Description

The ADSP-BF537KBCZ-6BV is a digital signal processor/controller that belongs to the Blackfin family of products. It combines a dual-MAC, state-of-the-art signal processing engine, the advantages of a clean, orthogonal RISC-like microprocessor instruction set, and single-instruction, multiple-data (SIMD) multimedia capabilities into a single instruction-set architecture. The ADSP-BF537KBCZ-6BV offers high-performance and versatility in a compact package, making it suitable for a wide range of applications.

Specifications and features

• Up to 600 MHz high performance Blackfin processor
• Three 16-bit MACs, two 40-bit ALUs, four 8-bit video ALUs, 40-bit shifter
• RISC-like register and instruction model for ease of programming and compiler-friendly support
• Advanced debug, trace, and performance monitoring
• 0.8 V to 1.3 V core VDD with on-chip voltage regulation
• 2.5 V and 3.3 V-compliant I/O with specific 5 V-tolerant pins
• 182-ball and 208-ball CSP_BGA packages
• Up to 132K bytes of on-chip memory
• Instruction SRAM/cache and instruction SRAM
• Data SRAM/cache plus additional dedicated data SRAM
• Scratchpad SRAM
• External memory controller with glueless support for SDRAM and asynchronous 8-bit and 16-bit memories
• Flexible booting options from external flash, SPI and TWI memory or from SPI, TWI, and UART host devices
• Memory management unit providing memory protection
• IEEE 802.3-compliant 10/100 Ethernet MAC
• Controller area network (CAN) 2.0B interface
• Parallel peripheral interface (PPI), supporting ITU-R 656 video data formats
• 2 dual-channel, full-duplex synchronous serial ports (SPORTs), supporting eight stereo I2S channels
• 12 peripheral DMAs, 2 mastered by the Ethernet MAC
• 2 memory-to-memory DMAs with external request lines
• Event handler with 32 interrupt inputs
• Serial peripheral interface (SPI) compatible
• 2 UARTs with IrDA support
• 2-wire interface (TWI) controller
• Eight 32-bit timer/counters with PWM support
• Real-time clock (RTC) and watchdog timer
• 32-bit core timer
• 48 general-purpose I/Os (GPIOs), 8 with high current drivers
• On-chip PLL capable of 0.5 x to 64 x frequency multiplication
• Debug/JTAG interface

Application Scenarios

The ADSP-BF537KBCZ-6BV is versatile and can be used in various applications that require high-performance signal processing and multimedia capabilities. Some possible application scenarios include audio and video processing, telecommunications, industrial automation, medical imaging, and automotive infotainment.

Comparison

• High-performance and versatile
• Advanced debug, trace, and performance monitoring features
• Flexible booting options
• Memory management unit providing memory protection
• Supports a wide range of communication protocols

• Not suitable for low-power applications
• Has a higher power consumption compared to other digital signal processors/controllers
• Requires proficient programming skills to fully utilize its features and capabilities