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The LS1012A processor, optimized for battery-backed or USB-powered, space-constrained networking and IoT applications, integrates a single Arm^® Cortex^®-A53 core running up to 1GHz with a hardware packet forwarding engine and high-speed interfaces to deliver line-rate networking performance in an ultra-small size envelope at 1W typical power dissipation. The LS1012A incorporates the same Trust Architecture and software compatibility of higher-tier LS family devices, enabling scalable, secure applications that leverage a common 64-bit software platform.

Layerscape processors are part of NXP's EdgeVerse™ edge computing platform.

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Product Details

Block Diagram

LS1012A Block Diagram

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Features

Core Complex

Single 600 MHz or 1GHz Arm^{^®} Cortex^®-A53 core
32 KB-I and 32 KB-D ECC protected cache
256 KB L2 ECC protected cache
Over 4000 Coremarks performance

Networking Elements

Three-lane SerDes up to 6 GHz multiplexed across controllers supporting
- One PCI Express^{^®} Gen 2 interface
- One SATA 3.0 Interface
- Two 1Gb or 2.5Gb Ethernet Controllers

Accelerators and Memory Controllers

Packet Forwarding Engine
Integrated security engine (SEC)
16-bit DDR3L Memory Controller
QuadSPI Flash Memory Interface

Basic Peripherals and Interconnect

1x USB 3.0 + PHY
1x USB 2.0 + ULPI
1x SPI, 2x I2C
2x SD3.0 / SDIO / eMMC
2x UART
5x I2S

Additional Features

QorIQ^{^®} Trust Architecture
Arm TrustZone
9.6 x 9.6mm L-BGA package

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Buy/Parametrics

Part Show description	Silicon Rev	Family	Status	Development Tools	Qualification tier	Budgetary Price excluding tax	Package Termination Count	Package Type	Package Pitch (mm)	Core Type	Core: Number of cores (SPEC)	Operating Frequency [Max] (MHz)	Typical Power	Cache (KB)	L1 Cache (KB)	L2 Cache (Max) (KB)	SRAM (kB)	External Memory Supported	DRAM frequency (max)(MHz)	Serial Audio Interface (SAI)	I²S	SPI	QSPI	UART	I²C	USB Controllers	Ethernet Ports	Ethernet Type	PCIe	SATA	Encryption	Watchdog timer	Timers	Debug & Trace	Junction Temperature (Min to Max) (℃)
LS1012ASE7EKB Data Sheet	Rev 2	QorIQ LS1012A	Active	LS1012A-RDB	Industrial	1K @ US$13.22	211	VFLGA211	0.5	Arm Cortex-A53	1	600	1.14	32	32	256	128	DDR3L SDRAM	1000	5	5	1	1	2	2	2	2	100M, 10M, 1G, 2.5G	1	1 x SATA 3.0	Y	Y	2	JTAG	0 to 105
LS1012ASE7HKB Data Sheet	Rev 2	QorIQ LS1012A	Active	LS1012A-RDB	Industrial	1K @ US$14.55	211	VFLGA211	0.5	Arm Cortex-A53	1	800	1.17	32	32	256	128	DDR3L SDRAM	1000	5	5	1	1	2	2	2	2	100M, 10M, 1G, 2.5G	1	1 x SATA 3.0	Y	Y	2	JTAG	0 to 105
LS1012ASE7KKB Data Sheet	Rev 2	QorIQ LS1012A	Active	LS1012A-RDB	Industrial	1K @ US$16.01	211	VFLGA211	0.5	Arm Cortex-A53	1	1000	1.26	32	32	256	128	DDR3L SDRAM	1000	5	5	1	1	2	2	2	2	100M, 10M, 1G, 2.5G	1	1 x SATA 3.0	Y	Y	2	JTAG	0 to 105
LS1012ASN7EKB Data Sheet	Rev 2	QorIQ LS1012A	Active	LS1012A-RDB	Industrial	1K @ US$12.60	211	VFLGA211	0.5	Arm Cortex-A53	1	600	1.14	32	32	256	128	DDR3L SDRAM	1000	5	5	1	1	2	2	2	2	100M, 10M, 1G, 2.5G	1	1 x SATA 3.0	N	Y	2	JTAG	0 to 105
LS1012ASN7HKB Data Sheet	Rev 2	QorIQ LS1012A	Active	LS1012A-RDB	Industrial	1K @ US$13.87	211	VFLGA211	0.5	Arm Cortex-A53	1	800	1.17	32	32	256	128	DDR3L SDRAM	1000	5	5	1	1	2	2	2	2	100M, 10M, 1G, 2.5G	1	1 x SATA 3.0	N	Y	2	JTAG	0 to 105
LS1012ASN7KKB Data Sheet	Rev 2	QorIQ LS1012A	Active	LS1012A-RDB	Industrial	1K @ US$15.24	211	VFLGA211	0.5	Arm Cortex-A53	1	1000	1.26	32	32	256	128	DDR3L SDRAM	1000	5	5	1	1	2	2	2	2	100M, 10M, 1G, 2.5G	1	1 x SATA 3.0	N	Y	2	JTAG	0 to 105
LS1012AXE7EKB Data Sheet	Rev 2	QorIQ LS1012A	Active	LS1012A-RDB	Industrial	1K @ US$14.55	211	VFLGA211	0.5	Arm Cortex-A53	1	600	1.14	32	32	256	128	DDR3L SDRAM	1000	5	5	1	1	2	2	2	2	100M, 10M, 1G, 2.5G	1	1 x SATA 3.0	Y	Y	2	JTAG	-40 to 105
LS1012AXE7HKB Data Sheet	Rev 2	QorIQ LS1012A	Active	LS1012A-RDB	Industrial	1K @ US$16.01	211	VFLGA211	0.5	Arm Cortex-A53	1	800	1.17	32	32	256	128	DDR3L SDRAM	1000	5	5	1	1	2	2	2	2	100M, 10M, 1G, 2.5G	1	1 x SATA 3.0	Y	Y	2	JTAG	-40 to 105
LS1012AXE7KKB Data Sheet	Rev 2	QorIQ LS1012A	Active	LS1012A-RDB	Industrial	1K @ US$17.61	211	VFLGA211	0.5	Arm Cortex-A53	1	1000	1.26	32	32	256	128	DDR3L SDRAM	1000	5	5	1	1	2	2	2	2	100M, 10M, 1G, 2.5G	1	1 x SATA 3.0	Y	Y	2	JTAG	-40 to 105
LS1012AXN7EKB Data Sheet	Rev 2	QorIQ LS1012A	Active	LS1012A-RDB	Industrial	1K @ US$13.87	211	VFLGA211	0.5	Arm Cortex-A53	1	600	1.14	32	32	256	128	DDR3L SDRAM	1000	5	5	1	1	2	2	2	2	100M, 10M, 1G, 2.5G	1	1 x SATA 3.0	N	Y	2	JTAG	-40 to 105