Freescale Introduces Industry's First 32-Bit, Dual-Core Automotive Microcontrollers with Flexible Low-Power Modes.MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 5510 Family Designed to Enable Automotive Body Electronics System-Cost Reductions Through Higher Integration DETROIT -- Today's electronics-laden vehicles contain an unprecedented level of intelligence and connectivity. Accelerating this trend with advances in silicon technology, Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FSL FSL - Formal Semantics Language. A language for compiler writing. ["A Formal Semantics for Computer Languages and its Application in a Compiler-Compiler", J.A. Feldman, CACM 9(1) (Jan 1966)]. [Sammet 1969, p. 641]. ) (NYSE:FSL.B) has introduced a dual-core, 32-bit microcontroller (MCU (1) (MicroController Unit) A computer on a single chip. See microcontroller. (2) (Multipoint Control Unit) A device that is used to moderate a videoconference of three or more end points (users at computers or groups of users ) family designed to enhance the performance, power efficiency and flexibility of automotive body electronics. The latest addition to Freescale's MPC55xx portfolio, the MPC5510 family is the first line of 32-bit automotive MCUs featuring a dual-core architecture with flexible low-power modes. Built on Power Architecture[TM] technology, the MPC5510 family delivers a range of price/performance options and supports extensive communications capabilities, including the FlexRay[TM], controller area network (CAN) and local interconnect network The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. This article is about a network system. (LIN) protocols. "The MPC5510 family offers the best of both worlds for today's demanding body electronics applications: exceptional performance and excellent power efficiency," said Mike McCourt, vice president and general manager of Freescale's Microcontroller Division. "The MPC5510 family can help reduce the number of modules in the car cockpit area through higher integration of gateway and body electronics functions, such as seat and mirror control, tire pressure monitoring and remote keyless entry." Scalable device options for body electronics The MPC5510 family scales from single-core MCUs (with 384KB of embedded flash, low pin count and reduced feature sets) up to 80MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. dual-core devices (with 1MB of flash and advanced communications peripherals). This scalability enables developers to address a broad range of body electronics applications with a flexible platform architecture that extends to other members of the MPC55xx portfolio. Target applications include body control modules (BCMs), gateways (linking FlexRay to CAN and LIN networks), instrument cluster controllers, center stack display controllers and smart junction boxes. "Automotive OEMs continually seek ways to reduce the number of electronic control units in vehicles through higher component integration," said Chris Webber, vice president, Automotive Practice, of Strategy Analytics. "With the growing need for network gateway functionality beyond high-end vehicles, automakers want to integrate this function into the body controller or the center stack display electronics. They also want to build flexible hardware and software platforms that can address evolving application and end customer needs. Freescale's MPC5510 family appears well positioned to address these design requirements without compromising system performance, cost or power efficiency." As automotive architectures evolve toward more complex hierarchical networks, automakers require higher-performance body electronics modules to support gateway functions, as well as higher functional integration and centralized services, such as diagnostic, reprogramming Reprogramming refers to erasure and remodeling of epigenetic marks, such as DNA methylation, during mammalian development[1]. After fertilization some cells of the newly formed embryo migrate to the germinal ridge and will eventually become the germ cells and power management. The MPC5510 family addresses these needs with a dual-core architecture based on two e200 cores. Supported by a crossbar switch architecture and 16-channel enhanced direct memory access (eDMA), Freescale's innovative dual-core design makes the MPC5510 family one of the most efficient, low-power 32-bit automotive MCUs in the market. The MPC5510 family also enables customers to migrate to higher levels of integration in central body electronics and connect the body electronics domain to a FlexRay network. Automakers increasingly are adopting the FlexRay protocol as the vehicle "backbone" network and integrating more functionality into the central body controller. Comprehensive development support The MPC5510 family leverages the comprehensive suite of hardware and software development tools available for the MPC55xx family and Power Architecture technology. Access to this mature ecosystem reduces application development complexity and debugging/validation time during prototyping and software integration phases. MPC5510 family features * 48MHz to 80MHz e200 core built on Power Architecture technology with 16/32-bit variable length encoding (VLE VLE Virtual Learning Environment (system for development of online education materials) VLE Vapor Liquid Equilibrium VLE Valeur Limite d'Exposition (French: threshold limit value ceiling) ) capability, designed to help reduce code footprint for improved code density and reduced memory requirements * Optional dual-core architecture, with additional VLE-only e200 core * 16-channel enhanced direct memory access (eDMA) * Up to 1MB of embedded flash memory with Error Correction Coding (ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. ) and Read-While-Write (RWW RWW Read Write Web (website) RWW Remote Web Workplace (Windows 2003 server) RWW Read While Write RWW Rear Wash-Wipe (used car adverstisements) RWW Real World Web ) capability for on-chip data storage. * Up to 64KB static RAM (SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory ) with ECC * Communication interfaces: * Up to 6 FlexCAN modules * Optional dual-channel FlexRay protocol controller * Up to 6 serial communication interfaces (eSCI) with integrated LIN state machine * Up to 3 deserial serial peripheral interfaces (DSPI DSPI Decision Systems Plus, Inc (Des Plaines, IL) ) * Crossbar switch architecture for efficient data flow * Support for multiple low-power modes and clock sources. * Single 5V supply and 5V analog-to-digital controller (ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. ) * Available in 144-pin 20 x 20mm LQFP See QFP. or 208-pin 17 x 17mm MAPBGA MPC5510 family availability Freescale plans to offer samples of the MPC5510 family in Q1 2007. A starter kit including an evaluation board and debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. interface is planned for April 2007. For more product information, visit http://www.freescale.com/files/pr/mpc5510.html. Freescale: The leader in automotive semiconductors Freescale is the No. 1 supplier of automotive semiconductors, with more than 30 years of experience in the automotive industry. Freescale technology is used in an overwhelming majority of new vehicles. Freescale's sensors, analog products and 8-, 16- and 32-bit microcontroller families provide intelligence and connectivity for advanced safety, body electronics, chassis, engine control, powertrain, driver information and telematics. Freescale is a pioneer in FlexRay[TM] technology and was the first supplier to integrate CAN, LIN and flash memory technologies on automotive MCUs. About Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale became a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. in July 2004. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, a member of the S&P 500[R], is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2005 sales of $5.8 billion (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). www.freescale.com. Reader Inquiry Response: Freescale Semiconductor P.O. Box 17927 Denver, CO 80217 USA Freescale[TM] and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. The Power Architecture and Power.org wordmarks and the Power and Power.org logos and related marks are trademarks and service marks licensed by Power.org. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. [c] Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 2006. |
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