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PQFP (NBK) 160 973.44 mm² 31.2 x 31.2
  • 100% compatible with VxWorks®, VRTX®, QNX® Neutrino,
    pSOS+™, and other popular real-time executives
    and operating system kernels
  • Intel486 instruction set compatible (protected mode
    only) with optimized performance
  • CPU includes a 1 Kbyte Instruction Cache
  • Operation at 25 MHz with 5V supply
  • Low cost 160-pin PQFP package
  • Industry standard interrupt controller, timers, real time
    clock, UART with IrDA v1.0 (Infrared Data Association) port
  • Intel 82365 compatible PCMCIA interface
  • Protected WATCHDOGTM timer
  • Optimized DRAM Controller (supports two banks, up to
    8 Mbytes each)
  • Up to nine versatile, programmable chip selects
  • Glueless interface to ISA peripherals
  • Arbitration support for auxiliary processor
  • Four external DMA channels (max. transfer rate of 25
    MByte/sec @ 25 MHz) support many transfer modes
  • High performance IEEE 1284 (ECP) Bidirectional Parallel Port
  • MICROWIRE™/Access.bus synchronous serial
    interfaces
  • LCD Controller for an up to 4 grey scale supertwist
    Liquid Crystal Displays up to 480 X 320
  • Reconfigurable I/O: Up to 29 I/O pins can be used as
    general purpose bidirectional I/O lines
  • Flexible, programmable, multilevel power saving modes
    maximize power savings

  • 100% compatible with VxWorks®, VRTX®, QNX® Neutrino,
    pSOS+™, and other popular real-time executives
    and operating system kernels
  • Intel486 instruction set compatible (protected mode
    only) with optimized performance
  • CPU includes a 1 Kbyte Instruction Cache
  • Operation at 25 MHz with 5V supply
  • Low cost 160-pin PQFP package
  • Industry standard interrupt controller, timers, real time
    clock, UART with IrDA v1.0 (Infrared Data Association) port
  • Intel 82365 compatible PCMCIA interface
  • Protected WATCHDOGTM timer
  • Optimized DRAM Controller (supports two banks, up to
    8 Mbytes each)
  • Up to nine versatile, programmable chip selects
  • Glueless interface to ISA peripherals
  • Arbitration support for auxiliary processor
  • Four external DMA channels (max. transfer rate of 25
    MByte/sec @ 25 MHz) support many transfer modes
  • High performance IEEE 1284 (ECP) Bidirectional Parallel Port
  • MICROWIRE™/Access.bus synchronous serial
    interfaces
  • LCD Controller for an up to 4 grey scale supertwist
    Liquid Crystal Displays up to 480 X 320
  • Reconfigurable I/O: Up to 29 I/O pins can be used as
    general purpose bidirectional I/O lines
  • Flexible, programmable, multilevel power saving modes
    maximize power savings

The NS486SXF is a highly integrated embedded system controller incorporating an Intel486TM-class 32-bit processor, all of the necessary System Service Elements, and a set of peripheral I/O controllers tailored for embedded control systems. It is ideally suited for a wide variety of applications running in a segmented protect-mode environment.

The NS486SXF is a highly integrated embedded system controller incorporating an Intel486TM-class 32-bit processor, all of the necessary System Service Elements, and a set of peripheral I/O controllers tailored for embedded control systems. It is ideally suited for a wide variety of applications running in a segmented protect-mode environment.

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* Data sheet NS486 SXF Optimized 32-Bit 486-Class Cntrll w/On-Chip Peri for Embedded Sys datasheet (Rev. A) 14 May 2004

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