1. MPC500/5500 By Keith Bronson

2. Specifications 32 bit PowerPC chip. 50-150 Mhz. Memory Management Unit that contains a 24 entry buffer. 2 Mb on-chip flash with error correction. Up to 96 Kb of RAM. 64 Kb L2 static RAM and 32 Kb cache. 2 enhanced Time Processor Units. Each controls 32 channels (programmable in C).

3. More Specs. Interrupt controller for 286 sources. 64 channel DMA controller Interrupt controller for 286 sources. EMI management system. 88 channels of timed I/O. 12 bit enhanced Queued Analog-to-Digital Converter

4. More Specs. 4 Deserial Serial Peripheral Interfaces modules. 2 enhanced Serial Communication Interface modules. Designed to handle automotive temperatures. (-40 °c to 125°c)

5. Block Diagram

6. Applications Multipoint fuel injection control. Electronically controlled transmission. Direct Diesel Injection (DDI) Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI)

7. Third Party Support Lauterbach (debugger). JTAG debugger for MPC5500 family called TRACE32-ICD. Metrowerks (compiler). Codewarrior for Windows and Linux. Express Logic (protocols). Netx communication protocols (TCP, IP, ARP, RARP, ICMP, IGMP, UDP). Trainers by Arnewsh Inc and PhoenixMicro Inc. ASH WARE Inc (emulators). eTPU Stand-Alone Simulator and eTPU/CPU System Simulator.

8. ASH WARE eTPU GIF compliments of ASH WARE Inc. Http://www.ashware.com/Products_Pages/StsETpu.htm

9. Costs MPC5554 – No information given Trace32-ICD – No information given eTPU and eTPU/CPU- No information given Metrowerks Codewarrior Development Studio for PowerPC ISA- $6,995 and Linux Application Edition- $4,595 No price could be found on a trainer from Arnewsh inc or Phoenix inc.

10. Questions?