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News Release from: Freescale Semiconductor | Subject: 5685x hybrid processor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 December 2001
Hybrid processor brings Internet on-chip
Motorola has introduced the 5685x hybrid processor family to assist embedded systems design engineers in designing Internet-enabled applications.
Motorola has introduced the 5685x hybrid processor family to assist embedded systems design engineers in meeting the challenges of delivering the Internet experience in both residential and commercial environments The 56800E devices are ideally suited for applications including packet telephony, feature phones with voice recognition, Internet telephony, integrated Internet access devices, as well as home automation systems such as security, lighting and HVAC
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The 56800E core was designed using Motorola's SoC methodology that enables leverage of the company's vast library of peripherals to provide highly integrated, embedded processors with reduced chip design and manufacturing cycle times.
Using this methodology, Motorola has designed and now makes available the new 56852, 56853, 56854, 56855, 56857 and 56858 MCU/DSP hybrid devices, which give embedded system designers a broad range of on-chip features providing flexibility for meeting varied price/performance requirements.
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Features of the new 56800E-based DSP controllers include: a hybrid DSP/MCU architecture delivering 120MIPS at 120MHz; 12 to 80Kbyte of program memory; 8 to 48Kbyte of data memory; external memory interface up to 6Mbyte; six channels of DMA; time of day functionality; COP/watchdog timer; general-purpose 16bit timers with digital-to-analogue conversion functionality; a synchronous serial interface with network and surround sound features; synchronous and asynchronous communications interfaces; serial and parallel host communications; fast interrupt capability; and a programmable general-purpose I/O line.
In conjunction with Metrowerks, Motorola has developed an award-winning development environment for the 5685x devices.
The CodeWarrior integrated development environment from Metrowerks is based on Microsoft's Windows operating system with an efficient C compiler.
It provides navigation, editing and debugging functions that include an intuitive graphical project management and build system optimised C compiler, assembler, linker, debugger, instruction set simulator and much more.
Additionally, Motorola offers an embedded software development kit (SDK) that includes an expanding re-usable set of peripheral software, and application-specific software, such as voice coders, voice recognition, MP3 decoders, full-duplex speaker phone, among others - for Internet access devices.
Designed to enable customers to reduce development time and cost, the SDK contains production-quality drivers and algorithms for the entire 56800E family of DSP controllers.
The 56800E architecture is also being supported by multiple third party developers.
The 56852, 56853, 56854, 56855, 56857 and 56858 are available today in limited quantities with broad market availability scheduled for Q1 2002.
Production quantities are expected to be available in Q2 2002.
Pricing is expected to start at less than $3.00 (US) for the 56852 in high volume.
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