Portable Media Player

Portable Media Player Solutions from Texas Instruments

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Design Considerations

Sometimes called audio-video jukeboxes, Portable Media Players or portable video players, portable multimedia jukeboxes are handheld audio/video systems that can record and playback audio/video (A/V) from TV, DVD player, camera, or media file downloaded from internet.

Typically hard-disk or Flash Media based, these devices are hold hours of content and provide entertainment.

Texas Instruments has a long history of providing expertise and superior products to audio and video market. TI's comprehensive solutions cover the entire video chain, everything from the initial capture of video content to the final viewing experience. The core subsystems include:

OMAP35x Processor: Based on the market's first broad offering of the superscalar ARM® Cortex™-A8 core to provide an unprecedented combination of laptop-like performance at handheld power levels in a single chip. Together with the NEON™ SIMD coprocessor, the OMAP35x application processor is capable of processing a wide range of A/V signals.
Digital Video Input: Comes from the analog video decoder or the CMOS/CCD camera. The analog video decoder converts the NTSC/PAL/S-Video analog input to raw digital video.
Stereo Audio Codec: Converts the analog audio input from microphone, FM receiver, and stereo audio line source into digital audio. Newer generation TI audio codecs, such as the TLV320AIC3254, process sound with better audio quality and longer battery life.
CCIR656 Bus: Inputs the raw digital video to the processing core.
Serial Interface: Performs file transfer with the host computer via USB, RS232, and JTAG serial interfaces.
Memory Interface: Handles a variety of direct memory interfaces with various portable memory media including compact flash card, SD card, MMC card, memory stick, etc.
IDE Interface: Handles data transfer with a hard drive storage.
User Interface: Allows the user to control the PMP using the keypad, IR remote control, or the touch screen.
Power Conversion: Converts input power (battery or wall plug) to run various functional blocks.

Application Notes (4)

Title	Abstract	Type	Size (KB)	Date	Views
OMAP3530 Easy CUS Package PCB Escape Routing (Rev. A)	Read Abstract	HTM	8 KB	25 Mar 2010	756
Board and System Design Considerations for the TMS320VC5503/06/07/09A DSPs	Read Abstract	HTM	8 KB	19 Nov 2008	1385
OMAP35x 0.65mm Pitch Layout Methods (Rev. B)	Read Abstract	HTM	9 KB	26 Jun 2008	1414
PCB Assembly Guidelines for 0.4mm Package-On-Package (PoP) Packages, Part II	Read Abstract	HTM	9 KB	29 Apr 2008	1629

User Guides (1)

Title	Abstract	Type	Size (KB)	Date	Views
OMAP35x Peripherals Overview Reference Guide (Rev. A)	Read Abstract	htm	8 KB	20 Jan 2010	1043

Reference Designs

Description	Part #	Company
CC1101EM 315 and 433MHz Reference Design	CC1101EM433_REFDES	Texas Instruments
CC1101EM 868 and 915MHz Reference Design	CC1101EM868-915_REFDES	Texas Instruments
CC1110EM 315MHz Reference Design	CC1110EM315_REFDES	Texas Instruments
CC1110EM 433MHz Reference Design	CC1110EM433_REFDES	Texas Instruments
CC2500 Reference Design (62 mil layer spacing)	CC2500_REFDES_062	Texas Instruments
CC2500EM Reference Design	CC2500EM_REFDES	Texas Instruments
CC2510EM Reference Design	CC2510EM_REFDES	Texas Instruments

Selection and Solution Guides

Selection Guides (2)

Title	Abstract	Type	Size (KB)	Date	Views
I2C Guide (Rev. C)		PDF	3.02 MB	19 Apr 2011	5623
Logic Guide 2009 (Rev. Z)		PDF	4.16 MB	23 Jul 2009	10218

Product Bulletin & White Papers

Product Bulletin (3)

Title	Type	Size (MB)	Date	Views
TAS3208 Product Bulletin	PDF	55 KB	20 Dec 2006	742
TAS3204: Audio System on Chip, Ideal iPod/MP3 Dock Solution Product Bulletin	PDF	54 KB	06 Dec 2006	1083
TAS3108 Product Bulletin	PDF	170 KB	18 Apr 2006	646

White Papers (6)

Title	Abstract	Type	Size (MB)	Date	Views
Design Considerations for a Natural User Interface (NUI)		PDF	113 KB	14 Feb 2012	1120
Exploring Video Compression Challenges		PDF	150 KB	28 Aug 2009	1364
Audio Bitstream Coprocessor Architecture Illustration Using MP3 Decoder	Read Abstract	HTM	8 KB	20 Aug 2008	180
System Software & Power Management in a SoC for Portable Audio Players	Read Abstract	HTM	8 KB	20 Aug 2008	509
ARM The Cortex-A8 Microprocessor - White Paper (Rev. A)		PDF	77 KB	11 Mar 2008	2777
SmartReflex(TM) Power & Performance Management Technologies (Rev. A)		PDF	259 KB	19 Feb 2008	752

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