With on-chip Power-On Reset, Supply Monitor, Watchdog Timer and clock oscillator, the C8051T600/1/2/3/4/5/6 devices are truly stand-alone System-on-a-Chip solutions. User software has complete control of all peripherals and may individually shut down any or all peripherals for power savings.

Code written for the C8051T600/1/2/3/4/5/6 family of processors will run on the C8051F300 mixed-signal ISP Flash microcontroller, providing a quick, cost-effective way to develop code without requiring special emulator circuitry. The C8051T600/1/2/3/4/5/6 processors include the Silicon Labs 2-Wire C2 Debug and Programming interface, which allows non-intrusive (uses no on-chip resources), full speed, in-circuit debugging using the production MCU installed in the final application. This debug logic supports inspection of memory, viewing and modification of special function registers, setting breakpoints, single stepping and run and halt commands. All analog and digital peripherals are fully functional while debugging using C2. The two C2 interface pins can be shared with user functions, allowing in-system debugging without occupying package pins.

Each device is specified for 1.8 to 3.6 V operation over the industrial temperature range (–45 to +85 °C). An internal LDO is used to supply the processor core voltage at 1.8 V. The Port I/O and RST pins are tolerant of input signals up to 5 V. The C8051T600/1/2/3/4/5 devices are available in 3 mm x 3 mm 11-pin QFN or 14-pin SOIC packaging and the C8051T606 MCUs are available in 3 mm x 3 mm 11-pin QFN, 2 mm x 2 mm 10-pin QFN or 10-pin MSOP packaging.