C66XCODECS

CODECS- Video, Speech - for C66x-based Devices

C66XCODECS

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Overview

TI codecs are free, come with production licensing and are available for download now. All are production-tested for easy integration into video and voice applications. In many cases, the C64x+ codecs are provided and validated for C66x platforms. Datasheets and Release Notes are on the download page, as well as in each installer.

The codecs available by clicking Download options button below are the most recent, tested versions TI currently offers. In addition, versions of TI codecs are also provided in some application Demos.  The codec versions in the Demos may or may not be the most current available.

Features
  • Field-hardened and tested
  • LINUX and WINDOWS installers
  • XDC packaged and validated on a standard EVM in a Codec Engine-based test
  • Both encoder and decoder are available
  • All codecs are eXpressDSP™ compliant and implement one of the XDM 1.x interfaces
  • Performance data specified in each codec Datasheet
Encode
  • With devices ranging from a single C66x DSP core running at 750 MHz to a multicore SoC with 8x C66x DSP cores running at 1.25GHz, TI DSPs provide a scalable, power efficient platform for enabling encode solutions from lower resolutions all the way up to full HD and Ultra HD.
  • The following tables are intended to provide an estimate of the number of C66x DSP cores and TMS320C6678 devices needed to enable various encode solutions on TI’s DSPs.
  • Supports Base, Main and High Profiles.
  • This encoder is used for the performance measurements mentioned below.
H.264 / Audio Video Coding (AVC) encode

H.264 encoder profile

Resolution and frame rate

Number of C66x DSP cores needed @ 1.25 GHz

Number of TMS320C6678 devices needed at 1.25 GHz

Base Profile (BP)

480p30

0.5 cores

<1 device

Base Profile (BP)

720p30

2 cores

<1 device

Base Profile (BP)

1080p30

4 cores

<1 device

Base Profile (BP)

1080p60

8 cores*

1 device*

High Profile (HP)

480p30

2 cores

<1 device

High Profile (HP)

720p30

4 cores

<1 device

High Profile (HP)

1080p30

8 cores

1 device

*Note: Not all the # of cores and devices needed are measured values. Values marked with an asterisk (*) are extrapolated.

*The measurements were performed on the TMS320C6678 Evaluation Module with the C66x DSP Cores running at 1.25GHz and the DDR3 external memory interface operating at 1333MHz data rate.

*For a complete list of H.264 / AVC supported encode resolutions, frame rates and profiles (including Main Profile) on C6678 devices, please see the H.264 encoder datasheet. The datasheet also includes information on the configurations used in each of the scenarios mentioned in the table above.

H.265 / High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) encode
  • Supports Main Profile.
  • This encoder is used for performance measurements mentioned below.

H.265 encoder main profile configurations

Resolution and frame rate

Number of C66x DSP cores needed @ 1.25 GHz

Number of TMS320C6678 devices needed at 1.25 GHz

Low Delay

1080p30

10 cores*

2 devices*

Low Delay

1080p60

20 cores

3 devices

Low Delay

4kp30

40 cores*

5 devices*

Low Delay

4kp60

80 cores*

10 devices*

Random Access

1080p30

24 cores

3 devices

Random Access

1080p60

48 cores

6 devices

Random Access

1080p30

64 cores

8 devices

Random Access

4kp60

128 cores*

16 devices


*Note: Not all the # of cores and devices needed are measured values. Values marked with an asterisk (*) are extrapolated. For instance, the 4kp60 performance numbers are theoretically derived from 4kp30.

*The measurements were performed on the Advantech DSP-8681 (Half-length PCIe card with 4 TMS320C6678 DSPs) and DSP-8682 (Full length PCIe Card with 8 TMS320C6678 DSPs). The C66x DSP cores were running at 1.25GHz and the DDR3 external memory interface operating at 1333MHz data rate.

*For a complete list of supported H.265 / HEVC encode resolutions, frame rates and profiles (including standard profile) on C6678 devices, as well as to see the device and system parameter and assumptions, please see the HEVC encoder datasheet. The datasheet also includes information on the configurations used in each of the scenarios mentioned in the table above.

