LS1088AXN7MQA

The LS1088AXN7MQA is an NXP QorIQ Layerscape microprocessor implementing eight ARM® Cortex®-A53 64-bit cores running at 1.2 GHz. It combines multi-core general-purpose processing with NXP’s DPAA2 datapath acceleration architecture and an embedded software toolkit to address networking and intelligent-edge applications.

Designed for industrial use, the device targets intelligent edge access, NFV solutions, wireless access point control, virtual CPE (vCPE), iNIC and other high-performance embedded networking applications that require integration of CPU cores, security and high-speed I/O.

Key Features

• CPU & Architecture Eight ARM® Cortex®-A53 64-bit cores at 1.2 GHz, providing symmetric multicore processing for general-purpose and network-control workloads.
• Datapath Acceleration (DPAA2) Includes NXP’s second-generation DPAA2 datapath architecture to simplify secure interface and accelerator sharing across CPU cores and to offload networking tasks.
• Memory Integrated DDR4 memory controller for modern, high-performance system memory support.
• High-Speed Networking Multiple Ethernet interfaces with 2× 10GbE and 8× 1GbE ports to support demanding connectivity and aggregation requirements.
• Storage & USB SATA 6 Gbps (SATA 3.0) for storage connectivity and 2× USB 3.0 ports with PHY for high-speed peripheral connections.
• Security Hardware-supported Secure Boot and ARM TrustZone® provide foundational platform security for protected boot and trusted execution environments.
• Software Ecosystem Supported by NXP’s software development kit and toolchain that deliver user-space, fast-path and virtualization technologies and facilitate Linux-based development.
• Industrial Qualification & Environmental Industrial qualification with RoHS compliance and operating temperature range of −40 °C to 105 °C for deployment in demanding environments.
• Package & Mounting 780‑FBGA (23 × 23 mm) FCBGA package, surface-mountable for compact board-level integration.

Typical Applications

• Intelligent Edge Access Acts as a compute and datapath engine for edge devices that require local packet processing and control.
• Network Function Virtualization (NFV) Provides multi-core processing and DPAA2 acceleration suitable for virtualized network functions and service chaining.
• Wireless Access Point Control Serves as control and management processor in wireless infrastructure, leveraging multiple Ethernet ports and offload engines.
• Virtual CPE and iNIC Supports virtual customer-premises equipment and intelligent NIC designs that require integrated CPU, networking, and security features.
• Industrial Systems Suitable for industrial communications and automation platforms that need industrial temperature range and robust connectivity.

Unique Advantages

• Multi-core ARM Processing: Eight 64-bit Cortex‑A53 cores enable parallel processing for control-plane and user-space workloads.
• Integrated Datapath Acceleration: DPAA2 provides hardware infrastructure to share accelerators and offload packet-processing tasks from CPUs, reducing software complexity.
• Rich I/O Integration: Built-in 10GbE and 1GbE interfaces, SATA 6 Gbps and USB 3.0 with PHY lower board-level integration effort and simplify system designs.
• Security Foundation: Secure Boot and ARM TrustZone® allow implementation of protected boot flows and trusted execution environments for secure deployments.
• Industrial Readiness: RoHS compliance and −40 °C to 105 °C operating range support deployment in harsher environments.
• Software Support: Backed by NXP’s SDK and Linux-friendly toolchain to accelerate development and help integrate virtualization and fast-path technologies.

Why Choose LS1088AXN7MQA?

The LS1088AXN7MQA combines multi-core ARM Cortex‑A53 performance with NXP’s DPAA2 datapath acceleration and a focused software toolkit to address networking and intelligent-edge designs that require integrated connectivity, security and industrial operating range. Its combination of 10GbE/1GbE ports, DDR4 support, SATA and USB 3.0 reduces board-level complexity while enabling flexible system architectures.

This device is suited to development teams building virtualized network functions, access infrastructure, industrial communications and edge compute platforms that need scalable performance, hardware-accelerated datapath capabilities and vendor-supported software components for Linux-based development.

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