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MC68882RC50A is a Motorola MC68882-family floating-point coprocessor order code for legacy M68000 systems. The catalog identifies a 68-pin ceramic pin-grid-array package.
The MC68882 family is discontinued. Confirm the exact suffix, lot, package drawing and electrical timing before a service replacement.
The MC68882 provides hardware floating-point operations for Motorola M68000-family hosts, especially MC68020 and MC68030 systems using the coprocessor interface. Motorola's BR509 technical summary describes IEEE 754-1985 binary arithmetic, eight extended-precision data registers, conversion logic and an arithmetic unit. Other hosts require suitable peripheral hardware and software integration.
Offloads floating-point calculation and conversion from the integer host.
The manufacturer documents family-level MC68881 pin and software compatibility, subject to board and timing validation.
Eight 80-bit registers support intermediate calculations.
The coprocessor interface permits concurrent host and floating-point instruction execution.
Implements IEEE 754-1985 binary floating-point modes and exceptions.
Accepts integer, single-, double- and extended-precision real formats and packed decimal real data.
Provides arithmetic, conversion, trigonometric and transcendental instructions.
The family supports 8-, 16- or 32-bit data-bus integration with appropriate host design.
The catalog records MC68882RC50A as 68-BCPGA. A 68-pin PGA description is consistent with part-level listings, but a board socket must be checked against the manufacturer's MC68882 pin-out and controlled mechanical drawing. The package register already lists `/upload/package/68-BCPGA.jpg`; the JPG is absent from the local site, so the artwork is not verified.

Use the manufacturer MC68882 pin-out diagrams for numbered pins. The following groups are functional guidance, not a substitute for the drawing.
Address and data pins transfer operands and results.
Clock, select, strobe, size and acknowledge pins control bus cycles.
Follow the host interface requirements for reset and status signals.
Wire power, ground and reserved locations exactly as specified.
| Exact catalog model | MC68882RC50A |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Motorola; archived by NXP |
| Function | Floating-point coprocessor |
| Host family | M68000; primarily MC68020 and MC68030 |
| Arithmetic | IEEE 754-1985 binary floating point |
| Data registers | Eight 80-bit floating-point registers |
| Arithmetic unit | 67-bit, family technical summary |
| Host data bus | 8, 16 or 32 bits by system design |
| Order-code speed | 50 MHz nominal listing; suffix timing unverified here |
| Package | 68-pin PGA; catalog label 68-BCPGA |
| Lifecycle | Discontinued manufacturer family |
Check the manufacturer technical summary and controlled suffix documentation for electrical limits, operating conditions and timing.
The MC68881 is family-level pin and software compatible but not an unconditional performance or timing replacement. Other MC68882 suffixes may differ in grade, package or qualification. Verify socket geometry, bus timing, floating-point exceptions and firmware behavior. No unverified internal substitute link is included.
NXP archives Motorola's MC68882 product information, BR509 technical summary and MC68882 pin-out diagrams. NXP marks this family no longer manufactured. The archive is design evidence, not a claim of current production or lot provenance.
Service of qualified M68000-family workstations.
Maintenance of installed control equipment with floating-point workloads.
Repair of established measurement and analysis platforms.
Exact-part replacement where the host software depends on the MC68882 interface.
For discontinued components, request traceability and lot/date evidence. Inspect PGA leads, markings and storage history. Test suspect lots for arithmetic operation and host-interface timing in the intended board environment.
No. It is a floating-point coprocessor used with a compatible host.
MC68020 and MC68030 are the main coprocessor-interface targets in the manufacturer summary.
No. Obtain suffix-specific evidence before timing qualification.
No. The registered local 68-BCPGA JPG is missing.
This record requires manual package and timing review. The local package JPG is missing, and the archived family summary does not establish RC50A-specific 50 MHz timing. Do not publish until the controlled drawing, artwork and target-system qualification have been checked.
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