The AS8267 / AS8268 ICs have a dedicated energy measurement front-end, which includes an analog front-end and programmable Digital Signal Processor (DSP) from which active energy, mains voltage and mains current are provided. Reactive and apparent energy can also be calculated. The on-chip 8-bit 8051 compatible microcontroller is freely programmable and provides user access to the various functional blocks. The dedicated Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter (UART1) in the System Control block allows access to various system functions and blocks. A second UART (UART2) is also provided, which may for example be used for debugging. The on-chip memory includes 32kByte of highly reliable nonvolatile Flash program (and data) memory and