Analog Devices Inc. ADSP-SC57x Multicore Processors

Analog Devices Inc. ADSP-SC57x Multicore Processors deliver greater than 6 giga-floating-point operations per second using two enhanced SHARC+ cores. The processors combine ADI's SHARC technology with Arm® Cortex®-A5 system control capability. This feature provides a high-performance, low-cost solution for complex applications demanding advanced algorithms, interface technology, security, and scalability. With more than 2MBytes of on-chip memory, the system cost can be optimized with two package options, including the choice to use external memory.

The Analog Devices ADSP-SC57x processors consume less than 2 watts at automotive temperatures and deliver the advantage of industry-leading digital signal processing performance. Target applications include automotive premium audio, consumer, pro-audio, and high-end industrial systems.

Features

Single-chip SOC providing optimized BOM cost and board area design
- Integrated dual SHARC+ floating-point DSP cores and Arm Cortex-A5 processor
- Scalable performance and features in two different package options
- Lower cost derivative to the successful ADSP-SC58x family
Class-leading low-power floating-pt DSP performance at under 2W
- 5.4GFLOPs, 1.8GMACS Floating-pt SHARC+ DSP performance (2x 450MHz)
- Enabling 105°C environments and reduced heat sinks and no fans for increased reliability and robustness
Integrated and optimized low-power connectivity engine (ADSP-SC57x series only)
- Industry-standard Arm Cortex-A5 (720DMIPS at 450MHz) with FPU and Neon® DSP extensions
- Enhanced integrated peripherals, including Gigabit Ethernet (w/AVB), MLB, USB, CAN, and SDIO
Targeting advanced floating-point real-time DSP applications
- Easy to use deterministic DSP coding at up to twice the previous SHARC performance
- Code-compatible SHARC+ cores add double precision floating point support, byte addressability, optional L1-cache mode, and branch prediction
- Large on-chip 384KB L1 SRAM/cache per SHARC+ core, large 1MB shared L2 SRAM, and advanced DMA features
- High-performance external memory interface, including DDR3L support (BGA package only)
- Glue-less DSP digital audio interfaces, including 4x full SPORT (w/I2S), SPDIF, and sample rate converters
- Multiple serial interfaces, including quad SPI, I²C, and UARTs
- Scalable multi-device support with high-speed link-port
Advanced security with cryptographic accelerators and OTP memory
- For IP protection, fast secure boot, and secure network connectivity

Data integrity with parity or ECC-protected SRAM and Fault Management Unit
Multiple ADSP-SC57x and ADSP-2157x product options
- One or two SHARC+ cores, with or without the Arm Cortex-A5 processor, and various peripheral options
- Pin compatible options within two packages: 17mm × 17mm (0.8mm pitch) cspBGA and 24mm x 24mm LQFP
- Full-featured BGA version or a cost-optimized, reduced pin-count LQFP option
Advanced, easy-to-use development tools
- CrossCore Embedded Studio (CCES) with optimized C/C++ compiler, DSP libraries, and project examples
- SigmaStudio™ support provides an extensive selection of optimized audio libraries with easy-to-use graphical, audio development, and tuning tools for faster time-to-market
- Micrium µC/OS-II® and µC/OS-III® real-time kernels on both SHARC+ and Arm Cortex-A5 cores, as well as Micrium USB Host, USB device, and file system stacks running on the Arm Cortex-A5
- ADZS-SC573-EZLITE development kit with full reference schematics and PCB design details
- High-speed JTAG emulators (ICE-1000/2000) facilitate the creation, testing, and debugging of advanced applications
Comprehensive automotive applications support
- Optimized royalty-free Ethernet AVB stack developed and supported by Analog Devices
- AUTOSAR MCAL drivers
- Many additional third-party algorithms and software components, including advanced ANC and multi-dimensional surround audio
Embedded Linux support for Arm Cortex-A5 core
- Buildroot based distribution
- Integrated with CCES on a Linux-based host
- Support for both kernel and application debugging