Description

The SPCA533A-PL171 is a highly integrated solution for Digital Still Camera (DSC) applications. It is developed by Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd. and belongs to the IC Chips product category. This component consists of an image processing engine, image compression engine, storage interface controller, TV encoder, LCD interface controller, and USB interface. It supports a wide range of sensors, including most commonly used CMOS and CCD sensors. The SPCA533A-PL171 offers flexible control of the internal buffer, allowing it to support up to 4-megapixel image resolution. It also supports multiple flash memory card interfaces, such as CFC, MMC, SMC, and SD, and can interface with both TFT LCD panels and STN LCD panels for preview. With its comprehensive peripheral support and cost-effective design, the SPCA533A-PL171 is an ideal choice for building a DSC system.

Specifications and features

- Dual-mode operation, supporting PC-camera mode and Digital Still camera mode

- Support major CMOS and CCD sensors

- Mechanical shutter and flash light control support

- Real-time scaling function in preview and video clip mode

- Two-dimensional edge enhancement

- Excellent color correction and interpolation

- 25 AE/AWB measurement windows, full image coverage

- Bad-pixel correction up to 256 pixels

- Built-in TV encoder with DAC, supporting NTSC and PAL composite video

- Digital TV output interface, conforming to CCIR601(8-bit/16-bit data bus) and CCIR656 standard

- Digital TV input interface, CCIR601(8-bit data bus) and CCIR656

- Digital TFT LCD output interface, Unipac, Epson, Casio, Prime view

- Digital STN LCD panel interface for GiantPlus panels

- Support font-based OSD and graphic-based OSD

- Support SDRAM interface, 16M/64M/128M/256M

- Storage media interface, SD/Nand-gate flash/MMC/CFA/SMC

- Built-in Audio codec

- Digital AC-97 codec interface (AC-link)

- IMA ADPCM audio compression/decompression

- Serial interface to integrate with Sunplus’s MP3 decoder (SPCA751)

- Standard JPEG compression/decompression engine

- Built-in 8032 micro-controller with 8K bytes SRAM

- Support ISP (in-system-programming) function

- Support ICE interface to ease system development

- Extended external ROM space, up to 1M bytes

- Four programmable PWM outputs

- USB1.1 interface, supporting 10 pipes

- 3.3V/2.5V dual power supply

- Package options: LQFP216/LQFP256/TFBGA280

Application Scenarios

The SPCA533A-PL171 can be used in various applications, including:

• Digital Still Cameras
• Web Cameras
• Video Cameras
• Surveillance Cameras

Comparison

- Highly integrated solution for DSC applications

- Supports a wide range of CMOS and CCD sensors

- Flexible control of the internal buffer

- Supports multiple flash memory card interfaces

- Interface with TFT LCD panels and STN LCD panels for preview

- Comprehensive peripheral support

- Cost-effective design

- Limited to 4-megapixel image resolution

- Limited power supply options (3.3V/2.5V)