Multimedia Applications Processors - HD Video, High-End, Advanced Applications, Arm® Cortex®-A8 Core

i.MX537

The i.MX53 family of processors represents NXP’s next generation of advanced multimedia and power-efficient implementation of the Arm® Cortex®-A8 core. With core processing speeds up to 800 MHz, the i.MX537 is optimized for both performance and power to meet the demands of high-end, advanced applications. Integrated display controller, 1080p HD video decode and 720p video encode, enhanced graphics and connectivity features make the i.MX537 ideal for a wide range of applications such as Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and patient monitors which require rich user interfaces with high color displays and user interaction.

The i.MX537 provides key environmental differentiators for the industrial market. These include 3.3V I/O support, a 0.8 mm pitch package to reduce PCB and manufacturing costs, extended temperature coverage for harsh environments, industrial qualification for extended reliability and a formal long product supply guarantee to support product life spans.

The i.MX537 is supported by a companion NXP power management IC (PMIC), MC34709.

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i.MX537 Multimedia Applications Processor Block Diagram

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Features

CPU Complex

  • 800 MHz Cortex-A8 CPU
  • 32 KB instruction and data caches
  • Unified 256 KB L2 cache
  • NEON SIMD media accelerator
  • Vector floating point coprocessor

Multimedia

  • Independent OpenGL® ES 2.0 and OpenVG™ 1.1 hardware accelerators
  • Multi-format HD 1080p video decoder and HD 720p video encoder hardware engine
  • Dual display capable with multiple display options including TFT LCD, LVDS, analog TV-formats (composite, component, RGB) and standard VGA
  • Hardware accelerated image post-processing, display quality enhancement, and video and graphics combining
  • Two simultaneous camera inputs with hardware pre-processing

External Memory Interface

  • Up to 2 GB LP-DDR2, LV-DDR2, DDR2-800, and DDR3-800 SDRAM, 16/32-bit
  • Managed NAND Flash Support with eMMC 4.4/SDIO
  • Raw NAND with up to 16-bit ECC

Advanced Power Management

  • Multiple independent power domains
  • Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling

Connectivity

  • High-Speed USB 2.0 OTG with PHY
  • High-Speed USB 2.0 Host with PHY
  • Two additional High-Speed USB controllers (ULPI)
  • Integrated LVDS display interface supporting up to 2 channels each with 4 data pairs and 1 clock pair
  • Wide array of serial interfaces, including SDIO, SPI, I2C and UART
  • I2S and S/PDIF audio interfaces
  • 10/100 Ethernet controller with IEEE1588 time stamping
  • SATA controller and PHY up to 1.5Gbps
  • Dual CAN interfaces

Security

  • Advanced security supporting High Assurance Boot, cryptographic cipher engines, random number generator, and tamper detection

Package

  • 19mm x 19mm 529-ball TE-BGA
  • 0.8mm pitch

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    i.MX53 SABRE Board Schematics

    ZIPRev DJun 14, 2012 00:00:007.0 MBIMX53_SABRE_BOARD_SCHEMATICS
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  • Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics

    MCIMX53-START i.MX53 QS Board Schematics

    ZIPRev 3May 12, 2011 00:00:006.6 MBIMX53_QS_BOARD_SCHEMATICS
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    Emulators, Probes, and Programmers

    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.

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    Emulators, Probes, and Programmers

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

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    SABRE Platform for Tablets based on i.MX53

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    i.MX53 Quick Start Board

    IMX53QSB

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    Android OS for i.MX Applications Processors

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  • Code Snippets

    IOMUX_TOOL

    ZIPRev 2.0.27Aug 22, 2011 00:00:00956 KBIO_MUX_TOOL
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  • Test, Debug and Analyzer Software

    DDR Stress tester kit for the i.MX51 and i.MX53

    ZIPRev 1May 16, 2011 00:00:00139.1 KBDDR_STRESS_TESTER_FOR_MX51_MX53
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  • Code Generation Tools

    i.MX High Assurance Boot Reference Code Signing Tool

    TGZRev 3.1.0Oct 15, 2018 00:00:0015871 KBIMX_CST_TOOL
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  • Embedded Application Software - miscellaneous

    "Linux Multimedia Codecs Documentation and Sources 11.09 for i.MX53 for the Quick Start boards.Updated with the Linux 11.09 patch release and the 2.0.5 Open Max files.

    GZRev 2011.09.03Apr 24, 2012 00:00:0052.7 MBIMX53_11_09_LINUX_MMCODECS
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