Overview
The TMS320VC5510A, produced by Texas Instruments, is a high-performance, low-power, fixed-point digital signal processor (DSP) based on the TMS320C55x DSP generation CPU processor core. This DSP is designed to achieve high performance and low power consumption through increased parallelism and a focus on reducing power dissipation. Although the TMS320VC5510A is no longer in production, it remains a significant component in legacy systems and for educational purposes.
Key Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Instruction Cycle Time | 6.25-/5-ns |
| Clock Rate | 160-/200-MHz |
| Instructions per Cycle | One/Two Instructions |
| Multiply-Accumulates Per Second (MMACS) | Up to 400 Million |
| Arithmetic/Logic Units (ALUs) | Two (40-bit and 16-bit) |
| Internal Buses | One Program Bus, Three Data Read Buses, Two Data Write Buses |
| Instruction Cache | 24K Bytes |
| On-Chip RAM | 160K x 16-Bit (64K DARAM + 256K SARAM) |
| On-Chip ROM | 16K x 16-Bit (32K Bytes) |
| External Memory Interface | 32-Bit EMIF with glueless interface to SRAM, EPROM, SDRAM, SBSRAM |
| Timers | Two 20-Bit Timers |
| DMA Controller | Six-Channel DMA Controller |
| Serial Ports | Three Multichannel Buffered Serial Ports (McBSPs) |
| Host-Port Interface | 16-Bit Parallel Enhanced Host-Port Interface (EHPI) |
| GPIO Pins | |
| Package Type | 240-Terminal MicroStar BGA (GGW Suffix) |
| I/O Supply Voltage | 3.3-V |
| Core Supply Voltage | 1.6-V |
Key Features
- High-performance, low-power fixed-point DSP based on the TMS320C55x DSP generation CPU processor core.
- Dual multipliers capable of up to 400 million multiply-accumulates per second (MMACS).
- Two arithmetic/logic units (ALUs) including a 40-bit ALU and a 16-bit ALU.
- Internal bus structure with one program bus, three data read buses, and two data write buses.
- Instruction cache of 24K bytes to minimize external memory accesses.
- On-chip RAM composed of 64K bytes of DARAM and 256K bytes of SARAM.
- On-chip ROM of 32K bytes.
- 32-bit external memory interface (EMIF) with glueless interface to various memory types.
- Six-channel direct memory access (DMA) controller.
- Three multichannel buffered serial ports (McBSPs).
- 16-bit parallel enhanced host-port interface (EHPI).
- Programmable digital phase-locked loop (DPLL) clock generator.
- Eight general-purpose I/O (GPIO) pins.
- On-chip scan-based emulation logic and IEEE Std 1149.1 (JTAG) boundary scan logic.
Applications
The TMS320VC5510A is suitable for a wide range of applications, including:
- Portable digital video applications such as video codecs, color space conversion, and user-interface operations.
- Audio processing and voice recognition.
- Machine vision and medical imaging.
- Security and encryption.
- TCP/IP and other network protocols.
- Text-to-speech conversion and other real-time signal processing tasks.
Q & A
- What is the TMS320VC5510A?
The TMS320VC5510A is a high-performance, low-power, fixed-point digital signal processor (DSP) from Texas Instruments.
- What is the clock rate of the TMS320VC5510A?
The clock rate of the TMS320VC5510A is 160-/200-MHz.
- How many instructions can the TMS320VC5510A execute per cycle?
The TMS320VC5510A can execute one or two instructions per cycle.
- What is the multiply-accumulate capability of the TMS320VC5510A?
The TMS320VC5510A can perform up to 400 million multiply-accumulates per second (MMACS).
- What type of memory interfaces does the TMS320VC5510A support?
The TMS320VC5510A supports a 32-bit external memory interface (EMIF) with glueless interface to SRAM, EPROM, SDRAM, and SBSRAM.
- What peripherals are included in the TMS320VC5510A?
The TMS320VC5510A includes two 20-bit timers, a six-channel DMA controller, three McBSPs, a 16-bit EHPI, and eight GPIO pins.
- What is the package type of the TMS320VC5510A?
The TMS320VC5510A is packaged in a 240-terminal MicroStar BGA (GGW Suffix).
- What are the supply voltages for the TMS320VC5510A?
The I/O supply voltage is 3.3-V, and the core supply voltage is 1.6-V.
- Is the TMS320VC5510A still in production?
No, the TMS320VC5510A is no longer in production. New designs should consider an alternate product.
- What software tools support the TMS320VC5510A?
The TMS320VC5510A is supported by the eXpressDSP software environment, including Code Composer Studio, DSP/BIOS, and various libraries like DSPLIB and IMGLIB.
