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ADSP-BF538/ADSP-BF538F: Blackfin Embedded Processor Data Sheet (Rev. E)9/28/2006PDF1299 kB
ADSP-BF538
Blackfin Processors for Industrial and Peripheral Intensive Applications
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Overview
Features and Benefits
- Powerful and flexible cache architecture suitable for soft real-time control tasks and industry-standard operating systems, plus hard real-time signal processing tasks
- Applications-tuned peripherals provide glueless connectivity to general-purpose converters in data acquisition applications
- Enhanced Dynamic Power Management with on-chip voltage regulation
- High performance 16-/32-bit embedded processor core
- 10-stage RISC MCU/DSP pipeline with mixed 16-/32-bit ISA for optimal code density
- Full SIMD architecture, including instructions for accelerated video and image processing
- Memory Management Unit (MMU) supporting full memory protection for an isolated and secure environment
Product Details
The Blackfin® Processor family has been expanded to address the ever-increasing need for more connection possibilities with two new family members. This connectivity is coupled with the high performance 16-/32-bit Blackfin embedded processor core, the flexible cache architecture, the enhanced DMA subsystem, and the Dynamic Power Management (DPM) functionality. System designers can take advantage of the combined control and signal processing capabilities of the processor core across a wide range of end applications through code compatibility of these new family members with existing Blackfin offerings.
The ADSP-BF538 is a functional extension of the popular ADSP-BF533 processor, and is ideally suited for applications with multiple device connections. The ADSP-BF538 offers equivalent embedded memory and is well suited for applications such as video security/surveillance and industrial-environment-based distributed control/factory automation applications. Ideally suited for a broad range of industrial, instrumentation and medical appliance applications—allowing for broad connection possibilities coupled with a mix of control and signal processing needs based on the end product.
Designed as an Integrated System
In addition to the embedded connectivity of CAN, the ADSP-BF538 processors include a variety of general purpose functions designed to minimize external IC count and offer broad control and communication. Peripherals include three SPI®-compatible ports, three UARTs, four SPORT ports, three multifunction timers, 54 general-purpose I/Os, dual Two-Wire Interface for I2C operation, a real-time clock, a watchdog timer, an event controller, and a JTAG/debug interface. The flexible Parallel Peripheral Interface (PPI) offers a direct connection to a variety of video encoders/ decoders, display drivers, image sensors, and general-purpose converters.
Development Tools
Blackfin Processors are supported by:
Analog Devices CROSSCORE® brand of industry leading development tools. The CROSSCORE components include the VisualDSP++® software development environment, EZ-KIT Lite® evaluation systems, EZ-Extender™ daughter boards, and PCI-based or USB-based emulators.
Green Hills® Software award-winning MULTI® Embedded Software Development Environment and associated emulators.
Product Categories
Product Lifecycle
Production
At least one model within this product family is in production and available for purchase. The product is appropriate for new designs but newer alternatives may exist.
Evaluation Kits (3)
Documentation & Resources
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EE-112: Class Implementation in Analog C++11/14/2016PDF31 K
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EE-213: Host Communication via the Asynchronous Memory Interface for Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 2)2/14/2015PDF134 kB
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EE-350: Seamlessly Interfacing MEMS Microphones with Blackfin Processors (Rev. 1)8/27/2010PDF701 kB
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• EE-350: Code Example
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EE-335: Interfacing SD Cards with Blackfin Processors (Rev. 1)3/4/2010PDF2666 kB
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• EE-335: Code Example
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EE-347: Formatted Print to a UART Terminal with Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 3)2/2/2010PDF112 kB
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• EE-347: Code example
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EE-339: Using External Switching Regulators with Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)8/18/2009PDF163 kB
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EE-326: Blackfin® Processor and SDRAM Technology (Rev. 2)8/18/2009PDF958 kB
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• EE-326: Code example
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EE-271: Using Cache Memory on Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 2)8/18/2009PDF1634 kB
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• EE-271: Code example
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EE-340: Connecting SHARC® and Blackfin® Processors over SPI (Rev. 1)5/8/2009PDF209 kB
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• EE-340: Code example
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EE-301: Video Templates for Developing Multimedia Applications on Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)5/8/2009PDF175 kB
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• EE-301: Video Template Code
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EE-312: Building Complex VDK/LwIP Applications Using Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 2)10/8/2008PDF162 kB
