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32-bit Learning Center

Our 32-bit processor portfolio continues a rich legacy of innovation — and it sets the standard for tomorrow's control-intensive applications across a diverse mix of industries. Get familiar with Freescale's 32-bit core architectures, applications, product families and key technical acronyms.

Freescale 32-bit Architectures

ColdFire® Portfolio
ColdFire embedded controllers provide fully synthesizable microcontrollers and embedded microprocessors with increased control, security, and connectivity for consumer, industrial and network connected systems.
Power Architecture™ Portfolio
Freescale offers single-, dual- and multi-core processors built on Power Architecture technology, including the PowerQUICC® communications processors and the newly introduced QorIQ™ Communications Platforms. Freescale processors enable applications in networking, automotive, consumer and industrial control.

Target Applications

  • Industrial Control
  • Health Care Equipment
  • Portable Devices
  • Security
  • Telecommunication
  • Consumer/Industrial Networking
  • Motor Control
  • Building, Factory Automation
  • Point of Sale Terminals
  • VOIP
  • Gaming

Meet the Families

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ColdFire V1 - MCU Core Families

Family Member

Distinguishing Features

Target Applications

51AC Designed for EMC/EMI performance, pin & tool with S08AC General Industrial and appliance applications
51JM full-speed USB 2.0 controller with host, device and On-The-Go (OTG) support, pin & tool compatible with S08JM Industrial control, low power industrial and medical monitoring
51QE 32-bit low power device, compatible with 8-bit S08 MCUs Industrial control, low power industrial and medical monitoring
ColdFire V1 product page

ColdFire - V2 MCU Families

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Distinguishing Features

Target Applications
521x 512KB securable embedded Flash LCD, Ethernet and CAN Networks
521xx 3 UARTS, 1 SPI and two I2C Industrial control and medical monitoring
5221x/22x USB OTG and USB transceiver Industrial control
5223x 10/100 Ethernet controller and pHY Layer Medical equipment, Power-over-Ethernet and ZigBee control nodes
ColdFire V2 MCU product page

ColdFire - V2 MPU Families

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Distinguishing Features

Target Applications

5206e Enhanced 54MHz 5206 with MAC and DRAM POS terminals, vacuum controllers, LAN interfaces and printer interfaces
520x Flexible Memory, 5208 has ZigBee transceiver Communication including ZigBee
523x 16/32 channel eTPU and hardware encryption Secure network communication and industrial control
524x Low power consumption(1.3mW/MHz), serial audio ports Audio and industrial control
527x Two Ethernet Controllers and hardware encryption Remote Monitoring, data security, VOIP, and networking devices
ColdFire V2 MPU product page

ColdFire - V3 MPU Families

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Distinguishing Features

Target Applications

530x 2 UARTs, MAC and a 4-ch. DRAM Controller High-end control panels, Digital set-top boxes and routers
ColdFire V3 MPU product page

ColdFire - V4 MPU Families

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Distinguishing Features

Target Applications

540x Two UARTs, MAC and DRAM Controller Set-top boxes, telecommunication cards, DVRs, internet TV, mediaweb boxes
5445x Ethernet, USB OTG and PCI Network Attached Storage, POS terminals, Control, monitoring, automation systems and VOIP
547x V4e Core with option of USB OTG POS and security systems, network attached storage and robotics
548x V4e Core with option of USB 2.0 and two CAN modules Building and Factory Automation and Process Control Equipment
ColdFire V4 MPU product page

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Power Architecture - Automotive Families

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Distinguishing Features

Target Applications

MPC5XX Up to 1 MB of embedded Flash Engine and transmission control
MPC51XX 2D/3D Graphics Engine, Display Controller and twelve serial controllers Telematics (mobileGT™ Product)
MPC52XX Hardware-based memory management unit with fast task switching Automotive driver information and rear-seat entertainment system
MPC56XX on-chip emission control, no external components for on-chip knock control 1-4 Cylinder gasoline direct injection engines, entry-level diesel engines and transmissions.
Automotive product page

Power Architecture - Host Processors

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Distinguishing Features

Target Applications

MPC603e Low-power implementation of the PowerPC™ RISC architecture Desktop computers, notebooks, battery-powered systems, printer/imaging, telecommunications and networking/communications infrastructure
MPC7XX L2 cache interface with on-chip L2 tags Low-cost, low-power systems
MPC7XXX 450 - 1.3 GHz processors available Computing, embedded network control and signal processing applications
MPC8XXX Integrated host processors with PCI, RapidIO, with option of dual gigabit Ethernet controllers and LCD Networking infrastructure, telecommunications, routers, switches, network storage and image display systems
Host Processor product page

Power Architecture - PowerQUICC

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Distinguishing Features

Target Applications

MPC8XX PowerQUICC I, up to 130 MIPS, dual fast Ethernet ports and 7 Serial ch. Networking, communication and imaging
MPC82XX PowerQUICC II, up to 830 MIPS, dual fast Ethernet ports, serial communications controllers Residential gateways, routers, VOIP, xDSL, wireless infrastructure Ethernet switching and industrial control
MPC83XX PowerQUICC II Pro, up to 1200 MIPS, QUICC™ engine available, eight unified communication controllers Residential gateway, wireless base stations, wireless access points, DSLAM line cards, industrial control and multiple ch. VOIP
MPC85XX PowerQUICC III, up to 3000 MIPS, QUICC engine, 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports, enhanced PCI and Rapid GPIO Wireless base stations, gateways, industrial control, home/industrial networks, routers, access points and DSLAM line cards
PowerQUICC Homepage

Power Architecture - Imaging

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Distinguishing Features

Target Applications

MPC8220i 603e core integrated with PF300 image coprocessor accelerating process of color and monochrome images Printers and copiers
Imaging Product Page

Power Architecture - Passive Optical Networks (PON)

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Distinguishing Features

Target Applications

MSC7120 GPON system-on-chip solution Broadband passive optical network termination (ONT) applications
MC92701 B-PON layer termination device that complies with ITU-T G.983 specs FTTx networks
PON homepage

Power Architecture - QorIQ Communication Platforms

Device

Cores

L2 Size

DDR2/DDR3

GE Ports

SERDES

PCI Express

SRIO

USB

TDM
P1011 1 - Up to 800Mhz 256 kB 32-bit with ECC 3 4 2 N/A 1 Yes
P1020 2 - Up to 800MHz each 256 kB 32-bit w/ECC 3 4 2 N/A 1 Yes
P2010 1 - Up to 1200MHz 512 kB 64-bit (72-bit w/ECC) 3 4 3 2 1 N/A
P2020 2 - Up to 1200Mhz each 128 kB (each core) 64-bit (72-bit w/ECC) 3 4 3 2 1 N/A
P4080 8 - Up to 1500Mhz each 512 kB 2 64-bit w/ECC Two - (4 x 1Gbps), Two - (1x10Gbps) 18 3 2 2 N/A
QorIQ Homepage

Customer Notice

Because of an order from the United States International Trade Commission, BGA-packaged product lines and part numbers indicated here currently are not available from Freescale for import or sale in the United States prior to September 2010: i.MX21 Product Family; MPC551x and MPC5533 products in 208 MAPBGA packages; MPC5534 and MPC5553 products in 208 and 496 MAPBGA packages; MPC5554, MPC5565, MPC5566 and MPC5567 products in 496 MAPBGA packages.

Key Acronyms

ATA
Advanced Technology Attachment
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
BPON
Broadband Passive Optical Network
CAN
Controller Area Network
CPM
Computer Processing Module
DDR
Double Data Rate
DMA
Direct Memory Access

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