DSP Board the Size of a
Coin
30x36mm multi-chip module sets the standard for ultra-small
DSP/FPGA boards
ITHACA,
NY, September 4th, 2003: Traquair Data
Systems, Inc. today announced the availability of the ultra-compact
UC1394a-1 multi-chip
module in a general-purpose embedded DSP configuration, with supporting
EVM-Kits for DSP and embedded
image processing applications. It provides developers with what
is quite literally a DSP
board the size of a coin, with a programmable DSP processor, FPGA,
400MBit/second FireWire communications and a host of I/O capabilities,
all in a tiny 30x36mm 116-pin surface mount PLCC package.
ultra-compact UC1394a-1 Multi-chip Module
The internal architecture
provides developers with numerous programmable capabilities in an exceptionally
small, ready to use package. It is easily integrated within small form
factor board designs and provides extensive I/O capabilities for integrating
application specific hardware with the on-board TMS320C5509 DSP processor
(up to 400MIPS) and 50kGate Spartan™-II FPGA.
The on-board FireWire
interface is capable of streaming data at up to 32MBytes/second, and
can be used to establish a high bandwidth serial communications link
with PCs or other embedded equipment. It is also optionally supported
by FireWire camera framecapture software, allowing image data to be
captured then processed by the on-board DSP and FPGA resources. The
additional I/O capabilities are numerous, including RS-232, USB, McBSP,
I2C, JTAG, integral analog to digital conversion for four analog inputs,
and user configurable digital I/O.
