Integrated Communications Processors
MPC837x PowerQUICC® II Pro
Overview
Today’s small-to-medium business (SMB) and
consumer applications are driving the need for
highly integrated and cost effective solutions
that deliver high performance. The next
generation PowerQUICC® II Pro MPC837x
family provides an e300 core, built on Power
Architecture® technology, integrated with PCI
Express® and Serial-ATA (SATA) controllers,
as well as dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers,
to specifically address the needs of SMB and
consumer applications. The new MPC837x
family, based in 90 nm process technology,
provides high integration that simplifies board
design and offers a cost-effective solution that
is critical for applications such as wireless
access points, printers, network attached
storage and SMB routers.
e300 Platform Built on Power
Architecture Technology
The next generation MPC837x family utilizes
the 32-bit superscalar e300 core. It integrates
two integer units and a floating-point unit,
making it ideal for computational applications.
It supports 32 KB L1 data and instruction
cache, and has an operating frequency from
400 MHz to 800 MHz. The MPC837x family is
software compatible with existing 603e
core-based products.
Integrated Fabric Controllers
(PCI Express & Serial-ATA)
A key differentiator for the MPC837x family is
the integration of PCI Express and Serial-ATA
and supports either x1 or x2 widths,
Key Advantages
making it an excellent choice for wireless
• High performance e300 core operating up
access points and low-end printers. The
to 800 MHz with 32 KB L1 cache
integrated SATA controllers support both
• Integrated PCI Express and SATA
(SATA), which reduces the number of external
SATA I and II data rates (1.5 and 3.0 Gbaud),
controllers providing a cost-effective
controller chips and provides customers with
providing integrated support for hard disk
System-on-Chip (SoC) solution
a cost-effective solution. The PCI Express
drive applications such as network
controller is revision 1.0a compatible
attached storage.
• Key networking capabilities enabled by
dual Gigabit Ethernet ports
• Integrated security engine
ANG = 800/400
MPC837xE PowerQUICC® II Pro Family
Core
MPC8379E
MPC8378E
MPC8377E
e300
e300
e300
CPU Speed
400, 533, 667, 800 MHz
400, 533, 667, 800 MHz
400, 533, 667, 800 MHz
L1 I/D Cache
32 KB
32 KB
32 KB
Memory Controller
32/64-bit DDR/2 up to 400 MHz
32/64-bit DDR/2 up to 400 MHz
32/64-bit DDR/2 up to 400 MHz
Local Bus
32-bit with NAND boot support
32-bit with NAND boot support
32-bit with NAND boot support
32-bit up to 66 MHz (2.3)
32-bit up to 66 MHz (2.3)
32-bit up to 66 MHz (2.3)
–
2x1 or 1x2
2x1 or 1x2
SATA
4 x 1 SATA 2.0 with PHY
–
2 x 1 SATA 2.0 with PHY
Ethernet
Two 10/100/1000
(RGMII, RTBI, RMII, MII)
Two 10/100/1000
(SGMII, RGMII, RTBI, RMII, MII)
Two 10/100/1000
(RGMII, RTBI, RMII, MII)
USB
One 2.0 Host or Device
One 2.0 Host or Device
One 2.0 Host or Device
E version only
E version only
E version only
2 x UART, 2 x I C, SPI
2 x UART, 2 x I C, SPI
2 x UART, 2 x I2C, SPI
Yes
Yes
Yes
689 Te PBGA
689 Te PBGA
689 Te PBGA
PCI
PCI Express
®
Security
Additional Interfaces
Interrupt Controller
Package
Technical Specifications
• e300 core built on Power
Architecture technology
Operating from 400 to 800 MHz
Integrated floating point and dual
integer units
32 KB L1 data and instruction cache
with parity checking
• Memory Controller
32- or 64-bit DDR1/2 memory controller,
up to 400 MHz data rate
• I/O Support
Dual 10/100/1000 Ethernet Controllers
with support for MII, RMII, RGMII, RTBI
and SGMII
·· Support for IEEE® 1588
USB 2.0 host and device controller
2
2
32-bit PCI interface operating up to
66 MHz, Rev 2.3 compatible
PCI Express with two interfaces support
Message Digest Execution unit supports
HSA1/2 and SHA-384/512
ARC Four Execution Unit, Kasumi
Execution Unit and CRC Execution Unit
x1 and x2 widths
Integrated SATA controllers with support
for SATA I and II (1.5 Gbps and 3 Gbps),
• Integrated Security (optional, indicated with
XOR acceleration
• Additional Support
An enhanced local bus controller
with support for boot from NAND
an E in the device number)
Public Key Encryption unit supports RSA
and NOR flash
4-channel DMA controller
and Diffie Hellman
Data Encryption Standard Execution
Dual I2C controller, DUART, SPI interface
Unit supports DES/3DES, ECB, CBC
and OFB modes
Advanced Encryption Standard Unit
supports key lengths up to 256b, and
supports ECB, CBC, CTR, CCM, GCM,
CMAC, OFB, CFB and LRW
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