Decode
  • TI enables a variety of options for decode of video bitstreams from single channel to high density processing. This power efficient and flexible solution allows support for a large variety of video decode configurations, frame rates and profiles, including those still under development.
  • The following tables are intended to provide an estimate of the number of C66x DSP cores and TMS320C6678 devices needed to enable various decode solutions on TI’s DSPs.
  • Supports Base, Main and High Profiles.
  • This decoder is used for the performance measurements mentioned below.
H.264 / Audio Video Coding (AVC) decode

H.264 decoder profile

Resolution and frame rate

Number of C66x DSP cores needed @ 1.25 GHz

Number of TMS320C6678 devices needed at 1.25 GHz

High Profile (HP)

480p30

0.5 Cores

<1 device

High Profile (HP)

720p30

1 core

<1 device

High Profile (HP)

720p60

4 cores

<1 device

High Profile (HP)

1080p30

4 cores

<1 device


*The measurements were performed on the TMS320C6678 Evaluation Module with the C66x DSP Cores running at 1.25GHz and the DDR3 external memory interface operating at 1333MHz data rate.

*For a complete list of H.264 / AVC supported decode resolutions, frame rates and profiles (including Base profile and Main profile) on C6678 devices, please see the H.264 HP decoder datasheet. The datasheet also includes information on the configurations used in each of the scenarios mentioned in the table above.

H.265 / High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) decode
  • Supports Main Profile.
  • This decoder is used for any performance measurements mentioned below.

H.265 encoder main profile configurations

Resolution and frame rate

# of TMS320C6678 DSPs / # of C66x DSP cores needed

Number of TMS320C6678 devices needed at 1.25 GHz

 

Low Delay

1080p30

3 cores*

<1 device*

Low Delay

1080p60

5 cores

<1 device

Low Delay

4kp30

16 cores*

2 devices*

Low Delay

4kp60

24 cores*

3 devices*

Random Access

1080p30

4 cores*

<1 device*

Random Access

1080p60

8 cores

1 device

Random Access

4kp30

16 cores

2 devices

Random Access

4kp60

32 cores*

4 devices*

*Note: Not all the # of cores and devices needed are measured values. The ones marked with an asterisk (*) are extrapolated. For instance, the 4kp60 performance numbers are theoretically derived from 4kp30.

*Note the multichip decoder requires the use of equally divided tiles. Tiles can be horizontal or vertical sub-pictures. Number of required tiles is based on number of used chips.

*The measurements were performed on the Advantech DSP-8681 (Half-length PCIe card with 4 TMS320C6678 DSPs) and DSP-8682 (Full length PCIe Card with 8 TMS320C6678 DSPs). The C66x DSP cores were running at 1.25GHz and the DDR3 external memory interface operating at 1333MHz data rate.

*For a complete list of supported H.265 / HEVC decode resolutions, frame rates and profiles on C6678 devices, please see the HEVC decoder datasheet. The datasheet also includes information on the configurations used in each of the scenarios mentioned in the table above.

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Software codec

H264-HP-ENCODER C66x video codecs - H264-HP-ENCODER

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H264-HP-ENCODER C66x video codecs - H264-HP-ENCODER

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Latest version
Version: 01.00.03.00
Release date: 15 Jun 2015

Release Information

C6678 Video Codecs Download

Software codec

C66XCODECSPCH C66x Speech Codecs - Software and Documentation

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Arm-based processors
OMAPL137-HT High temperature low power C674x floating-point DSP + Arm processor - up to 456 MHz OMAPL138B-EP Enhanced product low power C674x floating-point DSP + Arm9 processor - 345 MHz SMOMAPL138B-HIREL High reliability product low power C674x floating-point DSP + Arm9 processor - 375 MHz
Digital signal processors (DSPs)
DM505 SoC for vision analytics 15mm package SM320C6678-HIREL High reliability product high performance 8-core C6678 fixed and floating-point DSP
Download options

C66XCODECSPCH C66x Speech Codecs - Software and Documentation

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Latest version
Version: 2.00.000
Release date: 01 Mar 2012
Products
Arm-based processors
OMAPL137-HT High temperature low power C674x floating-point DSP + Arm processor - up to 456 MHz OMAPL138B-EP Enhanced product low power C674x floating-point DSP + Arm9 processor - 345 MHz SMOMAPL138B-HIREL High reliability product low power C674x floating-point DSP + Arm9 processor - 375 MHz
Digital signal processors (DSPs)
DM505 SoC for vision analytics 15mm package SM320C6678-HIREL High reliability product high performance 8-core C6678 fixed and floating-point DSP

Documentation

Release Information

All codecs are ELF builds,

eXpressDSP

compliant, and implement XDM 1.0 interfaces.

