智控科技特別推出了使用DM642 +Host CPU，適合用Linux OS處理高速影音開發上，支援2個IDE/ATA33介面， 方便使用者擴充DVD Player 和30 Gb 的硬碟。也可以透過網路、USB 1.1和RS-232為傳輸介面。在編解碼方面另有ateme Library 的MPEG-4、H264等強力後援，讓開發者更有效和迅速的開發數位電視、網路影像以及各種數位多媒體應用。

特色：

運算能力:

• Texas Instruments’ TMS320DM642 Digital Media processor @ 600 or 720 MHz
• Freescale’s MPC5200 PowerPC @ 400 MHz
• 64 MB SDRAM (PowerPC) + 16 MB SDRAM (DSP)
• 32 MB Flash
• 128 kB Boot Flash

作業系統:

• Linux OS

Audio and video features:

The audio and video interfaces address the whole range of analog and digital media systems.

Video interfaces:

• Y/c video input (PAL & NTSC)
• Y/c video output (PAL & NTSC)
• Digital video ports (on request)

Audio interfaces:

• 1 stereo audio input
• 1 stereo audio output
• McBSP, McASP (on request)

General-use interfaces:

• IDE/UDMA port for 2 drives (HDD and DVD)
• 資料串列界面: McASP/McBSP (on request), RS-232, USB 1.1 Host, CAN bus
• Ethernet 10/100 Mbps
• 5 keys and 3 LEDs on front panel
• Infra-red remote control (RC5)
• General Purpose IO’s and IrDA available on request

Other resources:

• CPU BDI Debug interface
• DSP JTAG debug interface (option).

Software Development Kit (SDK):

方塊圖：

Business model：

3 entry points:

Level 1: Evaluation kit 

• Thunder box (hardware set and box)
•  Multimedia application (executable) 
• Bill of material

Level 2: Development kit

• Level 1
• DSP and PowerPC drivers
• Linux OS

• Linux development chain

Level 3: Application kit

• Level 2
• Complete Multimedia application with GPP source code and DSP executable

Option: DSP source code

• DSP firmware

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