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PROCESSOR OVERVIEW

The impressive performance of more than 32,000

CoreMarks

, paired with 10 Gbit Ethernet, PCIe Gen. 3,

SATA 3.0, USB 3.0 and QSPI interfaces provides a perfect

combination for a range of enterprise and service provider

networking, storage, security and industrial applications.

The LS1046A and LS1026A are available in a 23 x 23

mm package and are pin-compatible with the LS1023A,

LS1043A and LS1088A SoCs, offering unprecedented

performance scaling for 64-bit ARM processors, ranging

from dual-A53 through octal-A53 to quad-A72 core

processors, while maintaining hardware and software

compatibility. This flexible scaling enables customers to

leverage their existing software and reuse hardware design

for faster time-to-market.

REFERENCE DESIGN BOARD

The LS1046A reference design board (RDB) is a high-

performance computing, evaluation, and development

platform that supports the QorIQ LS1046A communications

processor. The RoHS-compliant lead-free and LS1046ARDB

board is optimized to support DDR4 memory and a full

complement of high-speed SerDes ports.

The LS1046A reference design board (RDB) is a high-performance computing, evaluation, and

development platform that supports the QorIQ LS1046A, a processor with four 64-bit ARM

Cortex

-A72 cores that supports packet processing acceleration and high-speed peripherals.

QorIQ

LS1046A Reference

Design Board

BOARD HARDWARE FEATURES

Processor

` Four 32-/64-bit Cortex v8-A72 CPUs with, up to

1.6 GHz core speeds

Memory

` Supports 8 GB DDR4 SDRAM memory

` Supports double-bit error detection and single-bit error

correction ECC (8-bit check word across 64-bit data)

` Supports data rate up to 2100 MT/s

` Provides one 288-pin DDR4 DIMM connector

` DIMM connector supports unbuffered X72 8 GB dual rank

` SDHC port connects directly to an adapter card slot,

featuring 4 GB eMMC memory device

` One 512 MB SLC NAND flash with ECC support (1.8 V)

` CPLD connection: 8-bit registers in CPLD to configure

mux/demux selections

` Support two 64 MB onboard QSPI NOR flash memories

Summary of content (3 pages)

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QorIQ® LS1046A Reference Design Board The LS1046A reference design board (RDB) is a high-performance computing, evaluation, and development platform that supports the QorIQ LS1046A, a processor with four 64-bit ARM® Cortex®-A72 cores that supports packet processing acceleration and high-speed peripherals. PROCESSOR OVERVIEW BOARD HARDWARE FEATURES The impressive performance of more than 32,000 CoreMarks®, paired with 10 Gbit Ethernet, PCIe Gen. 3, SATA 3.0, USB 3.
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QorIQ LS1046A–RDB BLOCK QORIQ LS1046A–RDB BLOCK DIAGRAM USB2.0 RS232 DIAGRAM UART1 Kinetis K22 uC JTAG COP RJ45 RGMII PHY RJ45 RGMII PHY RJ45 SGMII PHY RJ45 Mini PCIe USB PQe I 2C IEEE 1588 EC3 SGMII PHY EC1 x1 x1 x1 x1 Retimer x1 10/2.5 G PHY AQR106 SATA USB3.0 X1 MicroAB SerDes1 Lane2 SerDes1 Lane3 EC2 PCIe x1 SLOT RJ46 A72 I/D L1 EC4 PCIe x1 SLOT SFP CAGE ENET L2 A72 I/D L1 A72 I/D L1 A72 I/D L1 L2 PCLe 3.0 PCIe3 SerDes2 Lane1 `` Two USB 3.
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HARDWARE KIT CONTENTS The LS1046ARDB hardware kit contains: `` A USB stick that contains the board design files `` A LS1046ARDB kit enclosure `` A Getting Started Guide `` A DB9 to UART (RJ45) cable `` Finisar® FTLX8571D3BCL SFP + module x 1 `` Ethernet cable, straight through wiring, 6 ft. min.