The ADSP-BF52x Blackfin processor family is optimized for performance-demanding portable applications including portable media players (PMPs), voice over IP (VoIP) phones, IP cameras, and mobile TV devices. With a core power as low as 0.16mW/MHz at 250MHz, the newest Blackfin processors give system designers room to innovate without increasing power consumption - or system cost.

The BF52x series offers an array of high performance/low power options. This includes the ADSP-BF527, ADSP-BF525, and ADSP-BF522 operating at 600MHz, and an ultra-low-power series running at up to 400MHz (for details refer to the Blackfin Family Benchmarks).

Each member of the BF52x family also features Lockbox™ secure technology. This gives designers the ability to implement next-generation digital rights management (DRM) content protection, including safeguards that support e-commerce and social networking applications.

To minimize bill-of-materials (BOM) cost, development time, and board size, the newest Blackfin series provides a range of options for integrated system peripherals, including:

• HS USB OTG
• 10/100 Ethernet MAC
• Host DMA port
• NAND flash controller
• Up to 48 general-purpose I/O (GPIO) ports

There is also an embedded, low-power stereo audio codec for use in space-constrained devices such as PMPs and IP phones (available on the ADSP-BF527C, ADSP-BF525C and ADSP-BF522C)

Industry Leaders Praise Blackfin Processors

Additional Information:

• Benchmarks
  
  
• Press Release: Analog Devices Mobilizes Newest Blackfin Family with Power Efficiency and Security for Portable, Networked Applications
  
  
• Read the Whitepaper: The Next Generation of Secure Technology for Digital Media Devices (pdf, 303,104 bytes)
  
  
• Read the Whitepaper: Device-Based Social Networking
  (pdf, (237,568 bytes)
  
  
• Lockbox Secure Technology
  
  
• EEProductCenter Review: Power-managed chips to implement simultaneous DSP, control, and applications processing by Alex Mendelsohn (EEProductCenter, March 12, 2007)
  
  
• Technical Article: Programming and optimizing DSP C code: Part 3 by Alan Anderson, Analog Devices (DSPDesignLine, March 3, 2007)
  
  
• Learn more about ADI Third Parties:
  - Radioscape
  - Unicoi

Robust Ecosystem of Development Tools and Starter Kits

To help developers reduce time to market by bringing them closer to the capabilities of their end product, Analog Devices provides industry-leading tools, starter kits and support. This includes the familiar CROSSCORE® software and hardware tools that support other Blackfin Processors, such as the award-winning VisualDSP++® integrated development and debug environment (IDDE), emulators, and EZ-KIT Lite® evaluation kits.