The MPC8610 processor is engineered to deliver breakthrough performance, connectivity and integration for embedded applications that process or display graphical images, such as kiosks, robotics, in-vehicle infotainment, cockpit displays, single-board computers and multi-function printers and scanners.
The MPC8610’s strength is its integration—the high-performance e600 core, built on Power Architecture™ technology, combined with the PowerQUICC® system-on-chip (SoC) platform and an LCD controller. With e600 core performance and integrated northbridge and southbridge functionality, this single chip replaces what could take up to four chips using other solutions. Moving all core-to-peripheral connections inside the device greatly reduces the number of high-speed parallel busses to be routed on the circuit board. This translates into smaller boards with fewer layers and higher processing density.
Features
- e600 core built on Power Architecture technology, with 256 KB backside L2 cache with ECC
- Up to 1333 MHz performance and 3060 MIPS
- AltiVec® 128-bit vector processing engine to accelerate image recognition and encoding/decoding
- DDR/DDR2 SDRAM Memory Controller with ECC (up to 533 MHz)
- Integrated Display Controller supports up to SXGA 1280 x 1024 resolution and 24 bits per pixel
- Two synchronous serial interface (SSI) controllers for I2S or AC97 audio inputs/outputs
- Two PCI Express® Interfaces, one with 1x/2x/4x/8x lanes for connecting graphics processors
- PCI 2.2 Interface at 32-bits and 66 MHz
- Two four-channel DMA controllers
- Enhanced Local Bus with 32-bit multiplexed address/data for ROM, NAND or NOR Flash
- Two Fast/Serial Infra-Red Interfaces (FIRI/SIRI)
- Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
- Two dual universal asynchronous receiver/transmitters (DUARTs)
- Two I2C Controllers
- Up to 32 general-purpose input/output (GPIO) ports
Target Applications
- Robotic vision and navigation
- Aerospace/defense display, control and image processing
- Kiosks with image processing
- Multi-function printers and scanners
- Single-Board Computers
Product Specifications
| Core - Type | e600, e600, e600, e600, e600, e600, e600, e600 |
| Core - Number of Cores - Spec | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Power Dissipation - Max (W) | 16, 9.5, 13 |
| L2 Cache - Max (kByte) | 256 |
| Serial Interface - Type | SPI, I2C, I2S, SSI |
| Bus Interface | MPX, PCI-Express, PCI-X, PCI |
| Ambient Operating Temperature (Ta) - Min (°C) | 0, -40 |
| Ambient Operating Temperature (Ta) - Max (°C) | 105 |
