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ATSAMD21E16B-MF

Microchip Tech · Microcontroller Units (MCUs/MPUs/SOCs) · QFN-32-EP(5x5)

ATSAMD21E16B-MF from Microchip Tech, in a QFN-32-EP(5x5). Pinout and pin descriptions extracted from the manufacturer datasheet (extract_pins, cross-checked by a second model); symbol, footprint, and 3D from KiCad-official CAD.

Pinout

Pin Name Type Function
1 PA00 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA00 on the VDDANA domain, also usable as XIN32 (32.768 kHz crystal input), EXTINT[0], SERCOM1/PAD[0] and TCC2/WO[0].
2 PA01 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA01 on the VDDANA domain, also usable as XOUT32 (32 kHz crystal output), EXTINT[1], SERCOM1/PAD[1] and TCC2/WO[1].
3 PA02 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA02 on the VDDANA domain, with analog input AIN[0], PTC input Y[0], DAC output VOUT, EXTINT[2] and TCC3/WO[0].
4 PA03 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA03 on the VDDANA domain, with analog input AIN[1], ADC/DAC reference VREFA, PTC input Y[1], EXTINT[3] and TCC3/WO[1].
5 PA04 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA04 on the VDDANA domain, with ADC input AIN[4], AC input AIN[0], ADC reference VREFB, PTC input Y[2], EXTINT[4], SERCOM0/PAD[0] and TCC0/WO[0].
6 PA05 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA05 on the VDDANA domain, with ADC input AIN[5], AC input AIN[1], PTC input Y[3], EXTINT[5], SERCOM0/PAD[1] and TCC0/WO[1].
7 PA06 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA06 on the VDDANA domain, with ADC input AIN[6], AC input AIN[2], PTC input Y[4], EXTINT[6], SERCOM0/PAD[2] and TCC1/WO[0].
8 PA07 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA07 on the VDDANA domain, with ADC input AIN[7], AC input AIN[3], PTC input Y[5], EXTINT[7], SERCOM0/PAD[3] and TCC1/WO[1].
9 VDDANA power_in Analog supply pin for the analog domain, specified at 1.62 V to 3.63 V and decoupled with 100 nF and 10 µF capacitors as per the schematic checklist.
10 GND power_in Ground pin for the digital domain of the device.
11 PA08 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA08 on the I/O supply domain, also NMI, ADC input AIN[16], PTC input X[0], SERCOM0/PAD[0], SERCOM2/PAD[0], TCC0/WO[0] and TCC1/WO[2], and usable as an I2C High-speed pin.
12 PA09 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA09 on the I/O supply domain, with EXTINT[9], ADC input AIN[17], PTC input X[1], SERCOM0/PAD[1], SERCOM2/PAD[1], TCC0/WO[1] and TCC1/WO[3], and usable as an I2C High-speed pin.
13 PA10 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA10 on the I/O supply domain, with EXTINT[10], ADC input AIN[18], PTC input X[2], SERCOM0/PAD[2], SERCOM2/PAD[2], TCC1/WO[0] and TCC0/WO[2].
14 PA11 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA11 on the I/O supply domain, with EXTINT[11], ADC input AIN[19], PTC input X[3], SERCOM0/PAD[3], SERCOM2/PAD[3], TCC1/WO[1] and TCC0/WO[3].
15 PA14 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA14 on the I/O supply domain, also XIN (crystal oscillator input when XOSC is enabled), with EXTINT[14], SERCOM2/PAD[2], SERCOM4/PAD[2], TC3/WO[0], TCC0/WO[4] and GCLK_IO[0].
16 PA15 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA15 on the I/O supply domain, also XOUT (crystal oscillator output when XOSC is enabled), with EXTINT[15], SERCOM2/PAD[3], SERCOM4/PAD[3], TC3/WO[1], TCC0/WO[5] and GCLK_IO[1].
17 PA16 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA16 on the I/O supply domain, with EXTINT[0], PTC input X[4], SERCOM1/PAD[0], SERCOM3/PAD[0], TCC2/WO[0], TCC0/WO[6] and GCLK_IO[2], and usable as an I2C High-speed pin.
18 PA17 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA17 on the I/O supply domain, with EXTINT[1], PTC input X[5], SERCOM1/PAD[1], SERCOM3/PAD[1], TCC2/WO[1], TCC0/WO[7] and GCLK_IO[3], and usable as an I2C High-speed pin.
19 PA18 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA18 on the I/O supply domain, with EXTINT[2], PTC input X[6], SERCOM1/PAD[2], SERCOM3/PAD[2], TC3/WO[0], TCC0/WO[2] and AC output CMP[0].
20 PA19 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA19 on the I/O supply domain, with EXTINT[3], PTC input X[7], SERCOM1/PAD[3], SERCOM3/PAD[3], TC3/WO[1], TCC0/WO[3] and AC output CMP[1].
21 PA22 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA22 on the I/O supply domain, with EXTINT[6], PTC input X[10], SERCOM3/PAD[0], SERCOM5/PAD[0], TC4/WO[0], TCC0/WO[4] and GCLK_IO[6], and usable as an I2C High-speed pin.
22 PA23 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA23 on the I/O supply domain, with EXTINT[7], PTC input X[11], SERCOM3/PAD[1], SERCOM5/PAD[1], TC4/WO[1], TCC0/WO[5], USB SOF 1 kHz and GCLK_IO[7], and usable as an I2C High-speed pin.
23 PA24 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA24 with USB DM, EXTINT[12], SERCOM3/PAD[2], SERCOM5/PAD[2], TC5/WO[0] and TCC1/WO[2]; if unconnected, an input pull-up should be enabled to avoid up to 1 mA extra consumption, and the pin has no drive-strength option.
24 PA25 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA25 with USB DP, EXTINT[13], SERCOM3/PAD[3], SERCOM5/PAD[3], TC5/WO[1] and TCC1/WO[3]; if unconnected, an input pull-up should be enabled to avoid up to 1 mA extra consumption, and the pin has no drive-strength option.
25 PA27 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA27 on the I/O supply domain, with EXTINT[15], TCC3/WO[6] and GCLK_IO[0].
26 RESET input External active-low reset input with an internal pull-up resistor; the low-level threshold is below 0.36 x VDDIO for 2.7 V to 3.6 V (below 0.33 x VDDIO for 1.6 V to 2.0 V).
27 PA28 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA28 on the I/O supply domain, with EXTINT[8], TCC3/WO[7] and GCLK_IO[0].
28 GND power_in Ground pin for the digital (I/O) domain of the device.
29 VDDCORE power_out Core supply of 1.6 V to 1.8 V from the internal voltage regulator, which requires a 1 µF decoupling capacitor close to the pin.
30 VDDIN power_in Input supply pin (1.62 V to 3.63 V) that feeds the internal regulator and, on this 32-pin package, the I/O pads, decoupled with 10 µF and 100 nF capacitors close to the device.
31 PA30 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA30, also SWCLK (Serial Wire Debug clock, where a pull-up on SWCLK is recommended), with EXTINT[10], SERCOM1/PAD[2], TCC1/WO[0], TCC3/WO[4] and GCLK_IO[0].
32 PA31 bidirectional Port A I/O pin PA31, also SWDIO (Serial Wire Debug data, activated only in the presence of a debugger), with EXTINT[11], SERCOM1/PAD[3], TCC1/WO[1] and TCC3/WO[5].
33 EP passive Exposed pad (from the footprint; not named in the datasheet pin table).

