BRAVO IP-Com Reference Design

The BRAVO IP-COM Reference Design based on the Blackfin processor helps customers shorten time-to-market and lower product development risks by providing an easy-to-use platform for developing a wide-range of communications and entertainment based products. The platform runs fully-featured applications including VoIP, videophone, streaming media player, ACCESS Netfront browser, web portal applications, IP camera, plus many more. At the heart of the design, the Blackfin processor is responsible for the processing responsible for the audio, video, networking and Man Machine interface (MMI).

Supports:

Field-proven and scalable design
Runs multiple applications like VoIP, Videophone, Streaming, Door-phone, IP camera, AV player, photo viewer, internet radio and much more
Fully featured, Modular software architecture and standards compliant
Support both narrow band and Wide band audio codecs , G.7xx, iLBC
Support latest video codec H.264, H.263, MPEG4, MPEG2, WMV9
Support SIP, H.323, RTSP protocols
Runs under Embedded Linux operating system
Application suite along with reference design and the sample GUI framework are provided under license there by enabling quick time-to-market and lowering developing risk

Key Application Area

Home Entertainment
Networked and Streaming Media
Communications

Example Applications

Example: Videophone/V2OIP application

SIP and H.323 compliant with advanced features like presence, conference , SIP INFO, MWI,H.450.x
Support H.263 and H.264 Video codec with PLC @30fps CIF
Supports Narrow band (G.7xx,iLBC) and wide band (G.722,G.722.1 annex C..) audio codec
QoS , Jitter buffer management, Bit rate control algorithm(TMN11..) and many modules that will enable in offering superior Video and audio quality on real networks.
Supports Video Features like PIP(Picture in Picture), Freeze, Privacy etc
Supports phone features like Multi calls, CLID, on-board conference etc
Supports system features like remote upgrade, auto provisioning, web based configuration, wired/wireless interfaces etc

Example: ACCESS Netfront Browser application

Full Internet browser
Optimized for embedded environment
Runs under uClinux (Embedded Linux) OS
Easily customizable and configurable
Standards: HTML 4.01, CSS, DOM, ECMA Script, SSL, TLS, AJAX, DHTML, XHTML, RSS, Plug-in support

Processors

Operating Systems supported

Embedded Linux

Supporting Documents

Available under NDA and license required.

Complimentary components

Audio codec: AD1985/AD1981B
Video encoders/decoders: ADV7180, ADV7171
Ethernet Controller : Support both SMSC and Micrel part
Cmos camera: Support both Omnivision and Micron