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. The TMS320VC5510A is part of the TMS320 series, which has been a cornerstone in digital signal processing since its introduction in 1983.
The processor is well-suited for a variety of applications, including portable digital video, audio processing, and other high-performance DSP tasks. It is supported by a comprehensive software environment, including the Code Composer Studio, DSP/BIOS, and various libraries optimized for the C55x DSPs.
Key Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Package | 240-pin NFBGA (ZAV) |
| Operating Temperature Range | -40°C to 85°C |
| 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 and 16-bit) |
| Internal Buses | One Program Bus, Three Data Read Buses, Two Data Write Buses |
| 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 |
| Supply Voltages | 3.3-V I/O, 1.6-V Core |
Key Features
- High-performance, low-power fixed-point DSP
- Dual multipliers capable of up to 400 million multiply-accumulates per second (MMACS)
- Two arithmetic/logic units (ALUs): a 40-bit ALU and a 16-bit ALU
- Instruction cache (24K Bytes)
- On-chip RAM: 160K x 16-Bit (64K DARAM + 256K SARAM)
- On-chip ROM: 16K x 16-Bit (32K Bytes)
- 32-Bit external memory interface (EMIF) with glueless interface to various memory types
- Programmable low-power control of six device functional domains
- On-chip peripherals: two 20-bit timers, six-channel DMA controller, three McBSPs, 16-bit parallel EHPI, DPLL clock generator
- Eight general-purpose I/O (GPIO) 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 high-performance digital signal processing applications, including:
- Portable digital video applications such as video codecs, color space conversion, and user-interface operations
- Audio processing and voice recognition
- Security and encryption
- TCP/IP and network processing
- Machine vision and medical imaging
- Text-to-speech conversion and other real-time 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 maximum external memory addressable by the TMS320VC5510A?
The TMS320VC5510A can address up to 8M x 16-Bit of external memory.
- What type of memory interfaces does the TMS320VC5510A support?
The TMS320VC5510A supports glueless interfaces to asynchronous SRAM, EPROM, synchronous DRAM, and synchronous burst SRAM.
- 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 kind of on-chip peripherals does the TMS320VC5510A have?
The TMS320VC5510A includes two 20-bit timers, a six-channel DMA controller, three McBSPs, a 16-bit parallel EHPI, and a DPLL clock generator.
- Does the TMS320VC5510A support JTAG boundary scan logic?
Yes, the TMS320VC5510A supports IEEE Std 1149.1 (JTAG) boundary scan logic.
- What software support is available for the TMS320VC5510A?
The TMS320VC5510A is supported by the Code Composer Studio, DSP/BIOS, C55x DSP Library, and the DSP Image/Video Processing Library.
- In what types of applications is the TMS320VC5510A commonly used?
The TMS320VC5510A is commonly used in portable digital video, audio processing, security, TCP/IP, voice recognition, and other real-time processing tasks.
