16 IMP2B 3U cPCI Single Board Computer
Publication No. IMP2B-0HH/5
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Functional Description
Figure 3-1 Block Diagram
3.1 PowerPC Processor
The PowerPC processor used on the IMP2B is a Freescale MPC7448, clocked at up to
1.4 GHz. This is a 32-bit superscalar RISC processor with the following features:
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64-bit external data bus
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On-chip 32 KByte L1 instruction and data caches
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On-chip 1 MByte L2 cache running at core frequency
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Altivec Vector Unit
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Enhanced branch prediction capabilities
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MMU and integral FPU
The processor implements a fully static architecture and offers sophisticated power
management capabilities, including Dynamic Frequency Switching, Dynamic Power
Management and Instruction Cache Throttling.
More information on the MPC7448 can be found on the Freescale website.
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