Overview
The TMS320VC5510A is a high-performance, low-power, fixed-point digital signal processor (DSP) from Texas Instruments. It is part of the TMS320C55x DSP generation and is designed to achieve high performance and low power consumption through increased parallelism and a focus on power reduction. The processor is supported by a comprehensive software environment, including the eXpressDSP software development kit, Code Composer Studio, DSP/BIOS, and a wide range of third-party tools and libraries.
Key Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Instruction Cycle Time | 6.25-/5-ns |
| Clock Rate | 160-/200-MHz |
| Instructions per Cycle | One/Two Instructions |
| Multiply-Accumulate Units | Dual Multipliers (up to 400 MMACS) |
| Arithmetic/Logic Units | Two ALUs (40-bit central ALU and 16-bit additional ALU) |
| 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 support for SRAM, EPROM, SDRAM, SBSRAM |
| Peripherals | Two 20-Bit Timers, Six-Channel DMA Controller, Three McBSPs, 16-Bit EHPI, DPLL Clock Generator |
| GPIO | Eight General-Purpose I/O Pins and Dedicated General-Purpose Output (XF) |
| Package | 240-Terminal MicroStar BGA (Ball Grid Array) |
| Supply Voltage | 3.3-V I/O, 1.6-V Core |
Key Features
- High-performance, low-power fixed-point DSP based on the TMS320C55x CPU core.
- Dual multiply-accumulate units capable of up to 400 million multiply-accumulates per second (MMACS).
- Two arithmetic/logic units (ALUs) with a central 40-bit ALU and an additional 16-bit ALU.
- Instruction cache of 24K bytes and on-chip RAM of 160K x 16-bit (64K DARAM + 256K SARAM).
- On-chip ROM of 16K x 16-bit (32K bytes).
- 32-bit external memory interface (EMIF) supporting various memory types.
- Programmable low-power control of six device functional domains.
- On-chip peripherals including timers, DMA controller, McBSPs, EHPI, and DPLL clock generator.
- Eight general-purpose I/O pins and dedicated general-purpose output (XF).
- On-chip scan-based emulation logic and IEEE Std 1149.1 (JTAG) boundary scan logic.
Applications
The TMS320VC5510A is versatile and can be used in a variety of applications, including:
- Portable digital video applications such as video codecs, color space conversion, and user-interface operations.
- Security applications, including encryption and decryption.
- TCP/IP and network communication.
- Voice recognition and text-to-speech conversion.
- Machine vision and medical imaging.
- Audio processing and compression.
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 type of memory does the TMS320VC5510A have?
The TMS320VC5510A has 24K bytes of instruction cache, 160K x 16-bit on-chip RAM (64K DARAM + 256K SARAM), and 16K x 16-bit on-chip ROM.
- What peripherals are available on the TMS320VC5510A?
The TMS320VC5510A includes peripherals such as two 20-bit timers, a six-channel DMA controller, three McBSPs, a 16-bit EHPI, and a DPLL clock generator.
- What is the package type of the TMS320VC5510A?
The TMS320VC5510A is packaged in a 240-terminal MicroStar BGA (Ball Grid Array).
- What are the supply voltages for the TMS320VC5510A?
The supply voltages are 3.3-V for I/O and 1.6-V for the core.
- What software support is available for the TMS320VC5510A?
The TMS320VC5510A is supported by the eXpressDSP software environment, including Code Composer Studio, DSP/BIOS, and various libraries like DSPLIB and IMGLIB.
- What are some common applications of the TMS320VC5510A?
Common applications include portable digital video, security, TCP/IP, voice recognition, text-to-speech conversion, machine vision, and medical imaging.
- Does the TMS320VC5510A support JTAG boundary scan?
Yes, the TMS320VC5510A supports IEEE Std 1149.1 (JTAG) boundary scan logic.
