Beyond Dsps Starcore Msc8xxx and DSP56K Families
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Next-Generation Digital Signal Processors November 2010 Beyond DSPs Giving Customers Another Choice INCLUDING StarCore MSC8xxx and DSP56K Families (Including Symphony Audio DSPs) Beyond DSPs Table of Contents History of Freescale/Motorola DSPs 2 Technical Highlights: A closer look at the StarCore DSP families 3 MSC815x and MSC825x Family Overview . .4 StarCore DSP Roadmap . .6 SC3850 Core . .7 DSP Core Subsystem . 9 MAPLE-B . 11 CLASS Fabric . 12 RISC-Based QUICC Engine Subystem . 13 ® Serial RapidIO Architecture . 14 ® PCI Express Controller . 15 DDR2/3 . 16 Time-Division Multiplexing . 17 Application Solutions 18 Wireless Base Stations . 19 Video . 20 Voice . 22 Medical Imaging . 24 Aerospace and Defense . 26 Advanced Test and Measurement . 28 Development Software, Tools and Reference Designs 30 CodeWarrior Development Studio for StarCore 10.0 DSPs . 31 Voice Software . 32 Video Software . 32 Base Station Software . 33 MSC8156 Evaluation Module . 35 MSC8156ADS . 37 MSC8156AMC . 39 P2020—MSC8156 AdvancedMC™ Reference Design . 41 Technical Highlights: A closer look at the DSP56K families 43 DSP56K Family Overview . 44 DSP56K Core . 45 Application Solutions . 48 DSP56K Family Development Software, Tools and Reference Designs 49 Development Software . 50 DSPAUDIOEVM Evaluation Module . 51 Symphony SoundBite Development Kit . 52 DSP563xx Evaluation Module (DSP563xxEVME) . 54 Additional Resources . 56 Ecosystem Partners . 56 This document contains information on a new product. Specifications and information herein are subject to change without notice. freescale.com/DSP Next-Generation Digital Signal Processors 1 ApplicationOverview Solutions Freescale DSP Evolution 1986 2006 2009 First 56K DSPs StarCore-based Focus on the base station market introduced to SC3400 core • SC3850 core released the market technology • 19 design wins, including many to top 1998 introduced to wireless infrastructure equipment manufacturers StarCore the market architecture 2007 Multicore DSP5672x introduced to the market 1986 1996 1998 1999 2003 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1996 1999 2003 2010 First single DSP chip StarCore-based StarCore-based Focus on additional markets implementation of SC140 core SC1400 core • Medical, aerospace, defense, test ® Dolby Digital and technology technology and measurement markets DTS 5.1 decoders introduced to introduced to • Freescale brings a new era of on the 56009 market market stability, drive and success to the DSP market 2008 Change of corporate management • March 2008—Rich Beyer joins Freescale as CEO • September 2008—Lisa Su joins Freescale as Senior VP of embedded processors • Focus on core markets, prioritization of strategic markets • Increased investment for DSP, architecture and tools • Exited other non-strategic markets History of Freescale/Motorola DSPs Freescale Semiconductor (under the In 1998, Freescale introduced the high- In 2010, the focus for the StarCore DSPs Motorola brand) introduced our first performance StarCore architecture to expanded with the introduction of the DSP to the market in 1986 with the the broad market. In 2008, Rich Beyer MSC825x family and the MSC8152/ introduction of the general purpose joined Frescale as CEO and Lisa Su MSC8251 broad market DSPs. These digital signal processors (DSPs) based was appointed Senior Vice President for new products are targeted for process on the 56K architecture. The 56K general embedded processors. They recognized intensive applications in the video, voice, purpose DSPs evolved into an extensive the growth potential in DSP markets and medical, aerospace, defense and test and family of embedded DSPs, including 56K substantially increased investments in measurement markets and provide the DSPs with integrated audio software the StarCore DSP architecture and tools. optimal blend of cost effectiveness and called the Symphony DSP line. These This increased investment in StarCore has high performance throughput. DSPs remain popular across a wide resulted in the highest performance DSPs range of applications, including audio and on the market today. Initially, the base industrial control. Due to the very large station market was the primary focus customer base and continued popularity for high-performance StarCore DSPs. In of these products, we will be releasing 2009, the SC3850 core was released as new 56K products in 2011. the building block core of the MSC8156 six-core high-performance DSP. The MSC8156 has been an overwhelming success in the base station market with 17 major design wins, including eight of the top 10 wireless infrastructure equipment companies. 