Name: Multimedia Applications Processors LowPower HighPerformance Arm9 Core
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Our i.MX family of applications processors has demonstrated leadership in the portable handheld market. The i.MX21 multimedia applications processor is the latest addition to this family and builds on its low-power, high-performance heritage. NXP^® has shipped more than 60 million chips of our industry-founding applications processors. That means you can start smart by picking products with a technology pedigree to handle all the creativity you can pump into them.

The i.MX21 features the advanced and power-efficient Arm926EJ-S™ core operating at speeds starting at 266 MHz and is part of a growing family of Smart Speed products that offer high performance processing optimized for lowest power consumption.

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Arm926EJ-S™ core (16 KB I-Cache, 16 KB D-Cache)
Smart Speed Switch
16/18-bit color LCD controller up to SVGA
USB On-The-Go (two-host port)
MPEG-4 and H.263 encode/decode acceleration up to CIF 30 fps

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i.MX21 IBIS Model files that adjust PGE pad speed

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i.MX and the New NXP Platform: Introduction

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Designing a Scalable Embedded Product Supporting Different NXP i.MX Applications Processor Families

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Multimedia Applications Processors - Low-Power, High-Performance, Arm9™ Core

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i.MX21 Applications Processor Block Diagram

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Application Note (16)

Influence of Pin Setting on System Function and Performance[AN5078]

Using Open Source Debugging Tools for Linux on i.MX Processors[AN4553]

Developing an Application for the i.MX Devices on Linux Platform[AN3870]

Image Processing API for the i.MX Platform[AN4042]

i.MX Layout Recommendations[AN3951]

VGA Output Using TV-Out Extension Solution[AN3378]

Image Capture Using PrP, CSI, and I2C for the MC9328MX21[AN3285]

Setup and Use of the Multimedia Card and Secure Digital Host Controller[AN3049]

Flash Architectures for i.MX Applications Processors[AN2711]

1-Wire Interface on the i.MX21 Applications Processor[AN2681]

Image Capture with i.MX21[AN2676]

Programming Audio Applications in the i.MX21[AN2628]

Connecting the i.MX1/L/S to a Hard Drive[AN2887]

MultiMediaCard/Secure Digital Host Controller Addendum for i.MX21[AN2906]

Operating Principle of Resize in the eMMA Pre-Processor MC9328MX21[AN2886]

Using the MC9328MX21 (i.MX21) to Create a VGA Digital Photo Album[AN2868]

Application Note Software (3)

Software files to accompany AN3285 Image Capture Using PrP, CSI, and I2C[AN3285SW]

Software to Accompany AN2887 Connecting i.MX to a Hard Drive[AN2887SW]

1-Wire Interface Software Files to AN2681 for the i.MX21 Application Processor[AN2681SW]

Data Sheet (2)

MC9328MX21 Applications Processor Technical Data[MC9328MX21]

MC94MX21 Applications Processor Data Sheet[MC94MX21]

Errata (1)

MC9328MX21 and MC94MX21Chip Errata for Masks: 1L45X, 2L45X, 0M55B, 1M55B, M55B[MC9328MX21CE]

Fact Sheet (1)

i.MX21 Processor Fact Sheet[MC9328MX21FS]

Product Brief (1)

MC9328MX21 Applications Processor Product Brief[MC9328MX21P]

Product Change Notice (1)

Copper Wire Conversion for Microcontroller and Microprocessor Devices[PCN16235]

Reference Manual (2)

MC9328MX21 Applications Processor Reference Manual[MC9328MX21RM]

MC9328MX21 Mask Differences Between 2L45X and M55B[MC9328MX21RMAD1]

User Guide (1)

i.MX Development Tools User's Guide[MXDEVTOOLUG]

White Paper (2)

Synchromesh Computing i.MX21 Performance Power Whitepaper[SYNCHROMESHWP]

i.MX Applications Processors with Hantro's Multimedia Framework[IMXHANTROWP]

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