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Document Number: MCF5253FS
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Target Applications, cont.
• Medical instrumentation
Medical imaging
Home health monitoring
Patient monitoring
Dialysis machines
Hearing analysis equipment
Powered beds
Infusion pumps
Electric wheelchairs
Laboratory equipment
• HVAC and building control
• Factory automation
• Fire/Security
Cost Effective Development Tools
M5253EVBE US$680 MSRP
This complete evaluation system comes
with everything you need to evaluate the
MCF5253 right out of the box, including a
complimentary version of CodeWarrior® for
ColdFire Special Edition.
MCF5253 Hardware and Software Tools
The MCF5253 ColdFire microprocessor is
supported by a variety of hardware and
software tools to ease the design-in process.
The M5253EVBE Evaluation System comes
with everything you need to fully evaluate
the MCF5253 right out of the box. The
M5253EVBE includes, at no extra cost,
Freescale’s CodeWarrior Development Studio
for ColdFire Architectures Special Edition
to support development from hardware
bring-up through embedded application
development. For those interested in open
source development, the MCF5253 is also
supported by a µCLinux Board Support
Package, complete with a USB host and
device stacks. A complimentary stand-alone
USB stack from CMX systems is also planned
for the MCF5253 ColdFire microprocessor.
The MCF5253 is well supported b y world-
class development tool suites offered through
leading third party tool developers.
Features cont. Benefits cont.
Peripherals
USB 2.0 High Speed Host/Device/OTG
controller with integrated PHY Operates as full and high-speed USB host
or full and high-speed USB device; features
a USB 2.0 high-speed compatible PHY
Two Control Area Network (CAN) Modules Full implementation of the Bosch CAN 2.0B
protocol specification that supports standard
and extended messaging frames
I2S Interface Provides the necessary input and output
features to receive and transmit digital audio
signals over serial interfaces
Three Universal Asynchronous Receiver
Transmitters (UART) Manages asynchronous serial communication;
full-duplex operation; features DMA and
processor interrupt capabilities
Queued Serial Peripheral Interface (QSPI) Provides a serial peripheral interface with
queued transfer capability
Two I2C Controllers Bi-directional serial buses that exchange
data between devices
ATA Hard Disk Interface Advanced technology attachment host
interface to IDE hard disk drives and ATAPI
optical disc drives
SmartMedia Interface (including IDE
and CompactFlash) Allows connection of an IDE hard disk drive
or SmartMedia flash card with minimum
external hardware
Flash Media Card Interface Allows connection to Sony® Memory Stick®
compatible devices; supports secure digital
(SD) and other types of flash media
Integration
Real Time Clock (RTC) Module Keeps track of the current time even if the
clock is turned off
4 channel DMA controller Four full programmable DMA channels for
quick data transfer
6 channel 12-bit Analog-to-Digital
Converter (ADC) Based on the Sigma-Delta concept with 12-bit
resolution; both the analog comparator and
digital sections are integrated on the MCF5253
2 channel 16-bit timer Includes two general purpose timers, each of
which contains a free-running 16-bit timer; 14.3
ns resolution with CPU clock at 140 MHz
General-Purpose I/O Up to 57 programmable general-purpose
outputs; up to 60 programmable general-
purpose inputs
16-bit non-multiplexed data bus with
four chip selects Transfers data between the ColdFire core or
DMA and other devices on the external bus
Development Support
Background Debugger Module (BDM) Provides system debugging capabilities
Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) Interface For system diagnostics and manufacturing
testing; complies with the IEEE 1149.1A
standard for boundary scan testability
Package Options
Part Number Temp Ranges Package
MCF5253VM140 0° C to +70° C 225 MAPBGA