2 Next-Generation Digital Signal Processors Beyond DSPs, November 2010 Application SolutionsOverview Technical Highlights A closer look at the StarCore DSP families freescale.com/dsp Next-Generation Digital Signal Processors 3 Technical Highlights MSC815x and MSC825x Family Overview The MSC815x and MSC825x families MSC815x and MSC825x Family of DSPs are based on the industry’s highest performance DSP core, built on StarCore StarCore technology, and designed for the 512 KB SC3850 DSP Core Backside 1024 KB advanced processing requirements and L2 Cache 64-bit DDR-2/3 32 KB 32 KB Shared Memory capabilities of today’s high-performance, D-Cache I-Cache M3 Memory Controller high-end industrial applications for the SPI I2C video, voice, medical imaging, aerospace, DUART CLASS Fabric defense and advanced test and Clocks/Reset measurement markets. GPIO By leveraging the 45 nm process HSSI MAPLE-B DMA TDM DMA Security Accelerator technology in a highly integrated SoC, the Engine (Only on the QE MSC815x devices) MSC815x and MSC825x families of DSPs Ethernet deliver industry-leading performance and PCIe power savings. These DSPs are based 1GE 1GE sRIO sRIO x4 x4 x4 on SC3850 StarCore technology. The SC3850 DSP core has earned leading 8-lane 3.125G SerDes benchmark results from independent signal-processing technology analysis firm Berkeley Design Technology, Inc. Despite being the highest performing MSC815x and MSC825x families helps to (BDTI). Specifically, Freescale’s SC3850 DSP available in the broad market enable software and tool reuse, allowing 1.2 GHz core registered a fixed-point today, these DSPs are also extremely scalability from a single-core device to BDTIsimMark2000™ score of 18,500— price competitive. Starting at $75 USD multicore devices, or to create multiple the highest score of any DSP architecture MSRP, the MSC815x and MSC825x products from the same hardware. tested by BDTI to date. The combination DSP families offer the industry’s best of the award-winning SC3850 core and value and integration and may save the richest and highest performance DSP customers up to one million USD over peripherals available serve to accelerate the product’s lifetime in processor cost. system performance and result in a In addition to silicon savings, pin and family of DSPs that offer up to twice the peripheral compatibility across the performance of competitors’ parts. 4 Next-Generation Digital Signal Processors Beyond DSPs, November 2010 Technical Highlights Pin for Pin Compatibility Device MSC8156 MSC8154 MSC8152 MSC8151 MSC8256 MSC8254 MSC8252 MSC8251 SC8350 DSP Cores 6 4 2 1 6 4 2 1 1 GHz 1 GHz Core Speed (MHz) 1 GHz 1 GHz 1 GHz 1 GHz 1 GHz 1 GHz 800 MHz 800 MHz Core Performance Up to Up to Up to Up to Up to Up to Up to 8000 Up to 8000 (16-bit MMACs) 48000 32000 16000 48000 32000 16000 Shared M3 Memory 1 MB 1 MB I-Cache (per core) 32 KB 32 KB D-Cache (per core) 32 KB 32 KB L2 I-Cache (per core) 512 KB 512 KB DDR2/3 2 (800 MHz) 2 (800 MHz) PCI Express® 1 1 GEMAC (RGMII, SGMII) 2 2 Serial RapidIO® 2 2 TDM 4 4 SPI 1 1 UART 1 1 I2C 1 1 Turbo/Virterbi Accelerators 1 FFT/DFT/CRC Accelerators 1 Processor Technology 45 nm 45 nm 783 Ball 783 Ball Package FC-PBGA FC-PBGA Key Features and Benefits • A high-performance internal RISC- • A rich peripheral set includes two Serial based QUICC Engine subsystem RapidIO® (four lane) interfaces, two • The MSC815x and MSC825x DSPs supports multiple networking protocols Gigabit Ethernet interfaces for network deliver a high level of performance to help provide reliable data transport communications, a PCI Express® x4 and integration, combining one, two, over packet networks while significantly interface and four multi-channel TDM four or six new and enhanced, fully offloading processing from the DSP interfaces. programmable SC3850 cores, each cores. TCP/IP stack control via the • The system is tied together with running at up to 1 GHz. integrated QUICC Engine coprocessor high-speed, high-bandwidth chip- • The MSC815x family has added allows fast communication between level arbitration and switching fabric performance from a multi-accelerator FPGA and DSP to DSP. (CLASS). The CLASS is a non-blocking, platform engine (MAPLE-B) for fast • Comprehensive memory support fully pipelined, low latency fabric Fourier transforms (FFT), inverse fast includes two 64-bit DDR3 running interconnect based on a single module Fourier transforms (iFFT), discrete at 800 MHz to enable fast system and therefore has uniformity in data Fourier transforms (DFT), inverse throughput for multicore DSPs, GPP transfer. discrete Fourier transforms (iDFT) and capability with an integrated MMU and • Supports industrial temperature grade: Turbo and Viterbi decoding. full ECC protection on all memories. -40ºC to +105ºC junction. freescale.com/DSP Next-Generation Digital Signal Processors 5 Technical Highlights StarCore DSP Roadmap StarCore DSP Roadmap Accelerated Production Next Generation Performance • Base