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IP8500 Network Processor
For information on previous generations of Ubicom Multimedia processors, please visit the Developer Portal.
The Ubicom IP8500 processor family enables a broad range of high-performance, low-cost media applications for the demanding requirements of next-generation consumer electronics devices. Utilizing an advanced, multi- threaded architecture optimized for the multiprocessing environment of media applications and operating systems, the IP8500 provides a complete multimedia processing and networking platform. An advanced interface architecture allows the IP8500 processor family to seamlessly interface to a wide variety of peripheral devices including a variety of high resolution panels, wireless and wired net- working chipsets, mass storage drives, and others.
Android Platform
The UBICOM32TM CPU architecture is an ideal platform for Android connected media applications. The IP8500, together with the Ubicom Android SDK, enables customers and developers to quickly and efficiently create targeted networked media applications. Android is an open source, fully customizable service delivery platform that offers a full stack: operating system, middleware, and key applications. Ubicom’s Android SDK includes a commercial quality Linux port and drivers for peripherals including LCD touch panel displays, IR sensors, 802.11n and audio DACs. Additionally, the Ubicom Android SDK adds enhancements to Android including support for Ethernet, USB mass storage, DLNA DMR/DMP and audio processing algorithms for rich connected media applications.
Ubicom32™ 32-bit Processor Core
High Performance, Flexible I/O
Programmable Media Acceleration
DRM/Security Engine
Packaging
Android Platform
The UBICOM32TM CPU architecture is an ideal platform for Android connected media applications. The IP8500, together with the Ubicom Android SDK, enables customers and developers to quickly and efficiently create targeted networked media applications. Android is an open source, fully customizable service delivery platform that offers a full stack: operating system, middleware, and key applications. Ubicom’s Android SDK includes a commercial quality Linux port and drivers for peripherals including LCD touch panel displays, IR sensors, 802.11n and audio DACs. Additionally, the Ubicom Android SDK adds enhancements to Android including support for Ethernet, USB mass storage, DLNA DMR/DMP and audio processing algorithms for rich connected media applications.
Features:
Ubicom32™ 32-bit Processor Core
- Up to 800 MHz
- 12 multithreaded tCPUs (hardware threads)
- 64KB instruction cache, 64KB data cache
- 256KB on-chip memory for high performance accesses
- 16-bit/32-bit DDR2 or DDR3 DRAM at up to 1066 MTs (533 MHz)
- Up to 1 GByte memory capacity
- 1.0V core voltage
High Performance, Flexible I/O
- 2 x LCD Display Controllers
- Multichannel I2S up to 192 kHz, 24-bit
- S/PDIF
- 2 x PCI Express (PCIe) Gen. 2
- 2 x USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed) with PHY
- 2 x USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) with PHY
- 1 x USB 2.0 OTG
- 2 x SDIO
- 2 x RGMII / TMII / MII with Gigabit Ethernet MACs
- Serial and TDM interfaces (SPI, UART, GPSI, I2C)
- Camera interface
- Flash controller
- PWM
- GPIO
Programmable Media Acceleration
- Patented StreamEngine and WISH QoS
- Up to 8 x I2S /S/PDIF for 5.1, 7.1 audio and more
- Hardware acceleration for video playback
- MJPEG, MPEG 1/2/4, H.263
- LCD controllers provide 16-bit color, up to 1280 x 1024
- Dedicated hardware for gamma correction, color space conversion, alpha blending, scaling
- Supports a wide variety of encryption and hashing algorithms for security and DRM
- AES (up to 256-bit), DES, 3DES
- MD5, SHA1, SHA2 (up to 512-bit)
Packaging
- 289 ball PBGA
- 14 x 14 mm package
- 0.8 mm ball pitch