The ADSP-BF522/523/525/526/527 Blackfin Processor combines high performance, power efficiency and system integration to enable highly optimized designs without compromises. With built-in peripheral selectivity the ADSP-BF522/523/525/526/527 provides the greatest flexibility for today’s most demanding convergent signal processing applications. With power consumption as low as 0.16 mW/MHz and performance up to 600 MHz, applications can now add greater signal processing performance without forgoing battery life.

Configured as a co-processor in applications where flexibility is required to support a variety of multimedia applications, the ADSP-BF522/523/525/526/527 offers the processing performance along with scaleable power management that provides developers that flexibility in their design. For battery powered applications that either enhance the multimedia experience or deliver a full Mobile TV implementation, the ADSP-BF522/523/525/526/527 represents the ideal solution to release design innovation.

IP protection has become a necessary part of today’s embedded computing applications. The ADSP-BF522/525/527 provides a security scheme which balances flexibility and upgradeability with performance through the inclusion of a firmware-based solution including OTP (One Time Programmable) memory to enable users to implement private keys for secure access to program code.

Features

• Lockbox™ Secure Technology: Hardware-enabled security for code and content protection.
• Blackfin Processor Core with up to 600 MHz (1200 MMACS) performance
• 2 dual-channel, full-duplex synchronous serial ports supporting 8 stereo I2S channels
• 12 peripheral DMA channels supporting one- and two-dimensional data transfers
• NAND Flash Controller with 8-Bit interface for commands, addresses and data.
• Connectivity: Host DMA Port, UART’s, SPORT’s, SPI and TWI.
• Memory controller providing glue-less connection to multiple banks of external SDRAM, SRAM, Flash, or ROM
• 289-ball, 12x12 mm, 0.5 mm pitch mini-BGA (Commercial temperature range 0°C to +70°C)
• 208-ball, 17x17 mm, 0.8 mm pitch mini-BGA (Commercial temperature range 0°C to +70°C; Industrial temperature range -40°C to +85°C*)
* 533 MHz max operating speed

Applications

• Mobile TV
• Multi-media Co-processor
• Biometric Systems
• Consumer Audio
• Industrial Control
• Instrumentation
• Imaging
• Voice Communication