This device is a Low-power applications processor based on
an ARM926EJ-S and
a C674x DSP core. It provides significantly lower power than other members of the
TMS320C6000 platform of DSPs.
This device enables OEMs and ODMs to quickly bring to market devices featuring robust
operating systems support, rich user interfaces, and high processing performance life through the
maximum flexibility of a fully integrated mixed processor solution.
The dual-core architecture of the device provides benefits of
both DSP and Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) technologies, incorporating a high-performance
TMS320C674x DSP core and an ARM926EJ-S core.
The ARM926EJ-S is a 32-bit RISC processor core that performs
32-bit or 16-bit instructions and processes 32-bit, 16-bit, or 8-bit data. The core uses pipelining
so that all parts of the processor and memory system can operate continuously.
The ARM core has a coprocessor 15 (CP15), protection module,
and Data and program Memory Management Units (MMUs) with table look-aside buffers. It has separate
16K-byte instruction and 16K-byte data caches. Both are four-way associative with virtual index
virtual tag (VIVT). The ARM core also has a 8KB RAM (Vector Table) and 64KB ROM.
The device DSP core uses a two-level cache-based architecture. The Level 1
program cache (L1P) is a 32KB direct mapped cache and the Level 1 data cache (L1D) is a 32KB 2-way
set-associative cache. The Level 2 program cache (L2P) consists of a
256KB
memory space that is shared between program and data space. L2 memory can be configured as mapped
memory, cache, or combinations of the two. Although the DSP L2 is accessible by
ARM and other hosts in the system, an additional 128KB RAM shared memory is available for use by
other hosts without affecting DSP performance.
The peripheral set includes: a 10/100
Mb/s Ethernet MAC (EMAC) with a Management Data Input/Output (MDIO) module;
one USB2.0 OTG interface;
one USB1.1 OHCI interface;
two
inter-integrated circuit (I2C) Bus interfaces; one multichannel audio serial port
(McASP) with 16 serializers and FIFO buffers;
two
multichannel buffered serial ports (McBSP)
with FIFO buffers; two SPI interfaces with multiple chip selects;
four 64-bit
general-purpose timers each configurable (one configurable as watchdog); a configurable 16-bit host
port interface (HPI) ; up to 9 banks of 16 pins of general-purpose input/output (GPIO) with
programmable interrupt/event generation modes, multiplexed with other peripherals;
three UART
interfaces (each with RTS and
CTS); two enhanced high-resolution pulse width modulator (eHRPWM)
peripherals; 3 32-bit enhanced capture (eCAP) module peripherals which can be configured as 3
capture inputs or 3 auxiliary pulse width modulator (APWM) outputs; and 2 external memory
interfaces: an asynchronous and SDRAM external memory interface (EMIFA) for slower memories or
peripherals, and a higher speed DDR2/Mobile DDR controller.
The Ethernet Media Access Controller (EMAC)
provides an efficient interface between the device and a network. The EMAC supports both 10Base-T
and 100Base-TX, or 10 Mbits/second (Mbps) and 100 Mbps in either half- or full-duplex mode.
Additionally an Management Data Input/Output (MDIO) interface is available for PHY configuration.
The EMAC supports both MII and RMII interfaces.
The SATA controller provides a high-speed interface to mass
data storage devices. The SATA controller supports both SATA I (1.5 Gbps) and SATA II (3.0
Gbps).
The Universal Parallel Port (uPP) provides a
high-speed interface to many types of data converters, FPGAs or other parallel devices. The UPP
supports programmable data widths between 8- to 16-bits on each of two channels. Single-data rate
and double-data rate transfers are supported as well as START, ENABLE and WAIT signals to provide
control for a variety of data converters.
A Video Port Interface (VPIF) is included
providing a flexible video input/output port.
The rich peripheral set provides the ability to control external peripheral devices and
communicate with external processors. For details on each of the peripherals, see the related
sections later in this document and the associated peripheral reference guides.
This device has a complete set of development tools for the
ARM and DSP. These include C compilers, a DSP assembly
optimizer to simplify programming and scheduling, and a Windows™ debugger interface for visibility
into source code execution.