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• EE-312: Code example
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EE-281: Hardware Design Checklist for the Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 2)7/7/2008PDF77 kB
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EE-334: Using Blackfin® Processor Hibernate State for Low Standby Power (Rev. 1)5/17/2008PDF904 kB
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• EE-334: Associated ZIP File
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EE-321: Connecting Blackfin® Processors to the AD7656 SAR ADC (Rev. 1)3/27/2008PDF176 kB
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• EE-321: Associated ZIP File
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EE-204: Blackfin® Processor SCCB Software Interface for Configuring I2C® Slave Devices (Rev. 2)3/26/2008PDF355 kB
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• EE-204: Associated Code (Rev 3, 02/2008)
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EE-333: Interfacing Blackfin® Processors to Winbond W25X16 SPI Flash Devices (Rev. 1)3/25/2008PDF229 kB
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• EE-333: Associated Code
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EE-323: Implementing Dynamically Loaded Software Modules (Rev. 1)3/8/2008PDF0
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• EE-323: Associated Code
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EE-330: Windows Vista Compatibility in VisualDSP++ 5.0 Development Tools (Rev. 1)8/31/2007PDF276 kB
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EE-185: Fast Floating-Point Arithmetic Emulation on Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 4)8/28/2007PDF119 kB
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• EE-185: Associated Code (Rev 4, 08/2007)
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EE-325: Interfacing Atmel Fingerprint Sensor AT77C104B with Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)8/20/2007PDF2072 kB
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• EE-325: Code Example
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EE-298: Estimating Power for ADSP-BF538/BF539 Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 2)8/3/2007PDF212 kB
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• EE-298: Power Spreadsheets
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EE-324: System Optimization Techniques for Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)7/12/2007PDF146 kB
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• EE-324: Associated Code
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EE-294: Energy-Aware Programming on Blackfin Processors (Rev. 1)6/27/2007PDF102 kB
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EE-175: Emulator and Evaluation Hardware Troubleshooting Guide for VisualDSP++ Users (Rev. 14)5/21/2007PDF183 kB
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• EE-175: Associated Files
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EE-311: VisualDSP++® Flash Programmer API for Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)12/15/2006PDF0 kB
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• EE-311: Code Example
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EE-307: Blackfin® Processor Troubleshooting Tips Using VisualDSP++® Tools (Rev. 1)12/14/2006PDF223 kB
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EE-308: Estimating and Optimizing Booting Time for Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)12/13/2006PDF403 kB
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• EE-308: Associated ZIP File
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EE-309: Power Mode Transition Times of Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)12/6/2006PDF458 kB
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EE-306: PGO Linker - A Code Layout Tool for Blackfin Processors (Rev. 1)12/5/2006PDF65 kB
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• EE-306: Associated File
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EE-304: Using the Blackfin® Processor SPORT to Emulate a SPI Interface (Rev. 1)11/15/2006PDF194 kB
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• EE-304: Associated Source Code
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EE-303: Using VisualDSP++® Thread-Safe Libraries with a Third-Party RTOS (Rev. 1)11/15/2006PDF56 kB
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EE-302: Interfacing ADSP-BF53x Blackfin® Processors to NAND FLASH Memory (Rev. 1)11/15/2006PDF152 kB
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EE-300: Interfacing Blackfin® EZ-KIT Lite® Boards to CMOS Image Sensors (Rev. 1)11/15/2006PDF0 kB
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• EE-300: Sensor Table
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EE-289: Implementing FAT32 File Systems on ADSP-BF533 Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)9/15/2006PDF320 kB
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• EE-289 Software Code
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EE-258: Interfacing Micron MT9V022 Image Sensors to Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 2)6/20/2006PDF896 kB
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EE-276: Video Framework Considerations for Image Processing on Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)11/8/2005PDF77 kB
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EE-269: A Beginner’s Guide to Ethernet 802.3 (Rev. 1)6/7/2005PDF447 kB
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EE-261: Understanding Jitter Requirements of PLL-Based Processors (Rev. 1)2/15/2005PDF90 kB
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EE-228: Switching Regulator Design Considerations for ADSP-BF533 Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)2/14/2005PDF118 kB
