Blackfin: Everywhere in Connectivity

Today’s electronic devices require more feature integration than ever before, and connectivity is often at the top of the list. The Blackfin ADSP-BF52x and BF54x series of processors provide connectivity via integrated USB 2.0 HS OTG MAC and PHY, 10/100 Ethernet MAC, serial interfaces such as I²C/TWI, UARTs, SPI, CAN, Serial ports, which provide easy interfaces to companion ICs such as 802.11Wi-Fi transceivers, Bluetooth transceivers, and Zigbee low-power wireless networking transceivers. In addition to these interfaces and easy connection to companion ICs, the Blackfin processors have the ability to run the required software stacks to support these interfaces, including USB stacks ported to Blackfin, Bluetooth stack, and TCP/IP stacks to support network interfaces.

The ADSP-BF52x and ADSP-BF54x Blackfin® processor families are optimized for performance-demanding portable applications including portable media players (PMPs), voice over IP (VoIP) phones, IP cameras, and mobile TV devices. With a core power as low as 0.16 mW/MHz at 250 MHz, the newest Blackfin processors give system designers room to innovate without increasing power consumption—or system cost.

The ADSP-BF52x series offers an array of high-performance/low-power options. This includes the ADSP-BF527, ADSP-BF525, and ADSP-BF523, which operate up to 600 MHz, and an ultra-low-power series, ADSP-BF522, ADSP-BF524, and ADSP-BF526, operating up to 400 MHz with excellent standby power dissipation.

The ADSP-BF54x further enhances the Blackfin portfolio and offers additional options for performance and power. The ADSP-BF542 and BF544 provide core performance ranging from 400 to 600MHz, the ADSP-BF547 and BF548 provide up to 533 MHz performance and the BF549 provides a full suite of connectivity options for automotive applications requiring up to 533MHz.

ADSP-BF52X Key Features:

• Up to 600 MHz high-performance Blackfin processor
  • Two 16-bit MACs, two 40-bit ALUs, four 8-bit video ALUs, and a 40-bit shifter
  • RISC-like register and instruction model for ease of programming and compiler-friendly support
  • Advanced debug, trace, and performance monitoring
• 1.0V to 1.2V core VDD with on-chip voltage regulation (ADSP-BF523, ADSP-BF525, and ADSP-BF527 only)
• 1.8V, 2.5V, or 3.3V I/O
  • Up to 3.3V tolerant I/O with specific 5V tolerant balls
• 289-ball (12 mm x 12 mm) and 208-ball (17 mm x 17 mm) CSP_BGA packages for BF52x processors
• 400-ball (17 mm x 17 mm) CSP_BGA package

ADSP-BF54X Key Features:

• Blackfin® Processor Core with up to 600 Mhz (1200 MMACS) performance
• Connectivity: High Speed USB OTG , Host DMA, UARTs, SPORTs, SPI, TWI, CAN
• Expansion: SD/SDIO and ATAPI-6 Controllers
• Synchronous memory interface for DDR / Mobile DDR connectivity
• Asynchronous Memory interface for SRAM, EEPROM, NAND / NOR FLASH connectivity
• Lockbox™ Secure Technology: Hardware-enabled security for code and content protection.
• Multimedia: 18/24-bit LCD Controller, Multiple Enhanced Parallel Peripheral Interfaces (EPPI), Pixel Compositor hardware accelerator, and Media Transceiver (MXVR) for connection to a MOST® Network
• 400-ball (17x17) CSP_BGA package

EVALUATION KITS:

ADSP-BF527 EZ-KIT Lite Evaluation Kit for the ADSP-BF52x Blackfin Family

ADSP-BF527 Kit Features:

• ADSP-BF527 Processor
• SDRAM
• NAND FLASH
• Audio CODEC
• USB Debug Agent
• LCD Display
• Ethernet PHY (BF527 only)
• Touch Screen/Keyboard Controller
• HS USB OTG

ADSP-BF548 EZ-KIT Lite Evaluation Kit for the ADSP-BF54x Blackfin Family

ADSP-BF548 Kit Features:

• ADSP-BF548 Processor
• DDR SDRAM
• BURST Flash
• NAND Flash
• Hard Drive
• LCD Display
• AC’97 CODEC
• Ethernet PHY
• Touch Screen/Keyboard Controller

For more product information, contact your local Arrow sales representative, or call 866-910-3643.

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