Overview
Anchored by the Version 2 ColdFire® core, the
MCF5253 is an excellent general-purpose,
cost-effective system controller with over 125
Dhrystone 2.1 MIPS of performance at 140
MHz. The MCF5253 is a unique addition to
the ColdFire family because it features two
CAN modules, the largest SRAM block in the
portfolio at 128K and is the first to offer high-
speed USB On-the-Go (OTG) with integrated
Physical Layer (PHY). Other features include
a dedicated advanced technology attachment
(ATA) hard disk interface, real-time clock
(RTC) and an enhanced multiply-accumulate
(eMAC) unit which provides DSP capabilities.
Low-power management features include a
flexible phase-lock-loop (PLL) with power-
down mode and dynamic clock switching.
Freescale’s added integration empowers
customers to reduce the number of system
components that lowers their development
costs and facilitates rapid time to market. The
MCF5253 is suitable for numerous consumer
and industrial applications including point-
of-sale, Voice-over IP (VoIP) and medical
instrumentation.
Target Applications
Point-of-sale
Card payment terminals
Handheld bar code scanners
Stationary bar code scanners
Bar code printers
Automatic teller machines
Portable data collection terminals
Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP)–
complete with Inter-IC Sound (I2S) and
enhanced multiply-accumulate module
(eMAC)
ColdFire
ColdFire® Embedded Controllers
MCF5253
Fact Sheet
Up to 60
GPIO JTAGBDM PLL
QSPI
ColdFire®
V2
Core
SDRAM
Controller and
Chip Selects
System
Bus Controller
EMAC
8K
I-Cache 128K SRAM
High-Speed
USB OTG
I2S
Tx x 3/Rx x 2 RTC
UART x 3CAN x 2 I2C x 2 2-ch. 16-bit
Timer
4-ch. DMA
6-ch. 12-bit
ADC
ATA/IDE
Interface
Flash Media
Interface
MCF5253 Block Diagram
Features Benefits
32-Bit V2 ColdFire Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Up to 125 Dhrystone 2.1 MIPS at 140 MHz
performance; 1.2V Core; 3.3V I/O High performance core with low-power
management features; optimized for high-level
language constructs
Enhanced Multiply and Accumulate Module
(eMAC) and Hardware Divide Provides common set of DSP operations and
enhances the integer multiply instructions in the
ColdFire architecture
On-Chip Memory
128K SRAM Provides one-cycle access to critical code
and data; supports DMA requests to and
from internal SRAM
8K Instruction Cache Improves system performance by providing
cached instructions to the execution unit in
a single clock cycle
Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) Controller Provides glueless interface for one bank
of SDRAM and can address up to 32MB;
supports a 16-bit data bus
Power Management Features
Phase Locked Loop (PLL) and System Oscillator Generates processor clock and allows the
use of almost any low frequency external clock
(5-35 MHz)
Internal Voltage Regulator Used to supply the CPU and PLL; reduces
the number of external components required;
allows operation from a single supply rail
ColdFire
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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