AR7242 Datasheet A High Performance And Cost-Effective Network Processor

Manufacturer: Atheros

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Datasheet Details

Part number	AR7242
Manufacturer	Atheros
File Size	2.02 MB
Description	A High Performance And Cost-Effective Network Processor
Datasheet	AR7242 Datasheet

General Description

The Atheros AR7242 is a high performance and cost effective network processor for access point, router, and gateway applications.

It includes a MIPS 24Kc processor, PCI Express 1.1 host interface, integrated 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet MAC/PHY, one RGMII port, one USB 2.0 MAC/PHY, and external memory interface for serial Flash, DDR1 or DDR2 interface, an I2S audio interface, a high-speed UART, and GPIOs that can be used for LED controls or other general purpose interface configurations.

The AR7242 is a memory-centric architecture including various DMA controlled interfaces that access the DDR memory.

Overview

Data Sheet April 2011 AR7242: A High Performance And Cost-Effective Network Processor.

Key Features

Integrated MIPS 24 K 32-bit processor operating at up to 400 MHz.
64 K instruction cache and 32 K data cache.
Integrated 10/100 802.3 Ethernet LAN port and one RGMII port.
16-bit DDR1 or DDR2 memory interface supporting up to 400 M transfers per second.
An external serial Flash memory interface (maximum 16 MBytes).
One USB 2.0 controller with built-in MAC/ PHY.
High-speed UART and multiple GPIO pins for general purpose I/O or LED control.
A single lane PC.

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