P2041NXN1NNB

The P2041NXN1NNB is a powerful and efficient embedded microprocessor belonging to the 28-nanometer (nm) Power Architecture® e500mc family of embedded microprocessors. This processor is designed for application fields such as ground support equipment, data acquisition systems, communications infrastructure and industrial automation. This processor offers an extensive range of features and significant advances in performance, power efficiency and scalability.

The P2041NXN1NNB provides superior performance while reducing energy consumption and provides advantages such as fewer wires, better integration, scalability and higher reliability. The performance of the processor is also enhanced by the integrated Power architecture memory coherency unit that provides increased system performance and scalability. The integrated floating point unit allows for improved numerical performance and reduced system latency.

The P2041NXN1NNB is powered by a PowerPC e500mc core operating at up to 1.2GHz. With its 3MB L2 cache, the processor has a 64-bit Memory Coherency Unit (MCU) that enables up to 32 global and 32 local address spaces. This allows for system level hierarchal memory protection, data coherency and improved CPI for server-class code.

The P2041NXN1NNB is a highly efficient and effective processor that provides excellent performance and power efficiency. It has the ability to be tuned to handle a variety of demanding workloads. The processor supports several of the Power Architecture e500mc peripheral specifications including eSPI, Ethernet, UAESPI and ATA. Additionally, the processor supports 24 different peripherals such as USB, PCI Express, Serial ATA and DDR3.

The working principle of the P2041NXN1NNB is based on the Power Architecture e500mc core. The processor is equipped with hardware features that provide superior performance while reducing energy consumption. The core has three execution units with separate instruction sets, the Integer Execution Unit (IEU), the Floating-Point Unit (FPU) and the Floating-Point Mapping Unit (FPMU). This architecture supports three modes of operation, the scalar mode, the symmetrical multiprocessing mode and the vector mode.

The scalar mode is ideal for single instruction, single data streams and single application workloads. It allows the processor to execute instructions sequentially from the instruction cache. This mode yields higher performance with lower power consumption than other modes.

The symmetrical multiprocessor mode supports multiple instruction streams in a shared memory environment. This allows the processor to split instruction streams between cores, allowing for higher performance than the scalar mode. This mode yields higher performance while maintaining energy efficiency.

The vector mode provides the highest performance when executing vectors. In this mode the processor can simultaneously execute a number of operations using a single vector instruction. This mode yields a significant power and performance gain over scalar and symmetric multiprocessor mode.

In conclusion, the P2041NXN1NNB is a powerful and efficient embedded microprocessor capable of handling a variety of demanding workloads. The processor offers superior performance and power efficiency thanks to its advanced Power Architecture e500mc core, integrated memory coherency unit and integrated floating point unit. This processor is ideal for application fields such as ground support equipment, data acquisition systems, communications infrastructure and industrial automation.