i.MX Applications Processors
i.MX537 Applications Processor
Enabling enhanced graphics and connectivity for
industrial and medical devices
for extended reliability, a formal long product
Overview
The i.MX53 family of processors represents
Features
CPU Complex
supply guarantee to support product life
spans and a strong ecosystem, including
Freescale’s next generation of advanced
•ꢀ 800ꢀMHzꢀARMꢀCortex-A8ꢀCPU
module manufacturers, software integrators
multimedia and power-efficient implementation
of the ARM® Cortex™-A8 core. With core
•ꢀ 32ꢀKBꢀinstructionꢀandꢀdataꢀcaches
•ꢀ Unifiedꢀ256ꢀKBꢀL2ꢀcache
•ꢀ NEONꢀSIMDꢀmediaꢀaccelerator
•ꢀ Vectorꢀfloatingꢀpointꢀcoprocessor
Multimedia
and development tools.
processing speeds up to 800 MHz, the
Target Applications
•ꢀ HMIꢀforꢀappliances,ꢀbuildingꢀcontrol,ꢀ
i.MX537 is optimized for both performance
and power to meet the demands of high-end,
factory/home automation, printers and
advanced applications. An integrated display
security panels
controller, 1080p HD video decode and
•ꢀ OpenGL®ꢀESꢀ2.0ꢀandꢀOpenVG™ꢀ1.1ꢀ
720p video encode, enhanced graphics and
•ꢀ Patientꢀmonitors
connectivity features make the i.MX537 ideal
•ꢀ Pointꢀofꢀsaleꢀterminals
hardware accelerators
for a wide range of applications that require
•ꢀ Multi-formatꢀHDꢀ1080pꢀvideoꢀdecoderꢀandꢀ
•ꢀ Surveillanceꢀcameras
•ꢀ Security
rich user interfaces with high color displays,
such as patient monitors and human-machine
interfaces (HMI).
HD 720p video encoder hardware engine
•ꢀ 24-bitꢀprimaryꢀdisplayꢀsupportꢀupꢀtoꢀ
WSXGAꢀresolution
•ꢀ Digitalꢀsignage
•ꢀ Telehealth
Software Flexibility
•ꢀ 18-bitꢀsecondaryꢀdisplayꢀsupport
Development on the i.MX537 is made easier
with Freescale board support packages
optimized for multimedia and low-power
operation. BSPs are available for the following
operating systems:
•ꢀ Barcodeꢀscanners
•ꢀ AnalogꢀHDꢀ720pꢀcomponentꢀTVꢀoutput
•ꢀ High-qualityꢀhardwareꢀvideoꢀde-interlacing
Benefits
•ꢀ Ultra-fastꢀprocessingꢀandꢀhigh-performanceꢀ
•ꢀ Imageꢀandꢀvideoꢀresize,ꢀinversionꢀandꢀ
multimedia capabilities
rotation hardware
•ꢀ Completeꢀhardwareꢀandꢀsoftwareꢀpackageꢀ
provided to enable faster time to market
and lower R&D investment
•ꢀ Android™
•ꢀ Alphaꢀblendingꢀandꢀcolorꢀspaceꢀconversion
•ꢀ Windows® Embedded Compact 7
•ꢀ Linux®
•ꢀ Video/graphicsꢀcombining:ꢀfourꢀplanesꢀplusꢀ
hardware cursor
•ꢀ Dedicatedꢀvideoꢀandꢀgraphicsꢀhardwareꢀ
acceleration engines provides best-in-class
performance for power
•ꢀ Displayꢀqualityꢀenhancement:ꢀcolorꢀcorrection,ꢀ
Industrial Needs
Likeꢀtheꢀrestꢀofꢀtheꢀi.MXꢀportfolio,ꢀtheꢀi.MX537ꢀ
processor provides key environmental
gamut mapping and gamma correction
External Memory Interface
•ꢀ Multi-standardꢀHDꢀ1080pꢀdecode
•ꢀ HDꢀ720p-readyꢀvideoconferencing
•ꢀ Upꢀtoꢀ2ꢀGBꢀLP-DDR2,ꢀDDR2,ꢀLV-DDR2ꢀandꢀ
DDR3ꢀSDRAM,ꢀ16/32-bit
differentiators for the industrial market. These
include 3.3-volt I/O support, an 0.8 mm pitch
package to reduce PCB and manufacturing
costs, extended temperature coverage for
harsh environments, industrial qualification
•ꢀ Upꢀtoꢀ2ꢀGBꢀexternalꢀmemoryꢀsupportꢀ
prepares your end device for advanced
computing applications and future OSs
and browsers
•ꢀ SLC/MLCꢀNANDꢀflash,ꢀ8/16-bit
Advanced Power Management
•ꢀ Multipleꢀindependentꢀpowerꢀdomains
•ꢀ LP-DDR2,ꢀLV-DDR2,ꢀDDR2ꢀandꢀDDR3ꢀ
•ꢀ Dynamicꢀvoltageꢀandꢀfrequencyꢀscaling
ready for greater design flexibility
Connectivity
•ꢀ Optimizedꢀforꢀlow-powerꢀoperationꢀtoꢀ
•ꢀ High-SpeedꢀUSBꢀ2.0ꢀOTGꢀwithꢀPHY
provide optimal performance for battery life
•ꢀ High-SpeedꢀUSBꢀ2.0ꢀHostꢀwithꢀPHY
•ꢀ TwoꢀadditionalꢀHigh-SpeedꢀUSBꢀcontrollers
•ꢀ IntegratedꢀLVDSꢀdisplayꢀinterface
•ꢀ Smartlyꢀintegratedꢀi.MX53ꢀoffersꢀmoreꢀonꢀ
chip,ꢀincludingꢀLVDS,ꢀUSBꢀPHYs,ꢀEthernetꢀ
and SATA, reducing the need for external
components and passing on significant
BOM cost savings
•ꢀ Wideꢀarrayꢀofꢀserialꢀinterfaces,ꢀincludingꢀ
SDIO, SPI, I2CꢀandꢀUART
i.MX