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
(SATA), which reduces the number of external
controller chips and provides customers with
a cost-effective solution. The PCI Express
controller is revision 1.0a compatible
and supports either x1 or x2 widths,
making it an excellent choice for wireless
access points and low-end printers. The
integrated SATA controllers support both
SATA I and II data rates (1.5 and 3.0 Gbaud),
providing integrated support for hard disk
drive applications such as network
attached storage.
Key Advantages
• Highperformancee300coreoperatingup
to 800 MHz with 32 KB L1 cache
• IntegratedPCIExpressandSATA
controllers providing a cost-effective
System-on-Chip (SoC) solution
• Keynetworkingcapabilitiesenabledby
dual Gigabit Ethernet ports
• Integratedsecurityengine
Integrated Communications Processors
MPC837x PowerQUICC® II Pro
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
32-bit PCI interface operating up to
66 MHz, Rev 2.3 compatible
PCI Express with two interfaces support
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
an E in the device number)
Public Key Encryption unit supports RSA
and Diffie Hellman
Data Encryption Standard Execution
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
Message Digest Execution unit supports
HSA1/2 and SHA-384/512
ARC Four Execution Unit, Kasumi
Execution Unit and CRC Execution Unit
XOR acceleration
• AdditionalSupport
An enhanced local bus controller
with support for boot from NAND
and NOR flash
4-channel DMA controller
Dual I2C controller, DUART, SPI interface
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MPC837xE PowerQUICC® II Pro Family MPC8379E MPC8378E MPC8377E
Core 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
PCI 32-bit up to 66 MHz (2.3) 32-bit up to 66 MHz (2.3) 32-bit up to 66 MHz (2.3)
PCI Express®– 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
Security E version only E version only E version only
Additional Interfaces 2 x UART, 2 x I2C, SPI 2 x UART, 2 x I2C, SPI 2 x UART, 2 x I2C, SPI
Interrupt Controller Yes Yes Yes
Package 689 Te PBGA 689 Te PBGA 689 Te PBGA