The New Low Power Gigahertz MPC8544E PowerQUICC™ III Processor

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The PowerQUICC™ III processor family delivers gigahertz-plus communications processing performance and integrated features required by enterprise networking, telecom transmission and switching, 3G wireless infrastructure, storage and high end imaging markets.

The PowerQUICC III Family consists of the MPC8548E, MPC8560, MPC8568 and the MPC8544 all based on Freescales e500 Power Architecture core. Scaled from 633-1.5GHz operating frequency, these processors offer a wide range of high-speed connectivity options, including Gigabit Ethernet, Serial RapidIO® technology SATA and PCI Express. Support for these high-speed interfaces enables scalable connectivity to network processors and/or ASICs in the data plane while the PowerQUICC III handles complex, computationally demanding control plane processing tasks. These processors also feature a next-generation double data rate (DDRII) memory controller, enhanced, Gigabit Ethernet support, double precision floating point and integrated security engines that support the Kasumi algoirthm needed for 3G wireless security. In addition, support is provided for XOR acceleration needed for parity in storage applications, in many of the PowerQUICC processor cores.

As the newest member of the PowerQUICC III processor family, the MPC8544E is designed to address the growing demand for advanced interconnect technologies enabling increased data bandwidth while consuming only 3.75W estimated typical core power at a gigahertz operation. This low power operation greatly reduces the challenges of thermal management in fanless embedded applications, while providing 1GHz+ performance.

The highly flexible MPC8544E processor is well suited for network routers, industrial controllers, imaging systems, enterprise wireless access points and video surveillance/conferencing equipment.

The MPC8544E, based on the e500 processor core, enables significant reuse of the extensive ecosystem that exists for PowerQUICC III processors. The device, operating at clock speeds from 667MHz up to 1.067GHz, provides a wide range of advanced high speed connectivity options including two integrated Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) controllers with SGMII interfaces, and three PCI Express® ports, and legacy PowerQUICC III interfaces such as PCI, I²C, dual universal asynchronous receiver/transmitters (DUART) and local bus connections. These processors are designed to feature a next generation double data rate (DDR2) memory controller, v2 e500 double precision floating point and the field proven PowerQUICC III integrated security engines.

The MPC8544E is available in a 783-pin FC PBGA package and will be offered in extended industrial temperature ranges from -40ºC to 105ºCelsius (T_j).

 

The MPC8544E: high performance for low power envelope embedded applications

 

 

MPC8544E networking/telecom processor - Key features include 256KB L2 cache, integrated security engine, 64-bit DDR1/2 scaling to 667MHz data rate, 32-bit PCI, 4-bit Serial RapidIO fabric technology and 4-bit PCI-Express (or single 8-bit PCI Express 1.0a), local bus I/O interfaces and four Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. The combination of these features makes this device an optimal communications processing solution for Ethernet-only or RapidIO networking applications, such as enterprise networking, telecom transmission and switching and 3G wireless base stations. The security engine includes Kasumi algorithm acceleration, making the MPC8544E an ideal choice for enhancing security protocol processing in 2.5G and 3G wireless network infrastructure.

MPC8544E storage processor - Key features include 256KB L2 cache, integrated security acceleration with Exclusive Or (XOR) capability, support for battery backed 64-bit DDR1/2 scaling to 667MHz data rate, 8-bit PCI Express and two Gigabit Ethernet (SGMII) interfaces. The device's dual SATA controllers enhance system performance by offloading the compute-intensive parity checks in small-medium business (SMB) and enterprise redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) storage applications.

MPC8544E imaging processor - Key features include 256KB L2 cache, 32-bit DDR1/2 scaling up to 533MHz data rate, integrated security, 32-bit PCI/single 4-bit PCI Express and two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. The MPC8544E also offers double precision floating point, a capability that makes this device a high performance processing solution for a wide range of imaging applications.

MPC8544E general-purpose control processor - Key features include 256KB L2 cache, integrated security, 32-bit DDR1/2 scaling up to 400MHz data rate, 32-bit PCI, 4-bit PCI Express, and two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. With clock frequencies scaling from 667MHz to 1GHz, this cost effective device is ideally suited for a wide range of general purpose embedded control applications, such as robotics, discrete manufacturing and process manufacturing control.

 

FEATURES High level of integration and performance Flexible SoC platform for fast time to market Simplified board design L2 cache at 256KB Integrated DDR and DDR2 memory controller Two integrated Ethernet controllers (enhanced TSEC) with SGMII support Flexible, high speed interconnection interfaces/multiple PCI Express connections 32-bit PCI support Integrated security engine

APPLICATIONS Network routers Industrial controllers Imaging systems Enterprise wireless access points Video surveillance and conferencing equipment

 

 

 

Development System

The MPCEVAL-DS-8544 development system includes Linux® 2.6.19+ BSP with optimized drivers to support all peripherals and a limited CodeWarrior® development tools evaluation license.

 

 

 

 Featured Products

Part Number		Description	Data Sheet	App. Notes
PPCEVAL-DS-8544		Evaluation Board for the MPC8544

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