
- MikroBUS socket interface (3.3V or 1.8V interface)
• General purpose male headers (J8 and J13) for I/O and power access to a shield board
• High-speed connector (J7 - QSH-060-01-X-D-A) for interfacing to add-on cards
• RF switch/connector (Murata MM8430-2610RA1) for BLE PHY testing
• Test points for voltage measurements and jumpers for current measurements
• Solder bridge options for power supply flexibility and peripheral access options
• RoHS compliant
Features:
• Up to 250 MHz Arm Cortex-M55 application processor with turboSPOT® and Helium™ technology
• 48/96 MHz Arm Cortex-M4F network coprocessor and multi-protocol radio (Bluetooth Low Energy 5.4 on Apollo330B Plus and BLE 5.4, Bluetooth Classic, Thread, and Matter on Apollo330M Plus)
• Over 16x faster performance and lower latency, and 30x better AI energy efficiency than similar solutions based on previous generation Cortex-M processors
• Enhanced memory performance with 32kB I-cache and 32kB D-cache on a wide bus, 2MB of on-chip system RAM, and 2MB of embedded non-volatile memory for code/data
• Stereo digital microphone PDM interface for truly always-on voice
• Full-Speed/High-Speed USB 2.0
• Wide range of integrated sensor interfaces including ADC, SPI, I2C, and UART
• Support for neuralSPOT AI Development Kit
Applications:
• Smartwatches/bands
• Smart home devices
• Body-worn and ambient AI
• Wireless sensors and industrial edge
• Smart remotes
• Patient health monitoring
• Hearing assist
• Condition monitoring
• Factory predictive maintenance
• Livestock monitoring
• Asset tracking
Dev Board
• AP330MPEVB – Apollo330 Plus Series Evaluation Board
• AMAUD1 – Audio Add-on Board, 1st Generation
Processors
• AP330NPA-CCR (Apollo330 Plus, CSP) / AP330NPA-IBR (Apollo330 Plus, BGA)
• AP330BPA-CCR / AP330BPA-ICR (Apollo330B Plus, CSP)
• AP330MPA-CCR (Apollo330M Plus, CSP) / AP330MPA-IBR (Apollo330M Plus, BGA)
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