i.MX516 Processors|Multimedia

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The i.MX516 applications processor balances performance, power consumption, connectivity and multimedia capabilities necessary to drive today’s advanced automotive systems. These processors are ideal for applications that require advanced user interfaces, sophisticated video processing, 2D and 3D graphics, multiple connectivity options and a high level of system integration. Building on the success of the i.MX515 in the consumer market, the automotive family of i.MX51 processors will bring the consumer electronics user experience and device connectivity into the vehicles of the future.

The i.MX516 is supported by companion NXP^® power management ICs (PMIC), MC13892, MC34704, MC34709 and MMPF0100.

Data Sheet

Reference Manual

Product Details

Block Diagram

i.MX516 Multimedia Applications Processor Block Diagram

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Features

CPU Complex

600 MHz Arm^® Cortex^®-A8 CPU
32KB instruction and data caches
Unified 256KB L2 cache
NEON SIMD media accelerator
Vector floating point co-processor

Multimedia

OpenGL^® ES 2.0 and OpenVG^™ 1.1 hardware accelerators
Multi-format HD720p video decoder and D1 video encoder hardware engines
24-bit primary display support up to WXGA resolution
18-bit secondary display support
Analog HD720p component TV output
High quality hardware video de-interlacing
Image and video resize, inversion and rotation hardware
Alpha blending and color space conversion
Video/graphics combining: four planes plus hardware cursor
Display quality enhancement: color correction, gamut mapping, gamma correction

External Memory Interface

mDDR and DDR2 SDRAM, 16/32-bit, 200MHz
SLC/MLC NAND flash, 8/16-bit

General

Interface Flexibility
Advanced Power Management
Increased Security

Product Longevity

This product is included in NXP’s product longevity program, with assured supply for a minimum of 10 years after launch

Documentation

Quick reference to our documentation types.

1-5 of 25 documents

^{Fact Sheet}
i.MX51 Applications Processors Automotive portfolio: i.MX514 and i.MX516 - Fact SheetFeatured

PDFRev 0Nov 2, 2009641.8 KBIMX51AUTFSEnglish, 中文
^{Data Sheet}
i.MX51 Automotive Datasheet - IMX51AECFeatured

PDFRev 6Oct 8, 20123.7 MBIMX51AECEnglish
^{Fact Sheet}
Evaluation Kit (EVK) for the i.MX51 Applications Processor - Fact SheetFeatured

PDFRev 0Nov 3, 2009235.1 KBIMX51EVKKITFSEnglish, 中文
^{Reference Manual}
Errata to i.MX51 Multimedia Applications Processor Reference Manual Rev. 1

PDFRev 1.1May 20, 2010599.9 KBIMX51RMADEnglish
^{Reference Manual}
MCIMX51 Multimedia Applications Processor

PDFRev 1Feb 24, 201023.1 MBMCIMX51RMEnglish
^{Application Note}
Building for i.MX Mature Boards

PDFRev 0Jul 27, 2017154.2 KBAN12024English
^{Application Note}
AN4547_wrkng.fm

PDFRev 0Oct 22, 2012584.1 KBAN4547English
^{Application Note}
Using Open Source Debugging Tools for Linux on i.MX Processors

PDFRev 0Jul 19, 2012251.5 KBAN4553English
^{Application Note}
Modifying Bootloader and Kernel to Support a Different SDRAM on the i.MX51 Using WinCE 6.0™

PDFRev 0Feb 28, 2011506.3 KBAN4202EnglishAssociated File: AN4202_SW
^{Application Note}
i.MX51 Power-Up Sequence

PDFRev 4Oct 26, 2010560.1 KBAN4053English
^{Application Note}
Interfacing mDDR and DDR2 Memories with the i.MX51

PDFRev 2Oct 26, 20101.6 MBAN4054English
^{Application Note}
i.MX51 DDR/mDDR Calibration Procedure

PDFRev 0Feb 19, 2010527.7 KBAN3992English
^{Engineering Bulletin}
MISRA Compliance in Freescale Automotive C Language Header Files - Engineering Bulletin

PDFRev 1May 28, 2013197.0 KBEB793English
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MCIMX51LCD Panel Potential Electrical Short Issue

PDFRev 0Jan 14, 2010879.2 KBEB726English
^Errata
Chip Errata for the i.MX51

PDFRev 5Feb 22, 20121.3 MBIMX51CE_NAEnglish
^{Fact Sheet}
i.MX515 Applications Processor - Fact Sheet

PDFRev 3Feb 14, 2020241.3 KBIMX515FSEnglish
^{Fact Sheet}
i.MX51 Applications Processors Consumer and industrial portfolio: i.MX512, i.MX513 and i.MX515 - Fact Sheet

PDFRev 2Feb 14, 2020197.4 KBIMX51CONINDFSEnglish, 中文
^{Supporting Information}
Linux Multimedia Codecs Documentation

GZRev ER2010.11Feb 23, 2012652.8 KBIMX51_1011_MMDOCS_BUNDLEEnglish
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^{Supporting Information}
Windows CE Multimedia Codecs Documentation ER 2011.04 for i.MX51

ZIPRev ER2011.04Feb 3, 2012900.3 KBIMX51_1104_WIN60_MMDOCS_BUNDLEEnglish
^{Supporting Information}
Windows Embedded Compact 7 MM Documentation Bundle. Includes Release Notes and User Guide.

ZIPRev 11.06Jan 16, 2012834.8 KBIMX51_1106_WCE7_MM_DOCSEnglish
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^{Supporting Information}
Windows Embedded Compact 7 BSP Codecs Documentation Bundle. Includes Release Notes and User Guide.

ZIPRev 11.06Jul 19, 20112.2 MBIMX51_1106_WCE7_BSP_DOCSEnglish
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^{Supporting Information}
.MX51 EVK Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Documentation Bundle. Includes Hello World App note, ReadMe doc, release notes,...

ZIPRev ER2011.04May 13, 201112.8 MBIMX51_ER1104_WIN60DOCS_BUNDLEEnglish
^{Supporting Information}
i.MX51 EVK Linux Documentation Bundle

GZRev ER2010.11Dec 13, 201021.9 MBIMX51_ER1011_LINUXDOCS_BUNDLEEnglish
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^{White Paper}
i.MX Security Technology - White Paper

PDFRev 1Nov 20, 2014409.6 KBIMXSCRTYWPEnglish
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XEC-LCD White Paper

PDFRev 0Apr 20, 2011349.5 KBXECLCDWPEnglish

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Design Resources

Design Files

1 design file

^{Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics}
IMX51_EVK16_DESIGN_FILES

ZIPRev 2.0Mar 14, 2011 00:00:0016.0 MBI.MX51EVK_DESIGN_FILES
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Source Code for the i.MX manufacturing tool used for downloading OS images to the i.MX53, i.MX51, i.MX50, i.MX28 and i.MX23.

IMX_MFG_TOOL_SOURCE
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Windows Tool for the creation of boot SD cards for the i.MX platforms. Includes binaries and sources files.

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