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EE-257: A Boot Compression/Decompression Algorithm for Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 1)12/16/2004PDF178 kB
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• EE-257 Software Code
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EE-236: Real-Time Solutions Using Mixed-Signal Front-End Devices with the Blackfin® Processor (Rev. 1)7/21/2004PDF149 kB
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• EE-236 Software Code
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EE-234: Interfacing T1/E1 Transceivers/Framers to Blackfin® Processors via the Serial Port (Rev. 1)7/21/2004PDF245 kB
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EE-235: An Introduction to Scripting in VisualDSP++® (Rev. 1)5/19/2004PDF342 kB
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EE-183: Rational Sample Rate Conversion with Blackfin® Processors (Rev. 5)10/30/2003PDF231 kB
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• EE-183 Software Code
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EE-197: ADSP-BF531/532/533 Blackfin® Processor Multi-cycle Instructions and Latencies10/8/2003PDF282 kB
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EE-192: Using C To Create Interrupt-Driven Systems On Blackfin® Processors5/30/2003PDF115 kB
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EE-68: Analog Devices JTAG Emulation Technical Reference (Rev. 10)12/20/2002PDF293 kB
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EE-149: Tuning C Source Code for the Blackfin® Processor Compiler12/16/2002PDF72 kB
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EE-128: DSP in C++: Calling Assembly Class Member Functions From C++9/18/2002PDF172 kB
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EE-110: A Quick Primer on ELF and DWARF File Formats5/17/2000PDF19 kB
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EE-104: Setting Up Streams with the VisualDSP Debugger11/5/1999PDF120 kB
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• EE-104 Software Code
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Blackfin®/SHARC® USB EZ-Extender® Manual (Rev. 1.1)5/7/2009PDF359 kB
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Blackfin® Landscape LCD EZ-Extender® Manual (Rev. 1.1)9/8/2008PDF265 kB
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ADSP-BF538F EZ-KIT Lite® Evaluation System Manual (Rev. 1.3)5/6/2008PDF1606 kB
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Blackfin® USB-LAN EZ-Extender® Manual (Rev. 2.2)3/24/2008PDF604 kB
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Blackfin® EZ-Extender® Manual (Rev. 4.1)8/15/2006PDF279 kB
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Blackfin® A-V EZ-Extender® Manual (Rev. 2.1)7/26/2006PDF571 kB
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Blackfin® FPGA EZ-Extender® Manual (Rev. 2.1)7/26/2006PDF694 kB
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Blackfin Processors: Manuals11/12/2015
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ADSP-BF538/ADSP-BF538F Blackfin® Processor Hardware Reference (Rev. 1.2)11/10/2006PDF12502 kB
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ADSP-BF5xx/ADSP-BF60x Blackfin® Processor Programming Reference (Rev. 2.2)7/18/2006PDF20321 kB
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Documentation Errata
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Assembler and Preprocessor Manual (Rev. 3.4)11/15/2009PDF3197 kB
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 C/C++ Compiler and Library Manual for Blackfin Processors (Rev. 5.4)11/13/2009PDF3852 kB
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Documentation Errata
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Loader and Utilities Manual (Rev. 2.5)11/13/2009PDF2246 kB
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Documentation Errata
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Device Drivers and System Services Manual for Blackfin Processors (Rev. 4.3)11/13/2009PDF2484 kB
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Documentation Errata
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Licensing Guide (Rev. 1.4)11/13/2009PDF392 kB
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Kernel (VDK) Users Guide (Rev. 3.5)11/13/2009PDF2401 kB
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Linker and Utilities Manual (Rev. 3.5)11/13/2009PDF2290 kB
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Users Guide (Rev. 3.0)12/9/2007PDF2738 kB
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Quick Installation Reference Card (Rev. 3.1)8/30/2007PDF91 kB
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Getting Started Guide (Rev. 3.0)8/30/2007PDF2035 kB
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Documentation Errata
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VisualDSP++® 5.0 Product Release Bulletin (Rev. 3.0)8/30/2007PDF774 kB
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ICE-1000/ICE-2000 Emulator User’s Guide (Rev. 1.2)6/3/2014PDF321 kB
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HPUSB, USB, and HPPCI Emulator User’s Guide (Rev. 3.2)11/11/2009PDF746 kB
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ICE-100B Emulator User’s Guide (Rev. 1.1)11/11/2009PDF348 kB
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ADSP-BF538/BF538F Blackfin Anomaly List for Revisions 0.4, 0.5 (Rev. L)3/14/2014PDF263 K
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Blackfin Processor Family Product Highlight4/7/2008PDF2027 kB
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ADSP-BF538/ADSP-BF538F Blackfin Processors with Integrated Flash Memory3/8/2008PDF211 kB
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