Storage processors integrate state-of-the-art interfaces

Freescale Semiconductor has expanded its PowerQUICC® II Pro range by adding devices that are optimised for high-performance storage and printing applications.

The MPC8315E integrates SATA, PCI Express and USB with PHY interfaces to support SOHO and consumer Network Attached Storage (NAS) and digital media server applications. RAID 0 (striping) and RAID 1 (mirrored) operation are supported by an integrated XOR accelerator. The MPC8314E is a cost-reduced variant, without SATA, targeted at residential gateways, WLAN access points, printers and industrial controls. These are also Freescale’s lowest-cost processors to feature integrated PCI Express, supporting dual single-lane PCI Express 1.0a interfaces each operating at 250Mbyte/s bi-directional speeds.

The MPC8379E, MPC8378E and MPC8377E for small-to-medium business applications support RAID level 5 configurations and provide multiple high-speed interfaces.

The MPC8379E integrates four SATA interfaces to reduce part-count and cost in four-drive NAS systems.

The MPC8378E provides dual PCI Express and SGMII interfaces and is targeted at the wireless access point market. The MPC8377E provides two SATA and two PCI Express interfaces for next-generation multi-function printers.

 

FEATURES Power Architecture™ e300 core Built-in security engine Support for IEEE 1588™ synchronisation Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express and SATA Cost-reduced versions available without the security engine

APPLICATIONS NAS devices Industrial controllers Powerline networks Wireless access points Multi-function printers

 

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