Overview
The TMS320C6412ZDK600, produced by Texas Instruments, is a high-performance fixed-point digital signal processor (DSP) within the TMS320C6000 DSP platform. This device is based on the second-generation VelociTI.2™ very-long-instruction-word (VLIW) architecture, making it an excellent choice for digital media applications. The C6412 DSP offers a balance of operational flexibility akin to high-speed controllers and the numerical capability of array processors, with a performance of up to 5760 million instructions per second (MIPS) at a clock rate of 720 MHz.
Key Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Clock Rate | 500 MHz, 600 MHz, 720 MHz |
| Instruction Cycle Time | 2 ns, 1.67 ns, 1.39 ns |
| MIPS | 4000, 4800, 5760 |
| Functional Units | Eight highly independent functional units: six ALUs (32-/40-Bit), two multipliers |
| Cache Memory | 128K-Bit (16K-Byte) L1P Program Cache (Direct Mapped), 128K-Bit (16K-Byte) L1D Data Cache (2-Way Set-Associative), 2M-Bit (256K-Byte) L2 Unified Mapped RAM/Cache |
| External Memory Interface | Glueless interface to asynchronous and synchronous memories; 1024M-Byte total addressable external memory space |
| Peripherals | 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet MAC (EMAC), MDIO module, I2C Bus module, McBSPs, general-purpose timers, HPI16/HPI32, PCI, GPIO, and glueless external memory interface (EMIFA) |
Key Features
- High-performance digital media processor with up to 5760 MIPS at 720 MHz
- Eight highly independent functional units with VelociTI.2™ extensions, including six ALUs and two multipliers
- Byte-addressable (8-/16-/32-/64-Bit data) with 8-bit overflow protection, bit-field extract, set, clear, normalization, saturation, and bit-counting
- 128K-Bit L1P and L1D caches, and 2M-Bit L2 unified mapped RAM/cache
- Glueless interface to various memory types including SRAM, EPROM, SDRAM, SBSRAM, ZBT SRAM, and FIFO
- IEEE 802.3 compliant Ethernet MAC with MII and support for 10Base-T and 100Base-TX
- Management data input/output (MDIO) module for PHY device management
- I2C Bus module and multichannel buffered serial ports (McBSPs) for peripheral communication
- User-configurable host-port interface (HPI16/HPI32) and peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
- Enhanced direct-memory-access (EDMA) controller with 64 independent channels
Applications
The TMS320C6412ZDK600 is well-suited for a variety of high-performance digital media applications, including:
- Digital video processing and encoding/decoding
- Audio processing and encoding/decoding
- Telecommunications and network processing
- Medical imaging and diagnostics
- Industrial automation and control systems
- Embedded systems requiring high computational power
Q & A
- What is the maximum clock rate of the TMS320C6412ZDK600?
The maximum clock rate is 720 MHz.
- How many instructions can the TMS320C6412ZDK600 execute per second?
Up to 5760 million instructions per second (MIPS).
- What type of cache memory does the TMS320C6412ZDK600 have?
It has a 128K-Bit L1P program cache, a 128K-Bit L1D data cache, and a 2M-Bit L2 unified mapped RAM/cache.
- Does the TMS320C6412ZDK600 support Ethernet connectivity?
- What peripherals are available on the TMS320C6412ZDK600?
It includes peripherals such as I2C Bus module, McBSPs, general-purpose timers, HPI16/HPI32, PCI, and GPIO.
- How does the TMS320C6412ZDK600 interface with external memory?
It has a glueless interface to asynchronous and synchronous memories, including SRAM, EPROM, SDRAM, SBSRAM, ZBT SRAM, and FIFO.
- What development tools are available for the TMS320C6412ZDK600?
A new C compiler, an assembly optimizer, and a Windows™ debugger interface are available.
- Is the TMS320C6412ZDK600 compatible with other C64x™ DSPs?
- What is the total addressable external memory space of the TMS320C6412ZDK600?
1024M-Byte total addressable external memory space.
- Does the TMS320C6412ZDK600 support MDIO for PHY device management?
