Overview
TORNADO-E2 series of DSP controllers
for embedded application is a high-performance successor of popular
TORNADO-E series providing highest available
DSP performance using latest TI TMS320 DSP, enhanced high-speed parallel
(PIOX2) and serial (ASIOX) I/O expansion daughter-card module (DCM)
interfaces, multi-channel USB 2.0 host/device interface, FLASH memory card
slot, system μ-controller (MC) with battery back-up clock and remote power supply
control, and many more... The innovative feature of TORNADO-E2
controllers is that they allow to offload the on-board DSP from routine
external host communication tasks using
TORNADO-HCX host communication controller DCM with Freescale PowerQUICC PPC-based
communication processor for powerful hosting, data post-processing, networking, external
communication and mass storage capabilities.
At the same time, and this is the most important
point, the main user DSP application code designed for legacy
TORNADO-E
controllers will remain unchanged for TORNADO-E2 series, thus
delivering smooth migration to the new higher-performance DSP platform.
Key features
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latest TI TMS320 'C67xx and 'C64xx DSPs |
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high-density SBSRAM, SDRAM/DDR and FLASH
memories |
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FLASH memory card slot |
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multi-channel 480 Mbit/s USB 2.0
host/device interface |
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dual-channel 384 kBaud PC-compatible UART
with RS232C interfaces |
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SPI and I2C ports |
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8-bit general purpose I/O (GPIO) |
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watchdog timer (WDT) |
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533 Mbyte/s PIOX2 32-bit parallel
DCM site interface for high-speed
AD/DA/coprocessor expansion (upward compatible with PIOX DCM I/F) |
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serial SIOX rev.B and enhanced
multi-channel audio-SIOX (ASIOX) DCM interface sites for AD/DA expansion |
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533 Mbyte/s 32-bit parallel
host controller (HCX) DCM site interface |
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system μ-controller
(MC) with on-board power supply
control, board and external temperature monitoring, on-board and chassis
fans control, remote power-supply control, battery back-up real-time clock/calendar
(RTCC),
programmable multi-event alarm, NvRAM and EEPROM areas, and more... |
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JTAG
port for DSP debugging via MicroLAB Systems
MIRAGE-Nxx or TI XDS JTAG emulators |
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industry-standard
3U form-factor |
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comprehensive software utilities and
ready-to-run demo samples |
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upward compatible with TORNADO-E
controllers |
System integration capabilities
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stand-alone operation with host PC
communication via USB or UART ports |
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carries one PIOX2
TORNADO Digital Radio Controller, or
PIOX2 AD/DA/coprocessor DCM, or
one legacy PIOX/PIOX-16 DCM (PIOX2-to-PIOX adapter board is required) |
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carries one SIOX rev.B or ASIOX AD/DA DCM |
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carries one TORNADO-HCX host communication
controller via HCX DCM site interface for powerful hosting, data
post-processing, networking, external communication and mass storage
capabilities |
Applications
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telecommunication |
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digital radio |
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networking |
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audio and
multimedia |
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industrial and
medical |
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instrumentation |
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education |
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TORNADO-E2/6713 DSP Controller Board
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TORNADO-E2/xxxx DSP Controllers Block Diagram
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TORNADO-E2/6713 DSP Controller with TORNADO-PX/DDC4G
rev.3A Digital Radio Receiver DCM
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TORNADO-E2/6713 DSP Controller with TORNADO-HCX/8349
Host Communication Controller DCM
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TORNADO-E2/6713 DSP Controller with TORNADO-PX/DDC4G rev.3A
Digital Radio Receiver DCM and TORNADO-HCX/8349 Host
Communication Controller DCM
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