Layerscape® 1028A Applications Processor

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The Layerscape LS1028A processors for industrial and automotive applications integrates the high-performance Arm® Cortex®-A72 processor, Ethernet switching with TSN, Ethernet controller and Trust Architecture with Security Engine to support converged IT and OT networks.

Two powerful 64-bit Arm A72 cores support real-time processing for industrial control and virtual machines for edge computing in the IoT. The integrated 3D GPU with support for 4K display and LCD controller enable Human-Machine Interface (HMI) systems with next-generation interfaces. Integrated Trust Architecture with cryptographic offload provides a trusted platform with encrypted communications for secure applications and services.

Layerscape processors are part of NXP's EdgeVerse™ edge computing platform.

Data Sheet

Reference Manual

Product Details

Block Diagram

Layerscape LS1028A Block Diagram

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Features

Core Complex

Two 32/64-bit ARM® Cortex®-A72 cores— Up to 1.5 GHz operation
Single-threaded cores with 48KB L1 instruction cache and 32KB L1 data cache, Single cluster of two cores sharing 1MB L2 cache

Networking Elements

Four SerDes lanes for high-speed peripheral interfaces
Ethernet Controller with TSN functionality
TSN Capable Ethernet Switch with four external ports
Two PCI Express 3.0 controllers (RC or EP)
4 x 2.5 G/1 G switched Eth (TSN enabled)
1 x 2.5 G/1 G Eth (TSN enabled)
1 x 1 G Eth
One Serial ATA (SATA 6 Gbit/s) controller

Accelerators and Memory Control

32-bit DDR3L/DDR4 + ECC with speeds up to1.6GT/s
One Queue Direct Memory Access Controller (qDMA)
One Enhanced Direct Memory Access Controller (eDMA)

Basic Peripherals and Interconnect

Two high-speed USB 2.0/3.0 controllers with integrated PHY
Two Enhanced Secure Digital Host Controllers (eSDHC) supporting SD 3.0, eMMC 4.4 and eMMC 4.5 and eMMC 5.1
Two Controller Area Network (CAN) modules,optionally supporting Flexible Data-rate
Three Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) controllers. One FlexSPI controller
Eight I2C controllers
One 16550-compliant DUART, Six LPUARTs
General Purpose IO (GPIO)
Six Synchronous Audio Interface (SAI)

Display and GPU

One LCD controller and Display port/eDP interface
GPU supporting Geometry rate 100 Mtri/sec, Pixel rate 650 Mpixel/sec, GFLOPS(32-bit high precision) =10.4

Additional Features

Thermal Monitor Unit (TMU)
FC-PBGA package, 17 mm x 17 mm

Documentation

Quick reference to our documentation types.

1-5 of 23 documents

^{Data Sheet}
LS1027A/LS1017A Data Sheet

PDFRev 0Dec 24, 20191.4 MBLS1027AEnglish
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^{Data Sheet}
LS1028A/LS1018A Data Sheet

PDFRev 0Dec 23, 20191.5 MBLS1028AEnglish
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^{Reference Manual}
LS1028A Security (SEC) Reference Manual

PDFRev 0Aug 25, 20205.2 MBLS1028ASECRMEnglish
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^{Reference Manual}
LS1028A Reference Manual

PDFRev 0Dec 16, 201959.8 MBLS1028ARMEnglish
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^{Application Note}
Network on Chip (NOC) Performance Caveats

PDFRev 0Nov 16, 2022128.7 KBAN13749English
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^{Application Note}
Thermal Management Unit Usage

PDFRev 0Apr 27, 2022241.6 KBAN12310English
^{Application Note}
Chaining FlexTimers on Layerscape Devices

PDFRev 0Apr 4, 2022155.1 KBAN13608English, 中文
^{Application Note}
Machine Inspection Demo

PDFRev 0Mar 30, 20221.1 MBAN13588English
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^{Application Note}
Enabling 5G Module on Layerscape Platforms

PDFRev 0Nov 15, 2021AN13455EnglishAssociated File: AN13455SW
^{Application Note}
Xen Deployment on Layerscape Platforms

PDFRev 0Mar 8, 2021194.9 KBAN13138English, 中文
^{Application Note}
PBL Configuration using QCVS Application Note

PDFRev 1Nov 30, 20201.0 MBAN5260English, 中文
^{Application Note}
AN12028, LS1028A Design Checklist - Application Note

