MC68EC000CAA10
MC68EC000CAA10 - 32-Bit 10MHz EC000 MPU | NXP 64-QFP
The NXP MC68EC000CAA10 is a 32-bit reduced-pin-count embedded M680x0 microprocessor (EC000) operating at 10 MHz, housed in a 64-pin plastic QFP (14x14 mm) package. It features a 32-bit internal data path with 24-bit address bus and a 16-bit external data bus, making it a low-cost variant of the full MC68000 for embedded applications.
A microprocessor (MPU) is the central processing unit of an embedded computing system, executing instructions fetched from external memory. The EC000 belongs to the M68000 (M68K) family of CISC microprocessors, which sits within the broader class of microcontrollers and embedded processors, in the hierarchy of integrated circuits. Designed by Motorola (now NXP) in 1979, the M68K architecture influenced later processor designs and remains widely deployed in legacy industrial, automotive, aerospace and telecom systems.
Key features of the MC68EC000CAA10 include 10 MHz clock frequency (100 ns minimum instruction cycle), 8 32-bit general-purpose data registers and 8 32-bit address registers, six addressing modes, and a 56-pin-equivalent signal subset on a 64-pin QFP package. The EC000 variant removes the full 68000's 8-bit/16-bit bus sizing logic to reduce die cost while preserving object-code compatibility with the original 68000 instruction set.
Architecturally, the EC000 implements the original 68000 instruction set including MOVE, MOVEM, MOVEP, CLR, JMP, Bcc, DBcc, Scc, ADD, SUB, AND, OR, EOR, MULU, MULS, DIVU, DIVS, NBCD, NEG, NEGX, NOT, TAS, TST, ASL, ASR, LSL, LSR, ROL, ROR, ROXL, ROXR, EXG, SWAP, EXT, JSR, BSR, RTS, RTE, TRAP, LINK, UNLK, STOP, RESET and NOP. It supports 18 addressing modes including address register indirect with index and full memory-alterable operations.
Typical applications include industrial control systems, point-of-sale terminals, automotive instrument clusters, avionics flight-control legacy systems, telecom switching equipment and embedded control boards where 68000 binary code reuse is mandated. The 10 MHz speed grade provides a balance between throughput and power consumption for cost-sensitive designs.
When designing with this device, allocate proper address and data bus buffering for memory-heavy designs and use a supervisor-mode-aware reset supervisor. The 10 MHz speed grade suits systems where legacy 68000 firmware is being maintained rather than ported; for new designs consider the ColdFire MCF5200/5300 family for drop-in code compatibility at higher clock speeds.
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