DSP Selection Guide 27
Blackfin
TM
DSP Family
High Performance, Low Power Dual-MAC, 16-Bit Fixed-Point DSP
Dynamic Power Management
Blackfin DSP Dynamic Power Management per-
mits system designers to dynamically vary both
the operating frequency and voltage of the DSP.
This capability enables the DSP power con-
sumption characteristics to be optimized to the
individual algorithm being executed. Transitions
between various performance levels can be
implemented under user control resulting in sig-
nificantly lower system power consumption and
longer battery life for handheld devices.
Superior Code Density
Blackfin DSPs provide excellent code density by
employing a variable length instruction encoding
scheme. The more frequently used instructions
such as data moves are encoded as compact 16-
bit words. The more challenging DSP and math
operations are encoded as 32-bit double words.
Additionally, a 64-bit multi-operation packet
consisting of one 32-bit and two 16-bit words
can be constructed for a variety of instruction
combinations. This merging of CISC and RISC
instruction encoding formats enables excellent
code density while retaining high system perfor-
mance. Blackfin DSPs also support both 16-bit
and 32-bit external memory arrays with no
memory alignment restrictions.
Video Instructions
Blackfin DSPs integrate quad 8-bit video ALUs
that facilitate the processing of arrays of 8-bit
data – the common word size of red-green-blue
pixel processing algorithms. The Blackfin DSP
instruction set architecture also includes specific
pixel manipulation instructions. These instruc-
tions enable the optimized execution of algo-
rithms such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and JPEG
compression and decompression. Implementing
video algorithms in software allows OEMs to
adapt to evolving standards and new functional
requirements without hardware changes.
Roadmap to Maximum Performance
The current Blackfin DSP family combines per-
formance of 300 MHz/600 MMACs with a
robust and complete set of peripherals. Future
product offerings will extend this performance
base to 1 GHz/2 GMACs with expanded periph-
eral functionality. Blackfin DSP technology will
also be leveraged to provide application specific
solutions for a variety of rapidly growing verti-
cal market segments including
wired/wireless communica-
tions and digital imaging.
These complete solutions com-
bine optimized hardware com-
ponents with validated soft-
ware components.
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