MPC8540PX833LC - PowerQUICC III 833MHz Host Processor | NXP
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A microprocessor (MPU) is the central processing unit of an embedded system, executing operating-system and protocol-stack code that coordinates peripherals, memory, and off-chip I/O. The MPC8540 belongs to the PowerQUICC III family, descended from Freescale's MPC8xx and MPC82xx PowerQUICC lines; it sits in the hierarchy: MPU -> embedded processor -> integrated host processor -> PowerPC architecture -> PowerQUICC family. This product type is typically used where a system-on-chip integrates both computation and the communications peripherals needed for line cards, routers, and storage controllers, reducing board area and BOM versus a discrete CPU-plus-bridge design.
Key features include the PowerPC e500 core with dual-issue execution, integrated DDR/DDR2 memory controller with ECC support, four GigaEthernet MACs (two SGMII/SerDes capable), a TCP/IP acceleration engine (CCE), and PCI/PCI-X bridge. The device also integrates local bus and serial RapidIO interfaces for high-speed interconnect to FPGAs or companion processors in modular designs.
Process technology is 0.13 um CMOS with a core voltage near 1.2 V and I/O at 2.5 V / 3.3 V, achieving 833 MHz operation at moderate power. Security and reliability features include parity on internal buses and ECC on external memory, supporting carrier-grade uptime requirements.
Typical applications include enterprise routers and switches, wireless base-station baseband and control cards, network-attached storage (NAS) controllers, industrial control planes, and telecom line cards. The 783-ball FCBGA provides high pincount for parallel memory and multi-GbE SerDes interfaces.
Designers should plan thermal management for the FCBGA from the start; the package has limited heat-spreader compatibility. JTAG/cOP supports boundary-scan bring-up and the on-chip CCE can offload 100 Mbps-class encryption tasks, but background processing and DMA tuning still require driver-level configuration.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, same-package drop-in alternatives, and field design notes not consolidated in the manufacturer datasheet. Prices are listed as of 2026-10-16.
Mga alternatibo na pwedeng ilagay na MPC8540PX833LC — parehas na package, pin-to-pin na katugmang. Hindi kasama ang mga bahagi ng iba't-ibang package na nangangailangan ng pagpapaayos ng PCB.
Variante sa Seri na ito
Katulad na modelo sa serye na katugma sa pagpasok MPC8540PX833LC (parehas na form factor at footprint) — pagkakaiba sa Memory Controller, Data Bus Width, Security Engine, Mounting Type, Package.
MPC8540PXAQFC
✅ Drop-In📋 Alternatibo na Reference (hindi sa katalogo)
MPC8540PX833LB
✅ Drop-InMagkontak para sa presyo
Tingnan ang Datasheet →MPC8541VTAPF
✅ Drop-InMagkontak para sa presyo
Tingnan ang Datasheet →MPC8543VTAQG
✅ Drop-In📋 Alternatibo na Reference (hindi sa katalogo)
MPC8555EVTAPF
✅ Drop-InMagkontak para sa presyo
Tingnan ang Datasheet →MPC8548EVJAUJD
✅ Drop-In📋 Alternatibo na Reference (hindi sa katalogo)
MPC8540PX833LC Mga Pinakamataas na Rating at Electrical Characteristics
| Manufacturer | NXP Semiconductors (originally Freescale) |
| Product Family | PowerQUICC III |
| Processor Type | MPC85xx PowerQUICC III, 32-bit |
| Core Architecture | PowerPC e500 |
| Core Count | 1 |
| Operating Frequency | 833 MHz |
| Core Voltage | 1.2 V |
| I/O Voltage | 2.5 V / 3.3 V |
| Packhaging | 783-FCPBGA (29x29 mm) |
| Process Technology | 0.13 um CMOS |
| Memory Controller | DDR/DDR2 with ECC |
| Ethernet MACs | 4 Gigabit (incl. SGMII) |
| PCI Interface | PCI / PCI-X |
| Acceleration Engine | Communications Engine (CCE) |
| Lead-Free Status | Contains Lead |
Gabay sa Pin Configuration ng MPC8540PX833LC 783-fcpbga (29x29 mm)
Pin configuration para sa MPC8540PX833LC (783-fcpbga (29x29 mm) package). Kasama sa digital IC na ito ang GPIO, mga communication interface (UART, SPI, I2C), at mga power pin. Sumangguni sa datasheet ng manufacturer para sa mga alternatibong function ng pin at mga opsyon sa configuration. Mahalaga para sa disenyo ng embedded system at PCB layout.