PDFRev 0Dec 25, 2019713.9 KBAN12028English
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^{Application Note}
AN5097, Hardware and Layout Design Considerations for DDR4 SDRAM Memory Interfaces - Application Note

PDFRev 2Jul 10, 20191.5 MBAN5097English
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^{Application Note}
General soldering Temperature Process Guidelines

PDFRev 1Aug 16, 2017281.6 KBAN3300English
^{Application Note}
DDR Interleaving for PowerQUICC and QorIQ Processors

PDFRev 1Jun 30, 2010717.3 KBAN3939English
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^{Application Note}
Solder Joint Temperature and Package Peak Temperature

PDFRev 0Aug 2, 2006151.6 KBAN3298English
^{Application Note Software}
Application note software for AN13455

ZIPRev 0Nov 15, 2021AN13455SWEnglish
^Errata
LS1028/27 Errata

The current errata for LS1028/27A is Rreleased Feb 2023, Rev 2. It is an NDA document. Please see the Sharepoint site https://nxp1.sharepoint.com/teams/ext233/SitePages/Home.aspx (NDA and NXP-issued invite required), or contact your NXP representative.

URLRev 1Feb 21, 2022LS1028_27-ERRATA-LINKEnglish
^{Fact Sheet}
Layerscape® LS1028A Family of Industrial Applications Processors

PDFRev 0Dec 20, 2018281.3 KBLS1028AFSEnglish, 中文
^{Supporting Information}
LS1028, LS1027, LS1018, LS1017A Customer Export Control Information

PDFRev 0Dec 11, 201924.3 KBLS1028_LS1027_LS1018_LS1017A-PCIEnglish
^{Supporting Information}
FSLNISTCAVP, NIST Crypto Algorithm Validation Program Certifications for NXP^® Cryptographic Accelerators - White Paper

PDFRev 1.9Oct 28, 2016303.5 KBFSLNISTCAVPEnglish
^{White Paper}
New Technologies Upgrade Industrial Networks

PDFRev 0Sep 17, 2018262.6 KBOPC-UA-TSN-WPEnglish
^{White Paper}
Four Technologies for Industrial 4.0

PDFRev 0Jul 10, 20175.9 MBINDUSTIOTWPEnglish

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Design Resources

Hardware

4 hardware offerings

^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
Layerscape LS1028A Reference Design BoardFeatured

LS1028ARDB
^{Emulators, Probes, and Programmers}
LS Processor Probe Tips for CodeWarrior TAP

CWH-CTP-CTX10-YE
^{Emulators, Probes, and Programmers}
CodeWarrior^® TAP

CW_TAP
Additional hardware available. View our featured partner solutions.
^{Reference Design}
Time-Sensitive Networking Solution for Industrial IoT

LS1021A-TSN-RD

1-5 of 23 hardware offerings

^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
STKLS1028A

Embedded Cortex®-A72 Evaluation kit based on LS1028A with 4 Port TSN Gigabit Ethernet Switch for Real time demands.

By TQ-Systems GmbH Gold Partner
^{Test Accessories and Debugger}
J-Link PLUS

JTAG/SWD debug probe with USB interface. Based on a 32-bit RISC CPU, it can communicate at high speed with the supported target CPUs. J-Link is used around the world in t...

By SEGGER Microcontroller GmbH Gold Partner
^{Test Accessories and Debugger}
J-Link BASE

Supercharge your IDE with the worlds fastest debug probe. The J-Link Flash download technology achieves a performance very close to the maximum speed possible. No other ...

By SEGGER Microcontroller GmbH Gold Partner
^{Test Accessories and Debugger}
Flasher Compact

Flasher Compact is the compact twin to the Flasher PRO, primarily designed for installation into production rigs or automated test equipment (ATE) where production space ...

By SEGGER Microcontroller GmbH Gold Partner
^{Test Accessories and Debugger}
Flasher ARM

In-Circuit-Flash-Programmer based on the J-Link family for production and in-field-service. Offers fastest flash algorithms available, multiple integration options (RS232...

By SEGGER Microcontroller GmbH Gold Partner
^{Test Accessories and Debugger}
TRACE32 JTAG/SWD Debugger for ARM

Lauterbach is making world class microprocessor development tools since 1979. TRACE32 debug and real-time trace solutions support the whole range of NXP processors.

By Lauterbach Gold Partner
^{Test Accessories and Debugger}
J-Link ULTRA+

Builds atop the J-Link to further enhance the debug experience. The J-Link ULTRA+ is three times faster than the industry standard J-Link, at a 3 MBytes/s download speed ...

