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AM3874_16 Datasheet, PDF (7/358 Pages) Texas Instruments – Sitara ARM Processors
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AM3874, AM3871
SPRS695D – SEPTEMBER 2011 – REVISED JANUARY 2016
3 Device Overview
3.1 Device Comparison
Table 3-1 shows a comparison between devices, highlighting the differences.
Table 3-1. AM387x Device Comparison
FEATURES
HDVPSS
HDMI
SGX530
Video Ports (Inputs)
Video Ports (Outputs)
DEVICES
AM3874
VIN[0]/VIN[1]
VOUT[0]/VOUT[1]
YES (1)
YES (1)
AM3871
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
3.2 Device Characteristics
Table 3-2 provides an overview of the AM387x Sitara™ ARM Processors , which includes significant
features of the device, including the capacity of on-chip RAM, peripherals, and the package type with pin
count.
Table 3-2. Characteristics of the Processor
HARDWARE FEATURES
HD Video Processing Subsystem (HDVPSS)
Peripherals
Not all peripherals
pins are available
at the same time
(for more details,
see the Device
Configurations
section).
Imaging Subsystem (ISS)
DDR2/3 Memory Controller
GPMC + ELM
EDMA
10/100/1000 Ethernet MAC Switch with Management Data Input/Output
(MDIO)
USB 2.0
PCI-Express 2.0
Timers
UART
SPI
AM387x
1 16-/24-bit HD Capture Port or
2 8-bit SD Capture Ports
and
1 8-bit SD Capture Port
and
1 16-/24-/30-bit HD Display Port or
1 8-/16-/24-bit HD Capture Port
and
1 16-24-bit HD Display Port
and
1 HDMI 1.3 Transmitter
and
2 SD Video DACs
1 Parallel Camera Input for Raw (up to
16-bit)
and BT.656/BT.1120 (8/16-bit)
2 (32-bit Bus Widths)
Asynchronous (8-/16-bit bus width)
RAM, NOR, NAND
64 Independent Channels
8 QDMA Channels
1 (with 2 MII/RMII/GMII/RGMII
Interfaces)
2 (Supports High- and Full-Speed as a
Device and
High-, Full-, and Low-Speed as a Host,
or OTG)
1 Port (1 5.0GT/s lane)
8 (32-bit General purpose)
and
1 (System Watchdog)
6 (with SIR, MIR, FIR, CIR support and
RTS/CTS flow control)
(UART0 Supports Modem Interface)
4 (Supports 4 slave devices)
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