The MB88F333 ‘Indigo L’ is a further derivative of Fujitsu's sprite-based Graphic Controller family and is capable of driving mid-range display sizes in automotive and industrial applications. The Sprite Engine supports a start-up screen, blending and overlay as well as simple animations and provides room for a high degree of creativity for graphic designs. Combined with RLE (run-length encoding) data compression, the processor is optimized for memory-sensitive applications. The internal data signature calculation unit guarantees data integrity for safety critical applications as required by ASIL (Automotive Safety Integrity Level).

Graphics processing operates on an internal linebuffer scheme without the further need for external frame memory. This is an essential commercial advantage of this technology and reduces the system costs significantly. More cost savings are feasible, if the internal TCON controls the display via TTL or RSDS directly without the need of further external logic.

The key feature of the Indigo family is Inova Semiconductor's highspeed APIX®2 (Automotive/Advanced Pixel Link) interface. As a serial point-to-point connection it transfers video and control data from the remote control unit to the display.

SMC (Stepper Motor Controllers), PWMs (Pulse Width Modulators) and ADCs (Analog-Digital Converters) as integrated 5V MCU peripherals round off the device. The MB88F333 'Indigo L' is available in a low-cost LQFP176 package with an extended temperature range

A comparison of the GDCs in the Indigo product family is available here.

• CMOS 0.18 µm technology
• Power consumption under 400 mW typ.
• Temperature range -40 to +105 °C
• Package: LQFP176
• Power-supply voltage: (IO: 5.0V±0.5V, 3.3 ± 0.3V, core: 1.8 ± 0.15V)
• 83.3MHz System Clock
• CPU Interface: Synchronous serial I/F (SPI) or APIX® sideband link
• 1, 2, 4, 8 bits-per-pixel (indirect mode) or 16bpp (direct), 24bpp (direct, only internally) color depth
• Up to 1,677,215 colors (internally)
• 4/8bpp Alpha Plane (256-level alpha blending)
• Up to 512 sprites, including 32 special sprites
• 160KB Embedded NOR Flash ROM
• 128KB+8KB embedded SRAM
• Automatically animated sprites (Command List Auto-Load, Special Sprite Function)
• Line buffer based (no need for external VRAM)
• Display resolutions: standard industry display resolutions
• Supports up to 18bpp TFT Panels (RSDS or TTL)
• Embedded TCON (Timing controller)
• External Synchronization feature
• APIX RX interface (according to device purchased)
• Pixel link and Sideband link
• Spread Spectrum Clock Modulation (for reduced EMI)
• Signature calculation feature (checksum handling, used to reach a required ASIL level – Automotive Safety Integrity level)
• Dither and Gamma Correction Unit (CLUT)
• Data expansion for RLE (run-length encoded) data
• MCU Peripherals
• 2 Stepper Motor Controllers
• 20 PPGs (PWMs)
• 9 ADCs (shared pins)
• I2C
• 2 channel SPI/UART
• Sound Generator Module
• GPIOs (shared pins)
• External interrupt input

• Link to Fujitsu Press Release

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LQFP-176P-M07 Package Specification

Link to Fujitsu Package Search website (please note that it is possible that new packages may not yet be in the database!)

MB88F333 'Indigo-L' Short Introduction

IBIS Model: Rev0.01 (1.2MB)

Hardware Manual: Rev1.61 (680 pages, 12,5MB)

Errata Sheet: Rev1.00 (9 pages, 509KB)

Application Note (Indigo-L Version Information) (4 pages, 44KB)

Application Note (APIX Layout Recommendations) (11 pages, 258KB)

Application Note (APIX Power Supply Design) (9 pages, 183KB)

Application Note (APIX Automotive Shell SW-Emulation) (26 pages, 222KB)

Application Note (Indigo Byte Order) (16 pages, 89KB)

Application Note (Sprite Engine Performance) (10 pages, 213KB)

Application Note (APIX® Pixellink Synchronization) (15 pages, 300KB)

Application Note (Flash Memory Parallel Writer Specification) (30 pages, 411KB)

Application Note (Indigo Sound Generator) (13 pages, 161KB)

Application Note (Indigo Host Interface Level Shifter 5V) (8 pages, 298KB)

Follow this link to go to the Inova Semiconductors website for application notes that handle the use of the APIX® interface.

Inova/Fujitsu APIX® Case Study (7 pages, 1.3MB)

Versatile evaluation board Indigo-L Compact System incorporating many features.

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Ordering part number (Engineering Samples ES2, unleaded packages): MB88F333BAPMC-ESE2

Ordering part number (Customer Samples CS, unleaded packages): MB88F333BAPMC-GSE2

Indigo-L Compact System Ordering part number: SK-88F333-01