• Embedded MPC8xx core up to 133 MHz
• Maximum frequency operation of the external bus is 80 MHz (in 1:1 mode)
— The 133-MHz core frequency supports 2:1 mode only
— The 66-/80-MHz core frequencies support both the 1:1 and 2:1 modes
• Single-issue, 32-bit core (compatible with the Power Architecture definition) with thirty-two
32-bit general-purpose registers (GPRs)
— The core performs branch prediction with conditional prefetch and without conditional
execution
— 8-Kbyte data cache and 8-Kbyte instruction cache (see Table 1)
– Instruction cache is two-way, set-associative with 256 sets in 2 blocks
– Data cache is two-way, set-associative with 256 sets
– Cache coherency for both instruction and data caches is maintained on 128-bit (4-word)
cache blocks
– Caches are physically addressed, implement a least recently used (LRU) replacement
algorithm, and are lockable on a cache block basis
— MMUs with 32-entry TLB, fully associative instruction and data TLBs
— MMUs support multiple page sizes of 4, 16, and 512 Kbytes, and 8 Mbytes; 16 virtual address
spaces and 16 protection groups
— Advanced on-chip emulation debug mode
• Up to 32-bit data bus (dynamic bus sizing for 8, 16, and 32 bits)
• Thirty-two address lines
• Memory controller (eight banks)
— Contains complete dynamic RAM (DRAM) controller
— Each bank can be a chip select or RAS to support a DRAM bank
— Up to 30 wait states programmable per memory bank
— Glueless interface to DRAM, SIMMS, SRAM, EPROMs, Flash EPROMs, and other memory devices
— DRAM controller programmable to support most size and speed memory interfaces
— Four CAS lines, four WE lines, and one OE line
— Boot chip-select available at reset (options for 8-, 16-, or 32-bit memory)
— Variable block sizes (32 Kbytes–256 Mbytes)
— Selectable write protection
— On-chip bus arbitration logic
• General-purpose timers
— Four 16-bit timers or two 32-bit timers
— Gate mode can enable/disable counting
— Interrupt can be masked on reference match and event capture
• Two Fast Ethernet controllers (FEC)—Two 10/100 Mbps Ethernet/IEEE Std. 802.3® CDMA/CS
that interface through MII and/or RMII interfaces
• System integration unit (SIU)
— Bus monitor
— Software watchdog
— Periodic interrupt timer (PIT)
— Clock synthesizer
— Decrementer and time base
— Reset controller
— IEEE 1149.1™ Std. test access port (JTAG)
• Security engine is optimized to handle all the algorithms associated with IPsec, SSL/TLS, SRTP, IEEE 802.11i® standard, and iSCSI processing. Available on the MPC875, the security engine contains a crypto-channel, a controller, and a set of crypto hardware accelerators  CHAs). The CHAs are:
— Data encryption standard execution unit (DEU)
– DES, 3DES
– Two key (K1, K2, K1) or three key (K1, K2, K3)
– ECB and CBC modes for both DES and 3DES
— Advanced encryption standard unit (AESU)
– Implements the Rijndael symmetric key cipher
– ECB, CBC, and counter modes
– 128-, 192-, and 256-bit key lengths
— Message digest execution unit (MDEU)
– SHA with 160- or 256-bit message digest
– MD5 with 128-bit message digest
– HMAC with either algorithm
— Master/slave logic, with DMA
– 32-bit address/32-bit data
– Operation at MPC8xx bus frequency
— Crypto-channel supporting multi-command descriptors
– Integrated controller managing crypto-execution units
– Buffer size of 256 bytes for each execution unit, with flow control for large data sizes
• Interrupts
— Six external interrupt request (IRQ) lines
— Twelve port pins with interrupt capability
— Twenty-three internal interrupt sources
— Programmable priority between SCCs
— Programmable highest priority request
• Communications processor module (CPM)
— RISC controller
— Communication-specific commands (for example, GRACEFUL STOP TRANSMIT, ENTER HUNT MODE, and RESTART TRANSMIT)
— Supports continuous mode transmission and reception on all serial channels
— 8-Kbytes of dual-port RAM
— Several serial DMA (SDMA) channels to support the CPM
— Three parallel I/O registers with open-drain capability
• On-chip 16 × 16 multiply accumulate controller (MAC)
— One operation per clock (two-clock latency, one-clock blockage)
— MAC operates concurrently with other instructions
— FIR loop—Four clocks per four multiplies
• Four baud-rate generators
— Independent (can be connected to SCC or SMC)
— Allows changes during operation
— Autobaud support option
• SCC (serial communication controller)
— Ethernet/IEEE 802.3® standard, supporting full 10-Mbps operation
— HDLC/SDLC
— HDLC bus (implements an HDLC-based local area network (LAN))
— Asynchronous HDLC to support point-to-point protocol (PPP)
— AppleTalk
— Universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART)
— Synchronous UART
— Serial infrared (IrDA)
— Binary synchronous communication (BISYNC)
— Totally transparent (bit streams)
— Totally transparent (frame based with optional cyclic redundancy check (CRC))
• SMC (serial management channel)
— UART (low-speed operation)
— Transparent
• Universal serial bus (USB)—Supports operation as a USB function endpoint, a USB host
controller, or both for testing purposes (loopback diagnostics)
— USB 2.0 full-/low-speed compatible
— The USB function mode has the following features:
– Four independent endpoints support control, bulk, interrupt, and isochronous data transfers
– CRC16 generation and checking
– CRC5 checking
– NRZI encoding/decoding with bit stuffing
– 12- or 1.5-Mbps data rate
– Flexible data buffers with multiple buffers per frame
– Automatic retransmission upon transmit error
— The USB host controller has the following features:
– Supports control, bulk, interrupt, and isochronous data transfers
– CRC16 generation and checking
– NRZI encoding/decoding with bit stuffing
– Supports both 12- and 1.5-Mbps data rates (automatic generation of preamble token and
data rate configuration). Note that low-speed operation requires an external hub.
– Flexible data buffers with multiple buffers per frame
– Supports local loopback mode for diagnostics (12 Mbps only)
• Serial peripheral interface (SPI)
— Supports master and slave modes
— Supports multiple-master operation on the same bus
• Inter-integrated circuit (I2C) port
— Supports master and slave modes
— Supports a multiple-master environment
• Debug interface
— Eight comparators: four operate on instruction address, two operate on data address, and two
operate on data
— Supports conditions: = ≠ < >
— Each watchpoint can generate a break point internally
• Normal high and normal low power modes to conserve power
• 1.8-V core and 3.3-V I/O operation with 5-V TTL compatibility