The codec package was generated using GenCodecPkg wizard included in Codec Engine 3.xx.

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SUPPORTED PLATFORMS:All these speech modules can be used on any of the C6x based platforms such as DM644x, DM646x, OMAP3530, DM648, C6466, C674x, and C66x

RELEASE PACKAGE: All the speech codec releases have both encoder and decoder release packages

G722.2 from ITU-T is also known as GSM-WBAMR from 3GPP

PERFORMANCE: Please refer to codec data sheet for MHz and memory requirement. Actual MHz requirements vary depending on memory and cache configuration

Software codec

AVCIU-ENCODER C66x video codecs - AVCIU-ENCODER

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AVCIU-ENCODER C66x video codecs - AVCIU-ENCODER

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Latest version
Version: 01.00.00
Release date: 20 Sep 2012

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AVCIU-ENCODER

Software codec

MPEG2-DECODER C66x video codecs - MPEG2-DECODER

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MPEG2-DECODER C66x video codecs - MPEG2-DECODER

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Latest version
Version: 02.02.01.08
Release date: 13 Feb 2013

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MPEG2_D

Software codec

HEVC-DECODER C66x video codecs - HEVC-DECODER

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HEVC-DECODER C66x video codecs - HEVC-DECODER

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Latest version
Version: 01.00.01.00
Release date: 23 Aug 2015

Release Information

C6678 Video Codecs Download

Software codec

MPEG2-ENCODER C66x video codecs - MPEG2-ENCODER

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MPEG2-ENCODER C66x video codecs - MPEG2-ENCODER

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Latest version
Version: 01.00.00.01
Release date: 24 Feb 2013

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MPEG2-ENCODER

Software codec

H264HP-DECODER C66x video codecs - H264HP-DECODER

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H264HP-DECODER C66x video codecs - H264HP-DECODER

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Latest version
Version: 01.01.06.00
Release date: 28 Apr 2016

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C66X Video Codecs Download

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Software codec

MPEG4-DECODER C66x video codecs - MPEG4-DECODER

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MPEG4-DECODER C66x video codecs - MPEG4-DECODER

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Latest version
Version: 02.03.02.00
Release date: 23 Aug 2015

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C6678 Video Codecs Download

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Software codec

JPEG-IMAGE-DECODER C66x video codecs - JPEG-IMAGE-DECODER

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JPEG-IMAGE-DECODER C66x video codecs - JPEG-IMAGE-DECODER

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Latest version
Version: 03.01.02.02
Release date: 10 Sep 2013

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C6678 Video Codecs Download

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Software codec

JPEG2K-DECODER C66x video codecs - JPEG2K-DECODER

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JPEG2K-DECODER C66x video codecs - JPEG2K-DECODER

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Latest version
Version: 01.00.01.01
Release date: 26 Jul 2015

Release Information

C6678 Video Codecs Download

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Software codec

H264-BP-MP-DECODER C66x video codecs - H264-BP-MP-DECODER

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H264-BP-MP-DECODER C66x video codecs - H264-BP-MP-DECODER

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Latest version
Version: 02.04.01.04
Release date: 07 Feb 2013

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H264-BP-MP-DECODER

Software codec

HEVC-ENCODER C66x video codecs - HEVC-ENCODER

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HEVC-ENCODER C66x video codecs - HEVC-ENCODER

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Latest version
Version: 02.00.01.00
Release date: 25 Oct 2015

Release Information

C6678 Video Codecs Download

Software codec

JPEG-IMAGE-ENCODER C66x video codecs - JPEG-IMAGE-ENCODER

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JPEG-IMAGE-ENCODER C66x video codecs - JPEG-IMAGE-ENCODER

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Latest version
Version: 02.02.03.00
Release date: 11 Mar 2014

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C6678 Video Codecs Download

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Software codec

JPEG2K-ENCODER C66x video codecs - JPEG2K-ENCODER

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JPEG2K-ENCODER C66x video codecs - JPEG2K-ENCODER

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Latest version
Version: 01.00.03.00
Release date: 21 Apr 2016

