i.MX516: Applications Processors - Multimedia, High Performance, Low Power, Connectivity, ARM® Cortex®-A8 Core

The i.MX516 applications processor balances performance, power consumption, connectivity and multimedia capabilities necessary to drive today’s most advanced automotive systems. These processors are ideal for applications that require advanced user interfaces, sophisticated video processing, 2D and 3D graphics, multiple connectivity options and a high level of system integration. Building on the success of the i.MX515 in the consumer market, the automotive family of i.MX51 processors will bring the consumer electronics user experience and device connectivity into the vehicles of the future.

The i.MX516 is supported by companion NXP® power management ICs (PMIC), MC13892, MC34704, MC34709 and MMPF0100.

i.MX516 Multimedia Applications Processor Block Diagram

特性

CPU Complex
- 600 MHz ARM® Cortex®-A8 CPU
- 32KB instruction and data caches
- Unified 256KB L2 cache
- NEON SIMD media accelerator
- Vector floating point co-processor
600 MHz ARM® Cortex®-A8 CPU
32KB instruction and data caches
Unified 256KB L2 cache
NEON SIMD media accelerator
Vector floating point co-processor
Multimedia
- OpenGL ES 2.0 and OpenVG 1.1 hardware accelerators
- Multi-format HD720p video decoder and D1 video encoder hardware engines
- 24-bit primary display support up to WXGA resolution
- 18-bit secondary display support
- Analog HD720p component TV output
- High quality hardware video de-interlacing
- Image and video resize, inversion and rotation hardware
- Alpha blending and color space conversion
- Video/graphics combining: four planes plus hardware cursor
- Display quality enhancement: color correction, gamut mapping, gamma correction
OpenGL ES 2.0 and OpenVG 1.1 hardware accelerators
Multi-format HD720p video decoder and D1 video encoder hardware engines
24-bit primary display support up to WXGA resolution
18-bit secondary display support
Analog HD720p component TV output
High quality hardware video de-interlacing
Image and video resize, inversion and rotation hardware
Alpha blending and color space conversion
Video/graphics combining: four planes plus hardware cursor
Display quality enhancement: color correction, gamut mapping, gamma correction
External Memory Interface
- mDDR and DDR2 SDRAM, 16/32-bit, 200MHz
- SLC/MLC NAND flash, 8/16-bit
mDDR and DDR2 SDRAM, 16/32-bit, 200MHz
SLC/MLC NAND flash, 8/16-bit
Interface Flexibility
Advanced Power Management
Increased Security
Product Longevity
- This product is included in NXP’s product longevity program, with assured supply for a minimum of 10 years after launch
This product is included in NXP’s product longevity program, with assured supply for a minimum of 10 years after launch

Name/Description	Type	Modified Date
i.MX51 Applications Processors Automotive portfolio: i.MX514 and i.MX516 - Fact Sheet (REV 0) PDF (659.4 kB) IMX51AUTFS	Fact Sheets	02 Nov 2009
i.MX51 Automotive Datasheet - IMX51AEC (REV 6) PDF (3.7 MB) IMX51AEC	Data Sheets	08 Oct 2012

Data Sheets (1)

Name/Description	Modified Date
i.MX51 Automotive Datasheet - IMX51AEC (REV 6) PDF (3.7 MB) IMX51AEC	08 Oct 2012

Errata (2)

Name/Description	Modified Date
Chip Errata for the i.MX51 (REV 5) PDF (675.2 kB) IMX51CE	23 Feb 2012
IMX51CE_Rev5.fm (REV 5) PDF (675.2 kB) IMX51CE_NA	22 Feb 2012

Application Notes (6)

Name/Description	Modified Date
AN4547_wrkng.fm (REV 0) PDF (432.4 kB) AN4547	22 Oct 2012
Using Open Source Debugging Tools for Linux on i.MX Processors (REV 0) PDF (251.5 kB) AN4553	19 Jul 2012
Modifying Bootloader and Kernel to Support a Different SDRAM on the i.MX51 Using WinCE 6.0™ (REV 0) PDF (506.3 kB) AN4202	28 Feb 2011
i.MX51 Power-Up Sequence (REV 4) PDF (560.1 kB) AN4053	26 Oct 2010
Interfacing mDDR and DDR2 Memories with the i.MX51 (REV 2) PDF (1.6 MB) AN4054	26 Oct 2010
i.MX51 DDR/mDDR Calibration Procedure (REV 0) PDF (527.7 kB) AN3992	19 Feb 2010

Reference Manuals (2)

Name/Description	Modified Date
Errata to i.MX51 Multimedia Applications Processor Reference Manual Rev. 1 (REV 1.1) PDF (599.9 kB) IMX51RMAD	20 May 2010
MCIMX51 Multimedia Applications Processor (REV 1) PDF (23.1 MB) MCIMX51RM	24 Feb 2010

Engineering Bulletins (2)

Name/Description	Modified Date
MISRA Compliance in NXP® Automotive C Language Header Files - Engineering Bulletin (REV 1) PDF (197.0 kB) EB793	28 May 2013
MCIMX51LCD Panel Potential Electrical Short Issue (REV 0) PDF (879.2 kB) EB726	14 Jan 2010

Fact Sheets (3)

