NetLogic Microsystems DBAu1300 Development Board
Overview
NetLogic Microsystems’ industry-leading Alchemy® Processor family comprises a series of ultra low-power embedded processors that deliver the powerful processing performance, ultra low-power functionality and market specific integration required for next-generation products like enterprise thin clients, automotive infotainment, telematics, and other media rich embedded applications.
The NetLogic Microsystems DBAu1300 development board is an all-inclusive hardware and software tool suite that enables product developers to quickly and easily design and test next-generation digital media devices and applications that require digital video, 3D graphics, low power and high CPU performance. TheDBAu1300 development board includes a complete set of features for the development and testing of operating system and application software for products based on the low-power, high-performance digital media capabilities of the NetLogic Microsystems Au1300 series processors.
The DBAu1300 development board is a logical extension of the capabilities of the Au1300 series processors. This chip provides on-chip decoding of virtually all digital media formats, including H.264, MPEG1, 2 and 4, DivX, XviD and VC-1on media-rich devices, without the need for transcoding.
The development board is designed to optimize the strengths of the NetLogic Microsystems Au1300 series processor, such as the Enhanced Media Engine® (MAE2), dual DDR2 controllers and Advanced 3D Graphics Processing Engine (GPE).
NetLogic Microsystems DBAu1300 Development Board
Hardware
The NetLogic Microsystems DBAu1300 development board is delivered complete and fully configured, ready to run all leading development software programs. The development board includes a 7”LCD touch screen and support for a broad spectrum of audio and video inputs and output devices, including HDMI and TV output.
The development board also features programmable serial con-trollers and power supplies and is delivered with a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, and an EJTAG header supports monitoring and debugging and provides full-board reset.
Software and Documentation
The DBAu1300 development board helps designers become productive quickly with an included Quick Start Guide. Demo images for Windows CE 6.0 and Linux along with media codecs are available for download from the NetLogic Microsystems Developers support site.
Features
NetLogic Microsystems Au1380® processor
- Software included with the development board can be used to configure the environment to emulate Au1370®, Au1350® and Au1340® processors.)
- Board can be easily configured to operate at all rated processor speed grades.
- MIPS32-based™ core that provides a simple programming model and well-established toolchain
- Enhanced Media Acceleration Engine® (MAE2) that autonomously performs the most demanding parts of video decoding, and also provides scaling, filtering, and color space conversion for any display data
- 3D GPE supports OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0 and OpenVG 1.0
32-bit aRGB LCD controller
Camera Interface Module for interfacing with CCD/CMOS
- sensors and analog TV devices
AES encryption/decryption allows hardware acceleration for content Digital Rights Management (DRM)
Memory
- DRAM: One rank of 1Gbit DDR2-677 devices (256MB total)
- Non-Volatile (Bootable:)
- NOR Flash (socketed): 2 x 256Mbit MirrorBitTM NOR Flash (64MB total)
- NAND Flash (socketed): 1 x 8 (128MB or 256MB total)
- eMMC v4.3 NAND
Expansion
- SD/SDIO/SDHC/MMC Connectors
- Compact Flash
- DaughterCard Connector (static bus access)
- Saturn Connector (SD/PSC/UART access)
Onboard Peripherals
- USB: Two USB ports for USB 2.0 Host and Device Controller that supports OTG (On-The-Go) protocols:
- 1 Host + 1 Device, or
- 1OTG+1Host,or
- 2 Hosts
- HS, FS, and LS support for both host and device
- Mini USB Connector
- IDE: PIO Mode with Multiword DMA; standard IDE connector
- 10/100 Ethernet MAC/PHY: SMSC LAN9210
- Four UARTS:
- SD-Card: 1 connector on SD0 Port
- Video Input:
- Camera Interface Module: 1 connector for included OmniVision OV9660FSL camera (1.3Mpixel)
- TV video input via ADV7180
- Video Output:
- Generic Connector
- CRT DAC: Converts LCD signals to CRT signals output to VGA connector
- LVDS and RGB panel support
- HDMI via ADV752
- TV Interface: Focus Enhancement FS471 PC > TV video
- scan converter provides NTSC/PAL S-Video out •
- Audio
- Wolfson WM9715 AC97 audio codec with touch controller
- Wolfson WM8731 I2S audio codec
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Programmable Serial Controllers
- Four PSC controllers that are always available.
EJTAG
- 2 x 7 pin connector to Au1380 processor; able to reset the entire board from EJTAG
Power
- Software power-off capable
System power-on from Au1300 WAKE#
- signal
Coin cell battery on VDDX (Real-Time Clock); populated, and spare battery is included
- PC Power Connector (for attached PC devices such as IDE drive)
- VDDI switch selectable (0.925V – 1.275V); default is 1.0V
- Power-up/power-down sequencing circuit (VDDX, VDDY)
- Four-voltage supervisor monitor/reset circuit
- Board Software Reset
- Single +12V DC external power supply
- Onboard high-efficiency switch-made regulators to create these voltages: VDDI, +1.8V, +2.5V, +3.3V, and +5V
Kit Contents
- NetLogic Microsystems DBAu1300 development board
- LCD panel
- HDMI cable
- Power supply and cord
- OmniVision model OV9660FSL 1.3 MP camera
- USB A-Mini B cable
- Serial cable
- HDD power cable
- 2-Coin cell battery
- Documentation
- Au1300 Series Media Processors Product Brief
- DBAu1300 Development Board Product Brief
- End User’s License Agreement
Developers Support Site Contents
- Windows CE 6.0 BSP
- Linux 2.6 BSP
- Media SDKs
- Technical Documentation
- Board Design Resources
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Block Diagram
DBAu1300 Development Board