Integrated Communications Processors MPC8377E and MPC8379E Reference Design Boards The MPC8377E-RDB and MPC8379E-RDB provide customers with highly integrated reference design boards that can help shorten customers' time to market. The reference designs are aimed at small-to-medium business and consumer applications, such as network attached storage (NAS) with RAID 5, multi-function printers and office-in-a box. The cost-effective boards are based on the MPC837x family, built on Power ArchitectureTM technology, along with leading-edge external components to help customers quickly design and implement their target application. The MPC8377-RDB leverages the MPC8377E processor while the MPC8379E-RDB enables the MPC8379E. The MPC837x family is based on the e300 core, built on Power Architecture technology, which has a frequency range of 400-667 MHz, and supports a 32K instruction and L1 data cache. The MPC837x family also supports two Gigabit Ethernet controllers, USB 2.0, PCI 2.3, 64/32-bit DDR1/2 and an The MPC8377E-RDB and the MPC8379E- an application-specific platform that can help integrated security engine. The MPC8377E RDB platforms feature 256 MB unbuffered customers to get a jump start on their next supports two x1 PCI Express(R) and two DDR2 SDRAM, 8 MB NOR flash and 32 MB application design. Serial-ATA II (SATA II) controllers, while the NAND flash, where the platforms can boot MPC8379E supports four SATA II controllers. from either NOR or NAND flash. They include The new MPC837x family, based in 90 nm both a Gigabit PHY and a 5-port Ethernet process technology, provides high integration switch, as well as a 4-port USB hub or a that simplifies board design and offers a cost- 1-port USB on-the-go (OTG). The MPC8377E- effective solution. RDB also supports a PCI Express add-in connector and a MiniPCI Express slot. The MPC8379E-RDB platform also supports up to four SATA II connectors. These components, integrated with the MPC837x family, provide Along with the hardware support, the MPC8379E-RDB and MPC8377-RDB come with a board support package (BSP) that includes both U-boot and Linux(R) 2.6 support. The platform is also available with third-party software applications. To see demonstrations or to acquire details of Freescale's third-party applications for this platform, please contact your local Freescale sales office. MPC8379-RDB and MPC8377-RDB Boards Features * One Gigabit RGMII connected to Vitesse * CPU: Freescale MPC8379E or MPC8377E * One 5-port Vitesse Ethernet switch * Memory subsystem * Two (MPC8377E) or four (MPC8379E) standard SATA II connectors Gigabit PHY (VSC8201) (VSC7385) * USB 2.0 * 4-port USB hub or 1-port USB OTG 256 MB unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM PCI and PCI Express * DUART 8 MB NOR flash (MPC8377E-RDB only) * Thermal sensor on I2C bus 32 MB NAND flash * PCI Express add-in connector * Programmable LEDs for debug use 256 Kb serial EEPROM * MiniPCI Express for WLAN * Mini-ITX form factor: 170 mm x 170 mm SD card socket * One MiniPCI connector * 6-layer PCB routing (4-layer signals, 2-layer * Interfaces 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports * One standard PCI connector with extended REQ/GNT connector for riser card power and ground) * Lead-free (ROHS), CE and FCC Certification SATA MPC8377E-RDB and MPC8379E-RDB Block Diagram * * * MPC8377E-RDB only Learn More: Freescale and the Freescale logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. The Power Architecture and Power.org word marks and the Power and Power.org logos and related marks are trademarks and service marks licensed by Power.org. (c) Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 2008. Document Number: MPC8379ERDBFS REV 1 For current information about Freescale products and documentation, please visit www.freescale.com.