By SEGGER Microcontroller GmbH Gold Partner
^{Test Accessories and Debugger}
J-Link PRO

J-Link PRO is an enhanced version of the SEGGER J-Link. This emulator supports ARM/Cortex devices. This has an Ethernet interface in addition to the USB interface. This ...

By SEGGER Microcontroller GmbH Gold Partner
^{Test Accessories and Debugger}
Flasher PRO

Flasher PRO is SEGGER’s “almost-anything” flash programmer for microcontrollers, SoCs, and (Q)SPI flashes.

By SEGGER Microcontroller GmbH Gold Partner
^{Test Accessories and Debugger}
Green Hills Probe

High speed on-chip download, run control and trace.

By Green Hills Software Platinum Partner
^{Test Accessories and Debugger}
Arm DSTREAM

The Arm DSTREAM family of high performance debug and trace probes enable Arm Development Studio to debug all Arm-based devices through a variety of interfaces.

By Arm Platinum Partner
^{Complementary Silicon or Component}
DRAM Modules

We build our modules from start to finish—designing, manufacturing, and testing all of the DRAM ourselves before assembling the modules and testing again. So, from high-p...

By Micron Gold Partner
^{Embedded Board Solutions}
KBox A-230-LS

Box-PC based on NXPs LS1028A.

By Kontron Europe GmbH Gold Partner
^{Embedded Board Solutions}
system on module FET1028A-C

FET1028A-C is a system on module designed based on Cortex -A72 featuring dual-core processor LS1028A up to 1. 5G Hz. It carries on-board 2GB DDR4 RAM and 8GB eMMC, can su...

By Forlinx Embedded Technology Co., Ltd Gold Partner
^{Embedded Board Solutions}
uCLS1012A IoT SOM

The uCLS012A is multipurpose edge SOM that combines high-performance networking and connectivity with optional 802.15.4 networking. It uses the LS1012A QorIQ CPU, KW41z a...

By Arcturus Gold Partner
^{Embedded Board Solutions}
Single board computer OK1028A-C

CPU: LS1028A Architecture: Cortex-A72 Frequency: 1.5GHz RAM: 2GB DDR4 ROM: 8GB eMMC System: Ubuntu18.04+ QT5.9.5

By Forlinx Embedded Technology Co., Ltd Gold Partner
^{Embedded Board Solutions}
SMARC-sAL28

SMARC 2.1 module based on LS1028A, dual core with 3D graphics. Up to 6 LAN ports directly from the chip, 5 of them TSN capable. 3D graphics via LVDS or DP/eDP, PCIe in fu...

By Kontron Europe GmbH Gold Partner
^{Embedded Board Solutions}
miriac® MPX-LS1028A

It combines high compute power by two powerful 64-bit Arm® Cortex®-A72 cores with TSN based Real Time Ethernet communication, a security engine and an integrated graphic ...

By MicroSys Electronics GmbH Gold Partner
^{Embedded Board Solutions}
TQMLS1028A

Embedded Cortex®-A72 module based on LS1028A with 4 Port TSN Gigabit Ethernet Switch for Real time demands.

By TQ-Systems GmbH Gold Partner
^{Embedded Board Solutions}
miriac® SBC-LS1028A-TSN

Preliminary information, subject to change: The miriac® SBC-LS1028A-TSN platform is the combination of a miriac LS-1028A System on Module and the carrier board CRX07.

By MicroSys Electronics GmbH Gold Partner
^{Embedded Board Solutions}
MBLS1028A-IND

Single Board Computer (SBC) based on TQMLS10128A as a high speed platform with 4 Port TSN Gigabit Ethernet Switch for Real time demands.

By TQ-Systems GmbH Gold Partner
^{Embedded Board Solutions}
MYC-J1028X SOM

The MCY-J1028X SOM is a high performance based on NXP LS1028 CPU ,it offers Dual Core ARM cortex A72 running at 1.5Ghz. It is in MXM 3.0 formfactor ,equipped with 2GB DD4...

By MYIR Electronics Limited Gold Partner
^{Embedded Board Solutions}
System on module FET1028A-C

CPU: NXP LS1028A Architecture: Cortex-A72 Frequency: 1.5GHz RAM: 2GB DDR4 ROM: 8GB eMMC System: Ubuntu18.04+ QT5.9.5

By Forlinx Embedded Technology Co., Ltd Gold Partner