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer Microchip Tech
Package QFN-32-EP(5x5)
Category Embedded Processors & Controllers
Pins 33

Electrical characteristics

Limits as printed in the datasheet (page.json metadata.characteristics carries them as data).

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Conditions Page
I/O supply voltage (VDDIO) VDDIO 1.62 3.63 V 36
Input supply voltage (VDDIN) VDDIN 1.62 3.63 V 36
Analog supply voltage (VDDANA) VDDANA 1.62 3.63 V 36
Operating temperature range, package grade F -40 125 °C Grade F (-40 - 125°C Matte Sn plating) per ordering information 17

Materials and finish

As the datasheet states them (page.json metadata.appearance; the 3D model's colours follow it).

Part Material Colour / plating Datasheet says Page
contacts tin including indium tin oxide (ITO) sensor grids. The PTC requires one pin per X-line and one pin per Y-line. In the self-capacitance mode, the PTC requires only one pin (Y-line) for each touch sensor. 860

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: ATSAMD21E16B-MF
  • Footprint: Package_DFN_QFN:QFN-32-1EP_5x5mm_P0.5mm_EP3.3x3.3mm
  • 3D model: QFN-32-EP(5x5) (KiCad packages3D, STEP)
  • 3D model files: atsamd21e16b-mf-etched.step / atsamd21e16b-mf-etched.glb carry the MPN laser-etched on the die in a toggleable Adom.LaserEtch group (Fusion-ready); atsamd21e16b-mf.step / atsamd21e16b-mf.glb are the bare package body.

Provenance

Data extracted from the manufacturer datasheet, not a distributor listing:

  • Datasheet: Microchip Tech datasheet (1115 pp, sha256 ecf2cbbc85ccd5f6, retrieved 2026-10-30, tier: manufacturer)
  • Extractor: parts-factory 2.0.0 / extract_pins 0.3, primary claude-haiku-5-5 (text), consensus claude-sonnet-5-5 (agreed), guards: pin_guards 0.1: passed. Pins are checked against the footprint pad set and their cited datasheet pages before publish.
  • CAD: KiCad official libraries (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

Datasheet PDF