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ZA9L1 Datasheet, PDF (1/2 Pages) Maxim Integrated Products – Zatara High-Performance, Secure, 32-Bit ARM Microcontroller
Rev 0; 3/09
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Zatara High-Performance, Secure,
32-Bit ARM Microcontroller
General Description
The Zatara® ZA9L1 is a highly integrated system-on-chip
(SoC) microcontroller based on the ARM922T™ 32-
bit/16-bit core and tailored to the specific requirements
of point-of-sale (POS) terminal design and meet the strict
security requirements of the Payment Card Industry (PCI)
Security Standards Council 2.0 specification. Running at
200MHz, the ZA9L1 is one of the fastest high-security
microcontrollers available. The ZA9L1 provides a rich set
of features on a single chip that reduces the manufactur-
ing cost and time-to-market for secure transaction prod-
ucts such as POS terminals, vending machines, and
security panels. The Zatara ZA9L1 includes the essential
security features required of a POS terminal. It also pro-
vides seamless interfaces to LCD displays and keypads,
and includes a wide array of peripherals such as an
ADC, DMAs, UARTs, GPIOs, and timers that add flexibili-
ty to control and differentiate the system design.
System security is enhanced by a number of physical
and logical protection mechanisms including environ-
mental sensors (temperature, voltage, and frequency),
true hardware random-number generator (RNG), real-
time clock (RTC), and 4KB of secure nonvolatile SRAM
storage with fast erase capability upon tampering. On
power-up, application code is first cryptographically
verified for authenticity to ensure that attackers cannot
insert their own application code.
The ZA9L1 provides extensive communication support
with three UARTs, two independent SPI™ ports, a USB
2.0 On-The-Go (OTG) interface, and ample GPIO pins
to implement any communication interface. The ZA9L1
also has a targeted set of peripherals to support PIN
pad applications, including an LCD interface; multiple
timers with PWM; a watchdog; a 4-channel, 10-bit ADC;
two ISO 7816 smart card UARTs; and a 3-track mag-
netic stripe reader interface.
Applications
EFTPOS
PIN Pads
EPP
Healthcare Reader
Metering
Features
♦ 32-Bit ARM922T CPU Core
8KB/8KB I/D-Caches
MMU Supporting Linux® and Windows®
Embedded CE Operating Systems
200MHz Performance
JTAG Embedded ICE Support
Zatara is a registered trademark of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
ARM922T is a trademark of ARM Limited.
SPI is a trademark of Motorola, Inc.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
♦ 64KB Embedded Zero-Wait-State SRAM
♦ Vectored Interrupt Controller
♦ External Bus Interface
Dual External Bus Architecture (Primary and Secondary)
24-Bit Address, 16-Bit Data
Synchronous Flash
SDRAM in 16MB to 512MB Configurations
♦ Power Management Unit
14MHz to 40MHz Oscillator and Phase-Locked
Loop (PLL)-Generated System Clocks
32.768kHz Oscillator for RTC
Clock Disable on a Peripheral-by-Peripheral Basis
Three Modes: Active, Idle, and Battery Backup
♦ Real-Time Clock
♦ Watchdog Timer (WDT)
♦ Two Dedicated SPI Interfaces
♦ USB 2.0 OTG Interface
♦ Nine Timer/Counters
♦ Three UARTs
1 x 8-Wire Interface
2 x 4-Wire Interface
♦ POS Security Features for PCI Compliance
Voltage and Temperature Sensors
Sensors for Tamper Switches and Wire Mesh
Clock Frequency and Glitch Protection
Battery-Backed Secure Memory with Active Zeroization
♦ Embedded Boot ROM
♦ 32-Bit Unique ID Number
♦ NIST 800-22-Compliant Random-Number Generator
♦ FIPS 180-2-Compliant SHA-1 Hash Generator
♦ Two ISO 7816 Smart Card UARTs
♦ 3-Track Magnetic Stripe Reader Interface
♦ Display Controller Interface
♦ Up to 76 General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) Pins
♦ 10-Bit ADC, 4-Channel, 45ksps
♦ Eight Independent DMA Channels
♦ Voltage: Dual 1.8V and 3.3V Supplies
♦ 3.3V I/O Pins with 5V Tolerant I/O for UART and SPI
♦ 256-Pin BGA (1.0mm Ball Pitch) Package
Ordering Information
PART
TEMP RANGE PIN-PACKAGE JTAG
ZA9L1xxxx+ -40°C to +85°C
256 LFBGA
Yes
Note: The secure boot ROM in the device uses customer-
unique keys to verify the application image, so there is a unique
part number per customer. Contact the factory for more infor-
mation and to obtain samples for application development.
+Denotes a lead(Pb)-free/RoHS-compliant package.
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