Datasheet
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Document Number: LX2160A-RDBA4FS REV 0 
Date of Release: October 2018
HARDWARE FEATURES
 ` Processor
•  LX2160A, 16x Arm Cortex-A72 CPU, 
up to 2.2GHz
•  DIP switch setting can configure 
device for 8- and 12-core operation
 ` Memory
•  Two DDR4 UDIMM to 3200MT/s
•  32GB total capacity (16GB per 
UDIMM)
•  Flash: 128MB NOR, 128GB eMMC
 ` Ethernet
•  One 40G Etherent QSFP+
•  Two 25G Ethernet SFP+
•  Two RJ45 10G Ethernet
•  Two RJ45 1G Ethernet
 ` PCIe
•  One PCIe Gen4 x8 slot
•  One PCIe Gen4 x4 slot
 ` Other IO
•  Four SATA3.0 connectors
•  One USB3.0 Type A connector
•  One USB3.0 micro AB connector
•  Monitoring of voltage, current, 
temperature, and power on I
2
C bus
ORDERING INFORMATION
Two optional kits provide cabling 
and transceivers for 10GE and 
40GE (LX2RDBKIT1-10-40) and 
25GE (LX2RDBKIT2-25G). 
ORDERABLE 
PART NUMBER 
PRICE (USD)
LX2160A-RDB $3995
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COMPLETE ENABLEMENT, RICH ECOSYSTEM
NXP’s strong legacy of networking expertise and Arm’s rapidly growing 
development base provides a rich ecosystem for our customers. Our extensive 
third-party ecosystem, the largest and most established in the communications 
market, supports all QorIQ LS series devices. This environment also supports 
the vibrant, growing Arm ecosystem, including the Linaro™ not-for-profit 
engineering organization.
In conjunction with our expertise and worldwide support infrastructure, this 
broad ecosystem helps customers accelerate their migration from non-NXP solutions 
and legacy NXP devices, preserving investment costs and reduce time-to-market.
NXP professional services can further improve customer time to market with options 
ranging from guaranteed response time support to full turnkey solutions. 


