A leader in the automotive and embedded markets, Freescale Semiconductor has unveiled a highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) processor, named MPC5121e SoC for Telematics. MPC5121e SoC is built on Power Architecture technology and most widely used platform for telematics.
The device is manufactured on advance 90 nanometer low power CMOS technology, which delivers exceptional multimedia performance and user interface with low power envelope. The primary processing engine of the MPC5121e microprocessor is the e300 core, which is built on Power Architecture technology scaling to 400 Mhz. The device combines the e300 core with an integrated 2D/3D graphics core and fully programmable 32-bit RISC-based multimedia acceleration core optimized for audio processing. The company is planning to offer another version of the MPC5121e without the 2D/3D core.
Freescale’s MPC5121e processor is automotive qualified processor, which is ideal for telematics and driver interactive vehicle applications. The device fulfill the requirements of the AEC-Q100 standard and TS14969 specification. The product suitable for harsh environmental conditions. Additionally, the device can also be used in broad range of embedded applications, like networked industrial control and security/surveillance systems, networked patient monitoring systems, gaming and digital home applications, such as media gateways and set-top boxes. The devices has following features:
1) Powerful, efficient multi-core architecture: The device has PowerVR MBX Lite 2D/3D graphics core, which supports 3D texturing and shading. It also includes the PowerVR Vertex Geometry processor for performance vector processing.
2)Rich peripheral set: It has high level on-chip integration, which reduces BOM costs and provide a flexible processing platform for a variety of embedded applications. The device has integrated peripherals, including 10/100 Ethernet, PCI, SATA, PATA, two USB 2.0 On-The-Go (OTG) with an integrated high speed PHY, four CAN modules and 12 programmable serial controllers.
3) mobileGT Alliance and Freescale ecosystem support: The device supports for the mobileGT tools like Wind River, QNX and Green Hills Software. The MPC5121e device also supports to the CodeWarrior Development Studio mobileGT processor edition and a Linux Board Support Package.
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