Wala ng detalyadong pinout data na magagamit para sa MPC8540PX833LC.
Sumangguni sa datasheet para sa buong pin configuration.
Tipikal na mga Gamit
MPC8540PX833LC ay nararapat para sa 7 aplikasyons: Enterprise Router Control Plane, Wireless Base Station Baseband Card, Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Controller, Industrial Control Plane and Gateways, Telecom Line Card, Voice over IP (VoIP) Media Gateway, Printer and Imaging Controller Board.
Enterprise Router Control Plane
The MPC8540PX833LC suits enterprise router control-plane processors by combining a PowerPC e500 core at 833 MHz with quad Gigabit Ethernet MACs and a Communications Engine (CCE) for protocol acceleration. The 833 MHz performance headroom keeps routing tables in cache and handles BGP/OSPF packet bursts, while the integrated DDR/DDR2 controller with ECC protects forwarding tables from soft errors. Per the Freescale PowerQUICC III brief, this part is intended for routers that aggregate multiple GbE links without requiring an external NP. Placed on a line card, the MPC8540PX833LC scales from edge routers to enterprise aggregation switches where deterministic performance and four Ethernet ports are needed in a single chip.
Inirekomenda
Wireless Base Station Baseband Card
In wireless base-station baseband cards, the MPC8540PX833LC handles Layer 2/3 processing, timing, and OAM while keeping tight power budgets. The PowerPC e500 at 833 MHz provides the deterministic throughput required for protocol-stack termination and backhaul aggregation. The 783-FCPBGA exposes SerDes lanes that connect directly to SGMII PHYs and to FPGA co-processors for PHY-layer DSP, allowing designers to reuse the same platform from 3G to LTE FDD/TDD with firmware swaps. ECC on the DDR2 memory bus is essential for carrier-grade uptime as required by telecom operators, and the MPC8540's PCI-X port offers a path to legacy digital-radio cards.
Inirekomenda
Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Controller
The MPC8540PX833LC is well-suited to NAS controllers where the PowerPC e500 coordinates RAID, iSCSI, NFS, and SMB stacks. The DDR2 controller with ECC ensures memory integrity under multi-protocol load, while the PCI-X interface connects to SAS/SATA controller chips for disk aggregation. The integrated CCE can accelerate checksum and AES offload, reducing host CPU overhead for high-throughput file operations. Power dissipation of the FCBGA is dominated by core current at 1.2 V; a 4-layer PCB with inner power planes keeps thermal performance acceptable in 1U rack enclosures.
Inirekomenda
Industrial Control Plane and Gateways
Industrial gateways benefit from the MPC8540PX833LC's combination of deterministic PowerPC processing and Quad Ethernet switching, which can bridge factory-floor protocols (PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP) to enterprise networks. The PCI-X port allows expansion through FPGA cards for industrial bus connectivity, while the integrated CCE secures production data with hardware-accelerated IPsec/TLS. Operating-system support is mature (VxWorks, Linux with BSP), accelerating time-to-market for industrial OEM designs and replacing legacy MPC82xx designs with the same Freescale/NXP ecosystem.
Inirekomenda
Telecom Line Card
Telecom line cards in carrier-grade systems rely on the MPC8540PX833LC for ATM/PWE/Ethernet interworking with deterministic performance. The four Gigabit Ethernet MACs, two routed through SerDes for SGMII fiber uplinks, deliver the bandwidth density demanded by metro aggregation; the local bus supports glueless glue-logic to TDM framers. The integrated DDR2 controller with ECC is essential for compliance with NEBS standards on memory integrity. JTAG/cOP allows manufacturing-level boundary scan and on-chip debug for the 783-FCPBGA assembly, simplifying production test and field diagnostics.
Inirekomenda
Voice over IP (VoIP) Media Gateway
In VoIP media gateways, the MPC8540PX833LC provides the packet processing throughput and signal-handling capability needed for TDM-to-IP conversion. The CCE accelerates RTP jitter buffer operations and IPsec SRTP encryption simultaneously, offloading what would otherwise require a dedicated DSP. The PowerPC e500 with MMU supports a real-time OS or Linux with PREEMPT_RT, giving developers flexibility for high-availability gateways. The PCI-X expansion slot supports DSP cards for legacy vocoder support, while the integrated GMII interfaces allow redundant Ethernet uplinks to PBX systems.
