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Texas Instruments AM3517 Sitara ARM® Microprocessor

The Texas Instruments AM3517 Sitara ARM® Microprocessor (MPU) is a high-performance, industrial applications processor with video, image, and graphics processing sufficient to support single board computers, home and industrial automation, and digital signage. The TI AM3517 Sitara ARM Microprocessor supports high-level operating systems such as Linux and Windows CE and features an MPU subsystem based on the ARM Cortex-A8 microprocessor. The TI AM3517 includes a POWERVR SGX™ Graphics Accelerator Subsystem for 3D graphics acceleration to support display and gaming effects. The display subsystem of the Sitara MPU offers several features for multiple concurrent image manipulation and a programmable interface supporting a wide variety of displays. The TI AM3517 also provides a comprehensive clock-management scheme.

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AM3517 Features
  • Software Compatible with OMAP™ 3 Processors**
  • MPU Subsystem
  • 500-Mhz ARM Cortex-A8 Core
  • NEON SIMD Coprocessor and Vector floating point (FP) co-processor
  • Memory Interfaces:
    16/32 -bit DDR2 Interface with 1 GByte total addressable space
    General Purpose Memory Interface supporting 16-bit Wide Multiplexed Address/Data bus
    64 K-Byte shared SRAM
    3 Removable Removable Media
    Interfaces [MMC/SD/SDIO]
  • IO Voltage: DDR2 IOs: 1.8V; Other IOs: 1.8V and 3.3V,1.2V Core Voltage
  • Commercial and Industrial temperature grade*
  • 16-bit Video Input Port capable of capturing HD video
  • 491-pin sBGA package (17x17, .65 mm pitch)
  • HD resolution Display Subsystem
  • Serial Communication
  • High-End CAN Controller
  • 10/100 Mbit Ethernet MAC
  • USB OTG subsystem with standard DP/DM interface[HS/FS/LS]
AM3517 Subsystems
  • Microprocessor unit (MPU) subsystem based on the ARM Cortex-A8 microprocessor
  • POWERVR SGX™ Graphics Accelerator (AM3517 Device only) Subsystem for 3D graphics acceleration to support display and gaming effects (3517 only)
  • Display subsystem with:
    -Parallel Digital Output
    -Up to 24-Bit RGB
    -Support for up to 2 LCD Panels
    -Support for Remote Frame Buffer Interface (RFBI) LCD Panels
    -Two 10-bit Digital-to-Analog Converters(DACs) Supporting:
    Composite NTSC/PAL Video
    Luma/Chroma Separate Video (S-Video)
    Serial Digital Output
    Rotation 90-, 180-, and 270-degrees
    Resize Images From 1/4x to 8x
    Color Space Converter
    8-bit Alpha Blending
AM3517 Applications
  • Single Board Computers
  • Home and Industrial automation
  • Digital Signage
AM3517 Block Diagram

Texas Instruments AM3517 Sitara MPU Video
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Additional Documentation
AM35x ARM MPU Technical Ref. Manual
OMAP35x to AM35x Migration Guide


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