Overview
The TMS320C6415TGLZ8 is a high-performance fixed-point digital signal processor (DSP) from Texas Instruments, part of the TMS320C64x™ DSP family. This device is based on the second-generation VelociTI.2™ very-long-instruction-word (VLIW) architecture, making it an excellent choice for demanding applications such as wireless infrastructure. The C6415T is fully software-compatible with the C62x™ devices and offers pin compatibility with the C6414T and C6416T devices. It features a robust set of peripherals and memory interfaces, enhancing its versatility and performance.
Key Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Clock Rate | 500-, 600-, 720-MHz, up to 1 GHz |
| Instruction Cycle Time | 2-, 1.67-, 1.39-, 1-ns |
| MIPS | 4000, 4800, 5760, 8000 |
| Instructions/Cycle | Eight 32-bit instructions |
| Operations/Cycle | Twenty-eight operations |
| L1 Cache | 128K-bit (16K-byte) L1P program cache (direct mapped), 128K-bit (16K-byte) L1D data cache (2-way set-associative) |
| L2 Memory | 8M-bit (1024K-byte) L2 unified mapped RAM/cache (flexible allocation) |
| External Memory Interfaces | Two glueless EMIFs: 64-bit EMIFA, 16-bit EMIFB |
| PCI Interface | 32-bit/33-MHz, 3.3-V PCI master/slave interface conforming to PCI Specification 2.2 |
| Package | 532-pin Ball Grid Array (BGA) package (GLZ, ZLZ, and CLZ suffixes), 0.8-mm ball pitch |
Key Features
- Highest-performance fixed-point DSPs with up to 8000 MIPS at 1 GHz clock rate
- Eight highly independent functional units with VelociTI.2™ extensions, including six ALUs and two multipliers
- Support for four 16-bit multiply-accumulates (MACs) per cycle or eight 8-bit MACs per cycle
- L1/L2 memory architecture with flexible allocation of L2 unified mapped RAM/cache
- Enhanced Direct-Memory-Access (EDMA) controller with 64 independent channels
- Host-Port Interface (HPI) with user-configurable bus width (32-/16-bit)
- Three multichannel buffered serial ports (McBSPs) and a Universal Test and Operations PHY Interface for ATM (UTOPIA) Slave port
- Three 32-bit general-purpose timers and a flexible PLL clock generator
- IEEE-1149.1 (JTAG) boundary-scan-compatible and 16 GPIO pins
Applications
The TMS320C6415T is well-suited for a variety of high-performance applications, including:
- Wireless infrastructure such as base stations and radio network controllers
- Telecommunications equipment, including T1/E1, MVIP, and SCSA framers
- High-speed data processing and numerical computations in fields like scientific research and medical imaging
- Embedded systems requiring advanced signal processing capabilities
Q & A
- What is the maximum clock rate of the TMS320C6415T?
The maximum clock rate of the TMS320C6415T is up to 1 GHz.
- How many instructions can the TMS320C6415T execute per cycle?
The TMS320C6415T can execute eight 32-bit instructions per cycle.
- What is the total addressable external memory space for the TMS320C6415T?
The total addressable external memory space is 1280 M-bytes.
- Does the TMS320C6415T support PCI interface?
- What type of package does the TMS320C6415T come in?
The TMS320C6415T comes in a 532-pin Ball Grid Array (BGA) package with a 0.8-mm ball pitch.
- Is the TMS320C6415T software-compatible with other DSPs in the C6000 family?
- What is the purpose of the VelociTI.2™ extensions in the TMS320C6415T?
The VelociTI.2™ extensions enhance the performance by adding new instructions and increasing parallelism in key applications.
- How many general-purpose timers does the TMS320C6415T have?
The TMS320C6415T has three 32-bit general-purpose timers.
- Does the TMS320C6415T support JTAG boundary scan?
- What is the role of the EDMA controller in the TMS320C6415T?
The Enhanced Direct-Memory-Access (EDMA) controller manages data transfers with 64 independent channels.
