Document Number: MCIMX31C
Freescale Semiconductor
Rev. 4.3, 2/2010
Data Sheet: Technical Data
MCIMX31C and
MCIMX31LC
Package Information
Plastic Package
MCIMX31C and
Case 1931 19 x 19 mm, 0.8 mm Pitch
MCIMX31LC
Ordering Information
Multimedia Applications
See Table 1 on page 3 for ordering information.
Processors for Industrial and
Automotive Products
Contents
1 Introduction
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
The MCIMX31C and MCIMX31LC multimedia
Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
applications processors represent the next step in
Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
low-power, high-performance application processors.
Functional Description and Application Information 4
Unless otherwise specified, the material in this data sheet
ARM11 Microprocessor Core . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
is applicable to both the MCIMX31C and MCIMX31LC Module Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Signal Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
processors and referred to singularly throughout this
Electrical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
document as MCIMX31C. The MCIMX31LC does not
Chip-Level Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
include a graphics processing unit (GPU).
Supply Power-Up/Power-Down Requirements and
Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Based on an ARM11 microprocessor core, the
Module-Level Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . .16
MCIMX31C provides the performance with low power
Package Information and Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
consumption required by modern digital devices such
MAPBGA Production Package 473 19 x 19 mm,
as:
0.8 mm Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Automotive infotainment and navigation Product Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Industrial control (human interface)
The MCIMX31C takes advantage of the
ARM1136JF-S core running at 400 MHz, and is
optimized for minimal power consumption using the
most advanced techniques for power saving (DVFS,
power gating, clock gating). With 90 nm technology and
dual-Vt transistors (two threshold voltages), the
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MCIMX31C provides the optimal performance versus leakage current balance.
The performance of the MCIMX31C is boosted by a multi-level cache system, and features peripheral
devices such as an MPEG-4 Hardware Encoder (VGA, 30 fps), an Autonomous Image Processing Unit, a
Vector Floating Point (VFP11) co-processor, and a RISC-based SDMA controller.
The MCIMX31C supports connections to various types of external memories, such as DDR, NAND Flash,
NOR Flash, SDRAM, and SRAM. The MCIMX31C can be connected to a variety of external devices
using technology, such as high-speed USB2.0 OTG, ATA, MMC/SDIO, and compact flash.
1.1 Features
The MCIMX31C is designed for automotive and industrial markets where extended operating temperature
is required. They provide low-power solutions for high-performance demanding multimedia and graphics
applications.
The MCIMX31C is built around the ARM11 MCU core and implemented in the 90 nm technology.
The systems include the following features:
Multimedia and floating-point hardware acceleration supporting:
MPEG-4 real-time encode of up to VGA at 30 fps
MPEG-4 real-time video post-processing of up to VGA at 30 fps
Video conference call of up to QCIF-30 fps (decoder in software), 128 kbps
Video streaming (playback) of up to VGA-30 fps, 384 kbps
3D graphics and other applications acceleration with the ARM tightly-coupled Vector
Floating Point co-processor
On-the-fly video processing that reduces system memory load (for example, the
power-efficient viewfinder application with no involvement of either the memory system or the
ARM CPU)
Advanced power management
Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling
Multiple clock and power domains
Independent gating of power domains
Multiple communication and expansion ports including a fast parallel interface to an external
graphic accelerator (supporting major graphic accelerator vendors)
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