Release Information

C66X Video Codecs Download

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Software codec

C66XCODECSVID C6678 Video Codecs - Software and Documentation

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Arm-based processors
OMAPL137-HT High temperature low power C674x floating-point DSP + Arm processor - up to 456 MHz OMAPL138B-EP Enhanced product low power C674x floating-point DSP + Arm9 processor - 345 MHz SMOMAPL138B-HIREL High reliability product low power C674x floating-point DSP + Arm9 processor - 375 MHz
Digital signal processors (DSPs)
DM505 SoC for vision analytics 15mm package SM320C6678-HIREL High reliability product high performance 8-core C6678 fixed and floating-point DSP
Download options

C66XCODECSVID C6678 Video Codecs - Software and Documentation

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Latest version
Version: VARIOUS
Release date: 28 Apr 2016
Products
Arm-based processors
OMAPL137-HT High temperature low power C674x floating-point DSP + Arm processor - up to 456 MHz OMAPL138B-EP Enhanced product low power C674x floating-point DSP + Arm9 processor - 345 MHz SMOMAPL138B-HIREL High reliability product low power C674x floating-point DSP + Arm9 processor - 375 MHz
Digital signal processors (DSPs)
DM505 SoC for vision analytics 15mm package SM320C6678-HIREL High reliability product high performance 8-core C6678 fixed and floating-point DSP

Release Information

C66XCODECVID

Software codec

MPEG4-ENCODER C66x video codecs - MPEG4-ENCODER

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MPEG4-ENCODER C66x video codecs - MPEG4-ENCODER

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Latest version
Version: 02.04.01.02
Release date: 03 Feb 2013

Release Information

MPEG4-ENCODER

Supported products & hardware

Arm-based processors
66AK2E05 High performance multicore DSP+Arm - 4x Arm A15 cores, 1x C66x DSP core, NetCP, 10GbE 66AK2H06 High performance multicore DSP+Arm - 2x Arm A15 cores, 4x C66x DSP cores 66AK2H12 High performance multicore DSP+Arm - 4x Arm A15 cores, 8x C66x DSP cores 66AK2H14 High performance multicore DSP+Arm - 4x Arm A15 cores, 8x C66x DSP cores, 10GbE AM5706 Sitara processor: cost optimized Arm Cortex-A15 & DSP and secure boot AM5708 Sitara processor: cost optimized Arm Cortex-A15 & DSP, multimedia and secure boot AM5716 Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A15 & DSP AM5718 Sitara processor: Arm Cortex-A15 & DSP, multimedia AM5726 Sitara processor: dual Arm Cortex-A15 & dual DSP AM5728 Sitara processor: dual Arm Cortex-A15 & dual DSP, multimedia AM5746 Sitara processor: dual arm Cortex-A15 & dual DSP, ECC on DDR and secure boot AM5748 Sitara processor: dual arm Cortex-A15 & dual DSP, multimedia, ECC on DDR and secure boot AM5749 Sitara processor: dual Arm Cortex-A15 & dual DSP, multimedia, ECC on DDR, secure boot, deep learning OMAPL137-HT High temperature low power C674x floating-point DSP + Arm processor - up to 456 MHz OMAPL138B-EP Enhanced product low power C674x floating-point DSP + Arm9 processor - 345 MHz SMOMAPL138B-HIREL High reliability product low power C674x floating-point DSP + Arm9 processor - 375 MHz
Digital signal processors (DSPs)
66AK2L06 Multicore DSP+ARM KeyStone II System-on-Chip (SoC) DM505 SoC for vision analytics 15mm package SM320C6678-HIREL High reliability product high performance 8-core C6678 fixed and floating-point DSP TMS320C6654 High performance single-core C66x fixed and floating-point DSP- up to 850MHz TMS320C6655 High performance single-core C66x fixed and floating-point DSP- up to 1.25GHz TMS320C6657 High performance dual-core C66x fixed and floating-point DSP- up to 1.25GHz, 2 UART TMS320C6670 4 core fixed and floating point DSP for Communications and Telecom TMS320C6671 High performance single-core C66x fixed and floating-point DSP - 1GHz TMS320C6672 High performance dual-core C66x fixed and floating-point DSP- up to 1.25GHz TMS320C6674 High performance quad-core C66x fixed and floating-point DSP- up to 1.25GHz TMS320C6678 High performance octo-core C66x fixed and floating-point DSP- up to 1.25GHz
Evaluation board
TMDSIDK574 AM574x Industrial Development Kit (IDK) TMDXIDK5718 AM571x Industrial Development Kit (IDK)
Development kit
EVMK2GX 66AK2Gx 1GHz evaluation module TMDSEVM6678 TMS320C6678 Evaluation Modules

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