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High-Performance, Low-Power, System-on-Chip with SDRAM & Digital Audio

The EP7312 is designed for ultra-low power applications such as portable hand-held devices that require digital audio decompression capability, Internet appliances, and low power industrial controls. The core-logic functionality of the device is built around an ARM720T processor running at clock speeds up to 74 and 90MHz with 8 Kbytes of four-way, set-associative, unified cache, and a write buffer. Incorporated into the ARM720T is an enhanced memory management unit (MMU) which allows for support of sophisticated operating systems like Microsoft Windows CE and Linux®.

The EP7312 is designed for ultra-low power operation. Its core operates at only 2.5V, while its I/O has an operational range of 2.5 to 3.3V. The device has three basic power states: operating, idle, and standby.

The EP7312 integrates an interface to enable a direct connection to many low-cost, low-power, high-quality, audio converters. In particular, the DAI can directly interface with the CS43L41/42/43 low-power audio D/A converters and the CS53L32 low-power A/D converter.

Simply by adding the desired memory and peripherals to the highly integrated EP7312 completes a low-power system solution. All necessary interface logic is integrated on-chip.

Product Features
  • ARM7TDMI processor & MMU supporting Thumb mode
    • 8 Kb of four-way, set-associative cache + 48 Kb SRAM
  • Supports MP3, WMA, AAC, ADPCM, Audible, etc.
  • 32-bit unique MaverickKey™ ID for SDMI compliance
  • Dynamic clock speeds of 74 and 90 MHz
  • LCD controller, interrupt controller and boot ROM
  • IrDA, PWW (2), and 16550 UART (2) interfaces
  • Real-time clock and two general purpose 16-bit timers
  • Integrated peripheral interfaces
    • 32-bit SDRAM interface up to 2 external banks
    • 8/32/16-bit SRAM/FLASH/ROM
    • Glueless digital audio plus CODEC interface
    • Two synchronous serial interfaces (SSI1, SSI2)
    • 8x8 keypad scanner & dedicated LED flasher (via RTC)
    • 27 general-purpose input/output pins
  • Ultra-low power
    • 90 mW at 74 MHz typical; 30 mW at 18 MHz typical
    • 10 mW in the Idle State; <1 mW in the Standby State
  • Package: 208-pin LQFP, 256-ball PBGA, or 204-ball TFBGA

Documents
EP7312 Product Data Sheet
MAY '01, DS508PP2 : 1,394 Kb
EP7312 Product Bulletin
SEP '00, DS2508PB1 : 111 Kb
EP7312 Development Kit
JUL '01, DK508PP03 : 460 Kb
EP7312 Development Kit
JUL '01, DK508PP03 : 460 Kb
AN186: Bringing Up the EP72/73XX Device
OCT '00, AN186REV1 : 219 Kb
AN199: DAI Interface for Playing MP3 Music
JUN '01, AN199REV1 : 465 Kb
EP73xx User's Manual
JUL '01, DS508UM3 : 1770 Kb
Errata: EP7311 and EP7312 Rev B Devices
AUG '01, ER508A1 : 371 Kb
Applications

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