Specifications

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3. System Components
3.1. PXA270 Processor
XScale PXA270 Block Diagram
The PXA270 processor is an integrated system-on-a-chip microprocessor for high-
performance, low-power, portable handheld and handset devices. It incorporates Intel's
XScale micro-architecture with on-the-fly frequency scaling and sophisticated power
management to provide excellent MIPs/mW performance. The PXA270 processor is ARM
Architecture Version 5TE instruction set compliant (excluding floating point instructions)
and follows the ARM programmer’s model.
An integrated LCD display controller provides support for displays up to 800 x 600 pixels,
and permits 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-bit grayscale and 8-, or 16-bit color pixels. A 256 entry/512