Toshiba announces extended temp range 32-bit ARM9 processor for industrial graphics applications

Toshiba Electronics Europe has expanded its family of low-power ARM-based microprocessors with an extended temperature device that will suit man machine interface (MMI) and other industrial applications requiring multimedia functionality.

The new extended temperature TMPA910CRBXBG operates from -20°C to +85°C and combines a high-performance 32-bit ARM926EJ-S™ CPU core with comprehensive graphics control and processing functionality and a variety of on-board connectivity and peripheral options.

The new processor features a built-in LCD controller with support for TFT and STN display sizes up to 1024 x 768 pixels and has a touch screen interface that reduces the need for external components in MMI designs. An LCD data processor accelerator (LCDA) delivers image scaling, filtering and blending functions and offers real time processing for movies. The LCDA supports resolutions up to WVGA (800x480).

The TMPA910CRBXBG has a CMOS image sensor interface that simplifies the implementation of applications requiring image capture. Additional connectivity includes SPI, UART, I2C, I2S, and a high-speed USB device (480Mbps).

Toshiba has incorporated 56Kbytes of built-in embedded RAM for program, data and display memory, Boot ROM, and a memory controller that supports SDR and DDR SDRAM. Up to 2.5Gbytes of linear access space can be addressed. An SD host controller supports high-speed mode SD cards with capacities up to 32GB.

The new microprocessor is supplied in a 361-pin FPGA package. Additional built-in peripherals include a 10-bit ADC, a six-channel, 16-bit timer, a watchdog timer, real time clock and alarm functionality.

In addition to extensive software support that includes graphics libraries and embedded operating systems, the new device is supported through the availability of a Starter Kit and Reference Platform that further speed application development and prototyping.