Name/Description	Modified Date
i.MX51 Applications Processors Automotive portfolio: i.MX514 and i.MX516 - Fact Sheet (REV 0) PDF (659.4 kB) IMX51AUTFS	02 Nov 2009
i.MX51 Applications Processors Consumer and industrial portfolio: i.MX512, i.MX513 and i.MX515 - Fact Sheet (REV 0) PDF (266.0 kB) IMX51CONINDFS	02 Nov 2009
i.MX515 Applications Processor - Fact Sheet (REV 2) PDF (250.1 kB) IMX515FS	21 Aug 2009

White Papers (2)

Name/Description	Modified Date
i.MX Security Technology - White Paper (REV 1) PDF (409.6 kB) IMXSCRTYWP	20 Nov 2014
XEC-LCD White Paper (REV 0) PDF (349.5 kB) XECLCDWP	20 Apr 2011

Supporting Information (6)

Name/Description	Modified Date
Windows CE Multimedia Codecs Documentation ER 2011.04 for i.MX51 (REV ER2011.04) ZIP (900.3 kB) IMX51_1104_WIN60_MMDOCS_BUNDLE	03 Feb 2012
.MX51 EVK Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Documentation Bundle. Includes Hello World App note, ReadMe doc, release notes,... (REV ER2011.04) ZIP (12.8 MB) IMX51_ER1104_WIN60DOCS_BUNDLE	13 May 2011

Archived

[Archive]:i.MX51 IBIS Models (REV 1.0) ZIP [Archive]:i.MX51 IBIS Models 3/14/2011
[Archive]:BSDL file for i.MX51x 13x13 package (REV 1.0) TXT I.MX51_13X13_TO3_BSDL 9/21/2010
[Archive]:BSDL file for i.MX51x 19x19 package (REV 1.0) TXT I.MX51_19X19_TO3_BSDL 9/21/2010

Ordering Information

Product	Status	Budgetary Price excluding tax(US$)	Package Type and Termination Count	Core Type	Operating Frequency (Max) (MHz)	Core: Number of cores (Spec)	Ambient Operating Temperature (Min-Max) (°C)	Cache (KB)	L2 Cache (Max) (KB)	Internal RAM (KB)	External Memory Supported	Multimedia	Qualification Tier	USB features	Ethernet Type	Additional Features	Video/Display features
PCIMX516AJM6C	Active		MAPBGA 529	ARM Cortex-A8	600	1	-40 to 85	32	256	128	FLASH, DDR2	Image Pre- and Post-Processor, Camera Interface, Video Encoders, Video Decoders, 2-D Graphics, 3-D Graphics		USB OTG	MAC (FEC) 10/100 Ethernet	Smart Card Interface, Watchdog OSC/Timer, SPDIF Transmitter, Encryption Hw. Accelerator, Random Number Generator, PLL, Memory Management Unit (MMU), ATA Controller, External Memory Controller, Flash Media Interface, Floating Point Unit (FPU), Internal Clock Generator	LCD Controller
MCIMX516AJM6C	Active	1K @ US$20.01	MAPBGA 529	ARM Cortex-A8	600	1	-40 to 85	32	256	128	FLASH, DDR2	Image Pre- and Post-Processor, Camera Interface, Video Encoders, Video Decoders, 2-D Graphics, 3-D Graphics	AUTO; >=10 YEARS APPLICATION LIFE	USB OTG	MAC (FEC) 10/100 Ethernet	Smart Card Interface, Watchdog OSC/Timer, SPDIF Transmitter, Encryption Hw. Accelerator, Random Number Generator, PLL, Memory Management Unit (MMU), ATA Controller, External Memory Controller, Flash Media Interface, Floating Point Unit (FPU), Internal Clock Generator	LCD Controller
MCIMX516AJM6CR2	Active	1K @ US$20.01	MAPBGA 529	ARM Cortex-A8	600	1	-40 to 85	32	256	128	FLASH, DDR2	Video Encoders, Video Decoders, 2-D Graphics, 3-D Graphics, Image Pre- and Post-Processor, Camera Interface	AUTO; >=10 YEARS APPLICATION LIFE	USB OTG	MAC (FEC) 10/100 Ethernet	Smart Card Interface, Watchdog OSC/Timer, SPDIF Transmitter, Encryption Hw. Accelerator, Random Number Generator, PLL, Memory Management Unit (MMU), Internal Clock Generator, Floating Point Unit (FPU), Flash Media Interface, External Memory Controller, ATA Controller	LCD Controller
PCIMX516AJM6CR2	No Longer Manufactured		MAPBGA 529	ARM Cortex-A8	600	1	-40 to 125	32	256	128	DDR, DDR2, FLASH, SDRAM		AUTO; >=10 YEARS APPLICATION LIFE		MII, 10/100 BaseT

Package Information

Package Description	Outline Version	Packing	Product Status	Part Number	Chemical Content	MSL	PPT (°C)
MABGAPGE 529 19SQ0.8P0.8	98ARE10735D	MPQ - 84 TRAYPOQ - 420 BOX	Active	PCIMX516AJM6C	PCIMX516AJM6C.pdf	3	260
		MPQ - 420 BRICKPOQ - 420 BOX	Active	MCIMX516AJM6C	MCIMX516AJM6C.pdf	3	260
		MPQ - 750 REELPOQ - 750 REEL	Active	MCIMX516AJM6CR2	MCIMX516AJM6CR2.pdf	3	260
			No Longer Manufactured	PCIMX516AJM6CR2	PCIMX516AJM6CR2.pdf	3	260