New ADSP-BF52x Blackfins Processors for IP cameras, mobile TV, VoIP phones and Media Players - Analog Devices

Analog Devices introduced ADSP-BF52x, new family of Blackfin. The ADSP-BF52x is a scalable processors targeted for portable applications such as IP cameras, mobile TV devices, VoIP phones and portable media players peripherals.

Analog Devices offers options for integrated system peripherals on the Blackfin ADSP-BF52x, including:

• Host DMA port
• High Speed USB On-The-Go
• 10/100 Ethernet
• NAND Flash Controller
• 48 GPIO ports

The ADSP-BF527C, BF525C and BF522C versions also feature small size, low-power stereo audio codec, targeted for space-constrained applications such as VoIP phones and portable media players.

Jerry McGuire, Analog Devices, said:

…newest Blackfin family tree offers the performance associated with high-end media players at the cost structure of MP3 player chipsets. The performance, power, and price advantages of the Blackfin BF52x family expand designs to enable a rich feature set….

…portable media devices become more networked and communicate peer-to-peer, our Lockbox Secure Technology helps developers implement a range of security measures…

Blackfin BF52x family enable seamless connectivity to Ethernet and Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g modules, the new processors family provides capabilities well-targeted for battery-powered IP cameras and of course, VoIP phones.

Lockbox Secure Technology in BF52x family enable implementation of security measures that range from safeguarding secrets such as intellectual property, to verifying the identity of devices and users for protected e-commerce and social networking, to digital rights management content protection.

Lockbox Secure Technology also provides one-time programmable (OTP) memory and a secure processing mode (Blackfin Secure Mode) to enable these capabilities. Its public, non-secure, user-programmable area of OTP memory is suited for storing public keys to authenticate the system in a manner that is controllable and configurable by the developer. A private, secure, user-programmable area of OTP memory lets developers program their own private device assets such as private keys, and maintain the confidentiality and integrity of those assets.

Price (10K-unit quantities):

• ADSP-BF527 (600MHz): $14.50
• ADSP-BF522L (300MHz): $5.50

Source: Analog Devices