Inirekomenda
Printer and Imaging Controller Board
High-end multifunction printers and production imaging systems use the MPC8540PX833LC as their scanner/print-pipeline controller, where the PowerPC e500 coordinates scan-to-email, format conversion, and RIP pipelines. The PCI-X interface connects to engine boards and FPGA image processors, while the integrated Ethernet ports support Gigabit connectivity for office deployment. DDR2 memory with ECC ensures image data integrity under high-duty-cycle operation. The same FCBGA family footprint used by other PowerQUICC III parts lets the OEM reuse PCB layout across multiple product SKUs.
Inirekomenda
Buod ng mga Inirekomendang Produkto
Impormasyon ng Talumpati sa Engineering for MPC8540PX833LC — ikabit, gabay sa disenyo, at impormasyon ng pagsunod sa kautusan.
Paunawang Hanapin
Ikabit sa Mga Alternatibo
| Parametro | Ito ang Producto | MPC8540PXAQFC | MPC8540PX833LB | MPC8541VTAPF | MPC8543VTAQG | MPC8555EVTAPF | MPC8548EVJAUJD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 783-FCPBGA (29x29) | 783-FCPBGA (29x29) - same | 783-FCPBGA (29x29) - same | 783-FCPBGA (29x29) - same | 783-FCPBGA (29x29) - same | 783-FCPBGA (29x29) - same | 783-FCPBGA (29x29) - same |
| Brand | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors | NXP Semiconductors |
| Core Architecture | PowerPC e500 | PowerPC e500 | PowerPC e500 | PowerPC e500 | PowerPC e500 | PowerPC e500 | PowerPC e500 (enhanced) |
| Process Technology | 0.13 um CMOS | 0.13 um CMOS | 0.13 um CMOS | 0.13 um CMOS | 0.13 um CMOS | 0.13 um CMOS | 90 nm CMOS |
| Memory Controller | DDR/DDR2 with ECC | DDR/DDR2 with ECC | DDR/DDR2 with ECC | DDR/DDR2 with ECC | DDR/DDR2 with ECC | DDR/DDR2 with ECC | DDR2/DDR3 with ECC |
| Ethernet MACs | 4x Gigabit (2 SGMII SerDes) | 4x Gigabit (2 SGMII) | 4x Gigabit (2 SGMII) | 4x Gigabit (enhanced) | 4x Gigabit (QoS-enhanced) | 4x Gigabit + cPCI | Enhanced fabric SerDes |
| PCI / Local Bus | PCI / PCI-X + Local Bus | PCI / PCI-X + Local Bus | PCI / PCI-X + Local Bus | PCI / PCI-X + Local Bus | PCI / PCI-X + Local Bus | PCI / PCI-X + Local Bus | PCI-X + Serial RapidIO |
Pangunahing mga Pagkakaiba
- Same FCBGA footprint across multiple PowerQUICC III speeds (kumpara saMPC8540PXAQFC and MPC8540PX833LB)
- Integrated quad GbE with SerDes (kumpara saMPC8548EVJAUJD)
- Communications Engine (CCE) acceleration (kumpara saMPC8555VTAPF)
Talaan ng Disenyo
Estimated: at 1.2 V core and 833 MHz, the FCBGA consumes on the order of 5-8 W typical. Designers should attach a heatsink compatible with 29x29 mm FCBGA land pattern; thermal simulations should assume junction-to-ambient 31.4 C/W or larger without airflow. Adequate copper area under the package and inner power planes are required. Severity: recommended.
Use 50 ohm controlled-impedance routing for all SerDes and SGMII lanes, and keep DDR2 trace lengths matched within +/-25 mils on the address/command group per NXP MPC8540 Design Checklist. Reference NXP AN2922 and AN3221 (DDR2 design and SerDes layout) when laying out the PCB. Severity: recommended.
Do not confuse the MPC8540 (PowerQUICC III) with the MPC8536 (also PowerQUICC III but different SerDes/fabric). Verify against NXP's part-number decoder before laying out. Also verify errata: eTSEC and PCI-X errata exist for early silicon revisions that may require software workarounds. Severity: critical.
Impormasyon ng Pagsunod sa Kautusan
Lead-Free Status: 'Contains Lead' per DigiChip parts data (MPC8540PX833LC variant). RoHS, REACH, and halogen-free data not found in provided distributor snippets - check NXP Longevity program documentation for RoHS-compliant ordering suffix.