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Instrument Cluster


Freescale’s product portfolio includes 8-bit integrated solutions with our S08LG product family to our S12HY products built on our leading 16-bit architecture. Both have the ability to drive displays and analog gauges simultaneously. Our 32-bit product families provide evolutionary capabilities to the instrument cluster space by providing products which provide a rich graphics experience and analog gauge control on specific product families. These products provide basic image manipulation all the way to Open GL ES and Open VG graphics support, while enabling graphics reuse across various products. All of our products are based upon our history of automotive connectivity and quality.
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Recommended Devices


Freescale Products Application Use
16-Bit Microcontrollers  
S12HY: Family Scalable Value Line Cluster Solutions with CAN Stepper Motor, LCD Support, Up to 64K Flash, 32 MHz
S12HZ: 16-Bit Automotive Microcontroller Stepper Motor, LCD Support, Up to 256K Flash, 25 MHz
S12XHZ: 16-bit microcontroller for low-end instrumentation clusters Stepper Motor, LCD Support, XGATE, Up to 512K Flash, 40 MHz
32-Bit Microcontrollers & Processors  
MPC560xS: 32-bit Power Architecture Microcontrollers Cost-effective solution capable to directly drive of TFT displays up to WQVGA resolution, which includes 160 KB on-chip graphics SRAM and is also able to drive up to six instrumentation gauges
i.MX514: Applications Processor Cortex A8 Multimedia Processor with Hardware Video and Graphics Acceleration
8-Bit Microcontrollers  
S08LG: S08LG32 and S08LG16 8-bit LCD Microcontrollers Up to 32 KB flash, Integrated LCD Support Up to 296 Segments
Network Transceivers  
MC33661: LIN Enhanced Physical Interface LIN networking
MC33742: System Basis Chip (SBC) with Enhanced High-Speed CAN Transceiver Power Supply/ SBC
MC33902: High Speed CAN Interface with Embedded 5 V Supply CAN networking
MC33910: LIN System Basis Chip with 2x60mA High Side Drivers Power Supply/ SBC
MC33911: LIN System Basis Chip with DC Motor Pre-driver Power Supply/ SBC
MC33912: LIN System Basis Chip with DC Motor Pre-driver and Current Sense Power Supply/ SBC
Power Actuation  
MC33931: 5.0 A Throttle Control H-Bridge H-Bridge Stepper driver
Solution Advantages
  • Unique background debug module (BDM) speeds development and reduces design costs
  • Wide portfolio offering of compatible, scalable products with a range of feature set and packaging options
16-bit Differentiation
  • From 128 LCD segments to thin-film transistor (TFT) displays and 32K to 512K of flash—solutions that meet all of automotive cluster’s needs—from mopeds to Mercedes-Benz
  • (S12XH) industry’s first cluster MCU with integrated TFT drive capability
  • (S12XH) XGATE coprocessor offers 80 MIPS: TFT, VFD, PWM and interrupt
  • Processing power
  • On-chip stepper motor controllers with a patented zero point detection algorithm, providing accurate and reliable stepper stall detection
32-bit Differentiation
  • The MPC56xxS family is the latest generation of 32-bit Power Architecture microcontrollers (MCUs) that address color thin-film transistor (TFT) displays in automotive instrument cluster applications. It offers you a cost-effective entry-level instrument cluster solution with the ability to scale your designs to fit your performance needs
  • i.MX products compatible with WinCE operating system, Linux® and QNX for TFT-based systems (high-end) that require graphics rendering acceleration hardware based on OpenGL® or OpenVG standards
  • Products are supported by Linux and QNX operating systems, with WinCE also available for i.MX products
  • MX51 series 800 MHz ARM Cortex®-A8 with integrated 3-D and vector graphics accelerator, HD720p hardware decoder
Network Transceivers Differentiation
  • Provides physical layer interface to buffer the MCU for LIN and CAN communications
SBC (System Basis Chip) Differentiation
  • CAN and LIN physical interface, diagnostic, watchdog, power supply rails such as 5V, 3.3V and wakeup
H-Bridge Stepper Driver Differentiation
  • These devices are designed to drive stepper motors in various applications using low power SMARTMOS™ MOSFET and control logic, which provide the needed capabilities for drive and control

Featured Products

  • MPC560xS Cost-effective entry-level instrument cluster solution based on Power Architecture MCUs that address color TFT displays in automotive instrument cluster applications
  • i.MX514

    i.MX514High-performance processing optimized for the lowest power consumption

Related Videos

Freescale's MPC5606S Digital Instrument Cluster
(Video - 1:44) Addresses color TFT displays in auto instrument cluster applications
Auto LCD Cluster Design Using the 9S08LG32
(Video - 6:15) Check out cool LCD design using Freescale’s 9S08LG32.
S12HY/HA 16-bit Microcontroller Dashboard Demo
(Video - 4:19) Capable of driving four stepper motors and a 160 segment LCD display.