Full-Length PCI Express Card with
DSP-8684
TI 66AK2H12 and TMS320C6678 DSPs
Preliminary
Features
One 66AK2H12, three TMS320C6678 and one XC7A200T FPGA on single
Full-length PCI Express Card with PCIe Gen2 x8 interface to the edge
connector
Four ARM Cortex-A15 @ 1.4GHz and Eight TMS302C66x™ DSP Core
Subsystems (C66x CorePacs) @ 1.2GHz of 66AK2H12
Eight TMS302C66x™ DSP Core Subsystems (C66x CorePacs) @ 1.25 GHz
of TMS320C6678
Supports dual SDI-3G input & output and single HDMI 1.3a input
Supports XDS200 and XDS560v2 evaluation module via JPAG for CCS
connection
Supports new video standards HEVC/H.265 & H.264 codec
For video acquisition, encode, decode, transcode, analytic & streaming
applications
Introduction
The DSP-8684 integrates Texas Instruments one 66AK2H12 and three TMS320C6678 multicore processors based on KeyStone architecture, and a Xilinx Artix-7 XC7A200T FPGA
device to provide the highest computing performance and flexibility in a full-length PCIe form factor for supporting a wide range of applications. The built-in 32 TI C66x DSP cores
and 4 ARM Cortex-A15 cores offer unrivalled processing capabilities for data and control plane processing while the reprogrammable Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA device adds flexibility to
the design by allowing the inclusion of customized hardware functions. Video acquisition is achieved through SDI-3G input/output and HDMI input ports facilitating connectivity to
external devices for video processing. A unique standalone operation mode enables the DSP-8684 to be operated as an autonomous embedded system without the involvement of
an additional host processor card or motherboard, allowing highly cost effective deployment. An innovative and unique, dedicated board-to-board interconnect offers the possibility
of synchronizing multiple DSP-8684 cards over dedicated high-speed serial interfaces. All these unprecedented features make the DSP-8684 ideal for new video standards (such as
HEVC/H.265) in broadcasting, machine vision, medical imaging, cloud computing, and mission critical applications among others.
Specifications
TI 66AK2H12
TI TMS320C6678
Four ARM Cortex-A15 cores (@1.4GHz)
Eight TMS320C66x cores (@1.2GHz)
Two 64-bit DDR3 memory channels
Two Serial RapidIO 2.1 x2 interfaces up to 10Gbps bandwidth
One PCIe Gen-2 x2 interface
10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet w/ SGMII
HyperLink interface
Eight TMS320C66x cores (@1.25GHz)
One 64-bit DDR3 memory channel
Two Serial RapidIO 2.1 x2 interfaces up to 10Gbps bandwidth
One PCIe Gen-2 x2 interface
10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet w/ SGMII
HyperLink interface
Media Processing Elements
Video Signal Transmitter
Video Interface
Xilinx Artix-7 XC7A200T FPGA
2 x SDI-SD/HD/3G & ASI input & output
1 x HDMI 1.3a input
Host Interface
Ethernet
USB
PCI Express Gen-2 x8 with PCI Express x8 edge connector
2 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports
1 x USB3.0 connector
Host PC Linux DSP program loader
MCSDK for 66AK2H12 & TMS320C6678
PDK for 66AK2H12 & TMS320C6678
Max. 95 W
Software Support
Power
Cooling
Aluminum cooler with fan (4800 RPM, 19.41 CFM)
111.15 x 312 mm (4.38" x 12.28")
0.8 kg
Operating temperature: 0 to 50° C
Humidity: 20% to 90 % RH
Physical Dimensions
Environment
Storage temperature: -20 to 70° C
Humidity: 5% to 95 % RH
Intelligent Video Platforms
All product specifications are subject to change without notice
Last updated : 28-Mar-2014