Consumer and Industrial/General Embedded Market i.MX233 Applications Processor 32-bit Embedded Microprocessor – ARM ® Overview • Graphical Remote Controls Memory • Home Automation • Internal 32KB SRAM • eBooks • Support for external DDR1, mDDR several unique features such as power • Digital Picture Frames • Support for external NAND with hardware management, analog audio, 12-bit ADC’s and • Audio peripherals and accessories error correction (20-bit BCH or 8-bit a touch screen controller that allows customers • VoIP Handsets Reed Solomon) to eliminate external components, reducing • Simple human machine interface (HMI) The i.MX233 applications processor extends Freescale’s ARM9 portfolio and introduces their overall system bill of materials cost. The i.MX233 integrates industry-leading power panels for industrial applications management technology to manage the power Key Features sequencing required by the processor itself CPU and supplies power to other components in the system, such as external memories, from • ARM926EJ-S™ runs up to 454MHz a single Li-Ion battery. Additionally, analog • 16KB I & D L1 Cache audio features such as the stereo ADC/DAC Power Management and amplifiers, plus a mono speaker amplifier provide a complete solution in a single device for multimedia applications. Furthermore, many consumer applications require a rich graphical user interface which is supported with the LCD touch screen controller and basic hardware • Integrated DC-DC converter with multiple channel outputs • Support for external managed NANDs via SDIO Audio • Stereo analog audio ADC/DAC • Stereo headphone amplifier • 1.5W mono speaker amplifier output • S/PDIF digital output • Serial Audio Interface (I2S) Benefits • Supports Li-Ion batteries CPU Performance and Low Power • Direct power from 5V source (USB, wall 454MHz ARM9 CPU with ample headroom power or other source) for many consumer and embedded applications without sacrificing battery life. graphics acceleration with the pixel pipeline • Battery charging capability processor. • On-chip silicon speed and temp sensors The i.MX233 is offered in two packages to Connectivity can improve energy efficiency. provide more tailored options for the various • High-Speed USB Host / Device with Simplified Development target applications. The 169 BGA package provides access to all of the features of the i.MX233. The 128 LQFP package provides a subset of these features in order to fit into the smaller pin count package. This smaller package option is ideal for cost-sensitive entry level applications that use small displays, don't require touchscreen user interface and have manufacturing restrictions (number of board layers). The feature differences are shown in the integrated PHY as power management, analog audio and A/D channels reduces system complexity • 12-bit Low-Resolution ADC (LRADC) and speeds time-to-market. In addition, an • 3.3V general purpose I/O image processing unit supporting 24-bit VGA displays is integrated to provide rich user Multimedia and Graphics Processing interfaces. With a wide range of connectivity • Display controller optimized for up to options, such as UART, SDIO, USB and I2C, 24-bit-per-pixel VGA (640 x 480) resolution Target applications hardware with minimal memory overhead • Home Appliances The integration of mixed-signal analog such • Serial peripheral interfaces (SPI) • Pixel processing pipeline (PXP) to handle • Portable Navigation Devices power consumption of the i.MX233 • UART block diagram and table. • Portable Media Players For plugged in “always on” devices, the low post display frame pre-processing in • TV Encoder and 10-bit Video DAC out the i.MX233 processor provides the ability to connect wirelessly to other devices, through the use of off-chip Bluetooth™, Wi-Fi and other wireless protocols. Cost Efficient The integration of mixed-signal analog such as power management, analog audio and A/D channels eliminates external components i.MX233 Applications Processor Standard Connectivity I 2C thereby reducing overall system bill of SPI x 2 materials cost. Ext Memory I/F Power Management DC/DC 4.2V NAND LD0 x 4 BCH 20-bit Battery Charger RS ECC8 UART Optimized System-on-Chip With an ARM9 core operating up to 454MHz, the i.MX233 processor is designed to maximize performance and extend battery DDR1 i.MX233 ARM926EJ-S™ 454 MHz 12-bit ADC mDDR HS USB Phy GPIO life. An integrated power management system 16 KB I-cache 16 KB D-cache Internal Memory 32 KB SRAM enables efficient MIPS per application while clock gating and multiple low power modes Audio optimize low power performance. The i.MX233 also includes boot from SLC, MLC and managed NANDs capability and supports up to 20-bit BCH or 8-bit Reed Solomon error correction to improve reliability. Development Tools 64 KB ROM Security I2S x 2 DRM Unique ID OTP AES Key Ext Storage S/PDIF Tx 128-bit AES SHA-1 Hashing MMC+/SD x 2 1.5W Mono Speaker Amp Stereo ADC/DAC with Amp User I/F Standard System Timer x 4 PWM x 5 LCD Controller Watch Dog DMA Touch Screen Freescale delivers the i.MX23 evaluation kit that is price-effective with out compromising performance and allowing the customer to ultimately develop, debug and demonstrate the personality of their next great product. The evaluation kit includes support for Linux®, Scaling System Debug Multimedia ETM 10-bit Video DAC Alpha Blending SJTAG Rotation PAL/NTSC Analog TV Encoder Color Space Conversion DDR1, NAND, SDIO and USB. An optional Not available in QFP package display module using a 4.3” WQVGA TFT LCD is also offered. Package options Function 128 LQFP 169 BGA External Memory Interface 1 chip enable , 64MB 2 chip enables, 128MB General Purpose Media Interface (GPMI) 8-bit data NAND data width 16-bit data NAND data width LCD Interface (LCDIF) 8-bit serial 8-bit serial, 24-bit parallel Part Number Temp ranges Package Mono Speaker Amplifier No Yes MCIMX233DJM4B -10C to +70C 169 MAPBGA , 0.8mm Serial Audio Interface (I2S) 0 2 A/D Channels 2 6 169 MAPBGA , 0.8mm UARTs 1 Debug UART, 1 App UART 1 Debug UART, 2 App UARTs Synchronous Serial Ports (SSP) SSP1 – 4-bit data SSP1 – 8-bit data Rotary Encoder Muxed with PWM, Debug UART Dedicated Real Time Clock (RTC) 24MHz 32kHz and 24MHz PWM Channels 3 5 MCIMX233CJM4B -40C to +85C MCIMX233DAG4B -10C to +70C 128LQFP MCIMX233CAG4B -40C to +85C 128LQFP Learn More: Freescale and the Freescale logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. 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