This device is a Low-power applications processor based on
an ARM926EJ-S and
a C674x DSP core. It provides significantly lower power than other members of the
TMS320C6000 platform of DSPs.
This device enables OEMs and ODMs to quickly bring to market devices featuring robust
operating systems support, rich user interfaces, and high processing performance life through the
maximum flexibility of a fully integrated mixed processor solution.
The dual-core architecture of the device provides benefits of
both DSP and Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) technologies, incorporating a high-performance
TMS320C674x DSP core and an ARM926EJ-S core.
The ARM926EJ-S is a 32-bit RISC processor core that performs
32-bit or 16-bit instructions and processes 32-bit, 16-bit, or 8-bit data. The core uses pipelining
so that all parts of the processor and memory system can operate continuously.
The ARM core has a coprocessor 15 (CP15), protection module,
and Data and program Memory Management Units (MMUs) with table look-aside buffers. It has separate
16K-byte instruction and 16K-byte data caches. Both are four-way associative with virtual index
virtual tag (VIVT). The ARM core also has a 8KB RAM (Vector Table) and 64KB ROM.
The device DSP core uses a two-level cache-based architecture. The Level 1
program cache (L1P) is a 32KB direct mapped cache and the Level 1 data cache (L1D) is a 32KB 2-way
set-associative cache. The Level 2 program cache (L2P) consists of a
256KB
memory space that is shared between program and data space. L2 memory can be configured as mapped
memory, cache, or combinations of the two. Although the DSP L2 is accessible by
ARM and other hosts in the system, an additional 128KB RAM shared memory is available for use by
other hosts without affecting DSP performance.
The peripheral set includes: a 10/100
Mb/s Ethernet MAC (EMAC) with a Management Data Input/Output (MDIO) module;
one USB2.0 OTG interface;
one USB1.1 OHCI interface;
two
inter-integrated circuit (I2C) Bus interfaces; one multichannel audio serial port
(McASP) with 16 serializers and FIFO buffers;
two
multichannel buffered serial ports (McBSP)
with FIFO buffers; two SPI interfaces with multiple chip selects;
four 64-bit
general-purpose timers each configurable (one configurable as watchdog); a configurable 16-bit host
port interface (HPI) ; up to 9 banks of 16 pins of general-purpose input/output (GPIO) with
programmable interrupt/event generation modes, multiplexed with other peripherals;
three UART
interfaces (each with RTS and
CTS); two enhanced high-resolution pulse width modulator (eHRPWM)
peripherals; 3 32-bit enhanced capture (eCAP) module peripherals which can be configured as 3
capture inputs or 3 auxiliary pulse width modulator (APWM) outputs; and 2 external memory
interfaces: an asynchronous and SDRAM external memory interface (EMIFA) for slower memories or
peripherals, and a higher speed DDR2/Mobile DDR controller.
The Ethernet Media Access Controller (EMAC)
provides an efficient interface between the device and a network. The EMAC supports both 10Base-T
and 100Base-TX, or 10 Mbits/second (Mbps) and 100 Mbps in either half- or full-duplex mode.
Additionally an Management Data Input/Output (MDIO) interface is available for PHY configuration.
The EMAC supports both MII and RMII interfaces.
The SATA controller provides a high-speed interface to mass
data storage devices. The SATA controller supports both SATA I (1.5 Gbps) and SATA II (3.0
Gbps).
The Universal Parallel Port (uPP) provides a
high-speed interface to many types of data converters, FPGAs or other parallel devices. The UPP
supports programmable data widths between 8- to 16-bits on each of two channels. Single-data rate
and double-data rate transfers are supported as well as START, ENABLE and WAIT signals to provide
control for a variety of data converters.
A Video Port Interface (VPIF) is included
providing a flexible video input/output port.
The rich peripheral set provides the ability to control external peripheral devices and
communicate with external processors. For details on each of the peripherals, see the related
sections later in this document and the associated peripheral reference guides.
This device has a complete set of development tools for the
ARM and DSP. These include C compilers, a DSP assembly
optimizer to simplify programming and scheduling, and a Windows™ debugger interface for visibility
into source code execution.