26 February 2010

ColdFire microprocessor range

  • Microprocessors

Freescale Semiconductor has unveiled its ColdFire MCF5301x 32bit family of low power microprocessors for industrial and consumer applications.

The integrated MCF5301x family is based on the V3 ColdFire core and according to Freescale combines low power and extensive connectivity options with an audio subsystem to create a platform for general industrial control applications, including an optional digital voice solution for intercom and public address systems.

The audio subsystem includes a speech codec, microphone, headset and loudspeaker amplifiers. In addition, an optional non-recurring engineering-free VoIP based digital voice software solution was designed in partnership with Encore Software and Arcturus Networks specifically for industrial and consumer applications.

The MCF5301x connectivity options include dual 10/100 Ethernet media access controllers, two smart card interfaces, two USB controllers and an SDIO host controller for connection to flash memory cards or wireless connectivity modules.

The V3 ColdFire cpu with multiply accumulate unit, 16KB of cache and 128KB of integrated sram, has been designed to provide a high level of performance for embedded control with low power consumption across operating modes.

Author
Chris Shaw

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