Overview
The TMS320VC5510A, specifically the TMS320VC5510AZAVA2, is a high-performance, low-power fixed-point digital signal processor (DSP) from Texas Instruments. It is based on the TMS320C55x DSP generation CPU processor core, which achieves high performance and low power through increased parallelism and a focus on reducing power dissipation. This DSP is designed to deliver exceptional video codec performance and supports a wide range of additional functions such as color space conversion, user-interface operations, security, TCP/IP, voice recognition, and text-to-speech conversion.
Key Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Instruction Cycle Time | 6.25-/5-ns |
| Clock Rate | 160-/200-MHz |
| Instructions Executed per Cycle | One/Two |
| Multiply-Accumulate Units | Dual Multipliers (Up to 400 Million Multiply-Accumulates Per Second (MMACS)) |
| Arithmetic/Logic Units | Two (Central 40-bit ALU and additional 16-bit ALU) |
| Internal Buses | One Internal Program Bus, Three Internal Data/Operand Read Buses, Two Internal Data/Operand Write Buses |
| Instruction Cache | 24K Bytes |
| On-Chip RAM | 160K x 16-Bit (Eight Blocks of 4K × 16-Bit DARAM, 32 Blocks of 4K × 16-Bit SARAM) |
| On-Chip ROM | 16K × 16-Bit (32K Bytes) |
| External Memory Interface | 32-Bit EMIF with glueless interface to SRAM, EPROM, SDRAM, SBSRAM |
| Package | 240-Terminal MicroStar BGA™ (Ball Grid Array) (GGW and ZGW Suffix) |
| Operating Temperature Range | -40 to 85°C |
| Supply Voltages | 3.3-V I/O Supply Voltage, 1.6-V Core Supply Voltage |
Key Features
- High-Performance, Low-Power Fixed-Point TMS320C55x™ DSP
- Dual Multipliers capable of up to 400 Million Multiply-Accumulates Per Second (MMACS)
- Two Arithmetic/Logic Units (Central 40-bit ALU and additional 16-bit ALU)
- Instruction Cache (24K Bytes)
- 160K x 16-Bit On-Chip RAM (Composed of DARAM and SARAM)
- 16K × 16-Bit On-Chip ROM (32K Bytes)
- 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, Programmable 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 designed for a variety of applications, particularly in the realm of digital video processing. It is suitable for:
- Portable digital video applications
- Video codec performance
- Color space conversion
- User-interface operations
- Security applications
- TCP/IP and network communications
- Voice recognition and text-to-speech conversion
- Machine vision and medical imaging
Q & A
- What is the TMS320VC5510A based on?
The TMS320VC5510A is based on the TMS320C55x DSP generation CPU processor core.
- What are the key performance metrics of the TMS320VC5510A?
The TMS320VC5510A has a 6.25-/5-ns instruction cycle time, a 160-/200-MHz clock rate, and can execute one or two instructions per cycle.
- What type of multipliers does the TMS320VC5510A have?
The TMS320VC5510A has dual multipliers capable of up to 400 Million Multiply-Accumulates Per Second (MMACS).
- What is the memory configuration of the TMS320VC5510A?
The TMS320VC5510A has 160K x 16-Bit On-Chip RAM (composed of DARAM and SARAM), 16K × 16-Bit On-Chip ROM, and supports up to 8M × 16-Bit external memory space.
- What peripherals are integrated into the TMS320VC5510A?
The TMS320VC5510A includes two 20-bit timers, a six-channel DMA controller, three McBSPs, a 16-bit parallel EHPI, a programmable DPLL clock generator, and eight GPIO pins.
- What is the package type and pin count of the TMS320VC5510AZAVA2?
The TMS320VC5510AZAVA2 comes in a 240-terminal MicroStar BGA™ (Ball Grid Array) package.
- What are the supply voltages for the TMS320VC5510A?
The TMS320VC5510A operates with a 3.3-V I/O supply voltage and a 1.6-V core supply voltage.
- What is the operating temperature range of the TMS320VC5510A?
The operating temperature range is -40 to 85°C.
- What development tools support the TMS320VC5510A?
The TMS320VC5510A is supported by the eXpressDSP™ software environment, including Code Composer Studio™, DSP/BIOS™, and the TMS320 DSP Algorithm Standard.
- What are some typical applications of the TMS320VC5510A?
Typical applications include portable digital video, video codec performance, color space conversion, user-interface operations, security, TCP/IP, voice recognition, and text-to-speech conversion.
