Philips Nexperia PNX1500 Guide

Complete PNX1500-based solution
for portable player/recorders with
high-resolution video and audio
Nexperia Personal Media
Player Reference Design
Key features
·Complete kit includes low-BOM reference board based on Nexperia
PNX1500 media processor, miniPCI daughter card (802.11), LCD
display, and software
·Supports record and playback of most standard digital audio or
video formats including DivX, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MP3,AAC, and more
·Robust image enhancement features, motion-adaptive deinterlacing,
and high-quality upscaling
·Support for hard disk, CompactFlash®, and Memory StickTM;
expansion to other formats
·Connectivity to PCs, home entertainment appliances, and other
portable devices
- On-board USB 2.0 and USB OTG
- Industry-leading, low-power 802.11a/b/g
- Expansion for Bluetooth or RS232
·Includes widescreen, transflective, 5-inch VGA TFT LCD display; can
output up to HD video for external big screen display
·Advanced Philips PMU+ power management unit IC
The Philips Nexperia Personal Media Player Reference Design combines
high-quality digital audio and video processing, wired and wireless con-
nectivity, and exceptional picture quality to give manufacturers a flexible
platform for developing portable media player and recorder devices.
The reference design leverages a single Nexperia PNX1500 media
processor to decode and encode most popular and emerging audio and
video formats including DivX, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MP3,AAC, and more.
Glueless connections to a hard disk drive, portable Flash cards, and an
LCD display lower the BOM even further and support a host of features
and form factors.The reference design includes a transflective LCD
display, ideal for low-light indoor and outdoor use. Its compact size and
light weight enable highly portable, ergonomic player designs.
Using the reference design, manufacturers can tailor storage, display,
and media processing functionality to differentiate a variety of appealing
player and recorder products enabling consumers to:
·download high-quality music, movies, and photos from a PC, the
Internet, home entertainment appliances, or other portables
·record high-quality audio, video, or TV
·view/listen to hours of stored media anywhere
·view photos or video from cameras or portable Flash devices
·use the player as a wireless media adapter to enjoy PC and Internet
media content in the living room
·play stored music or full-resolution movies by connecting the player
to a home theatre display or speakers
·stream live TV or watch recorded TV or Internet content through-
out the house
·browse the web from the backyard or in WiFi hotspots
·read electronic books
Personal media players let consumers enjoy photos,
movies, music,TV and other digital content everywhere
they go. The Nexperia Personal Media Player Reference
Design gives manufacturers everything they need to
address the growing market opportunity for portable
media players and recorders. Semiconductors

Nexperia Personal Media Player Reference Design
Complete PNX1500-based solution for portable player/recorders with high-resolution video and audio
Wired and wireless connectivity
For secure wireless connectivity, the reference design features Philips'
industry-leading, low-power 802.11a/b/g chipset. An on-board USB
2.0 Hi-speed device streamlines media downloads from personal
computers and other USB-compatible products. A USB OTG device
controller enables players to exchange media files with other port-
able devices.
Flexible storage and expansion options
A choice of storage/recording media lets manufacturers tailor prod-
uct features and price points. A 30-GB hard disk drive (IDE interface)
offers high-capacity media storage and supports PVR applications.
On-board support for Memory Stick and CompactFlash cards is
included; other portable Flash formats can be supported through an
expansion bus.
Nexperia
PNX1500
PCI/XIO
GPIO
FGPI/O
external 9V
S-Video,
CVBS ITU.R.656
TTL RGB widescreen
TFT LCD
I2S
line out
line in
REFERENCE BOARD
LI-ION
light detect
Expansion to:
Bluetooth
RS232
keyboard/pad
to PC
to portables/
peripherals
Memory Stick
1.8-in HDD
I2C
RTC
'ON' key
V2F core supply
system power
Dolby Digital,
DTS
VCR/TV
GPIO
TV CODEC
USB OTG
USB 2.0
µC
SPDIF
AUDIO
CODEC
DC/DC
mic in
PMU+
FLASH
802.11
a/b/g miniPCI
daughter card
CompactFlash
EEPROM
DDR
SDRAM
Personal Media Player Reference Design block diagram
Exceptional picture/video quality
The reference design leverages the PNX1500's advanced image and
video enhancements to deliver exceptional picture quality on LCD
displays. Advanced motion-adaptive deinterlacing with optional edge
detection/correction eliminates the need for an external chip to
support progressive output. The on-chip graphics engine accelerates
high-speed 2D graphics. An integrated TFT LCD controller enables
direct LCD output and supports video resolutions up to WXGA TFT
LCD (1280 x 768 60 Hz) or SD/HD video (up to 1920 x 1080 60i).
For generating high-quality video on internal or external displays, the
PNX1500 handles high-definition video scaling, linear and non-linear
aspect ratio conversion, anti-flicker filtering, brightness control, and a
long list of video quality enhancements.
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Download media content from a PC, the Internet, even digital still and video cameras for enjoyment later (left); use in the living room as a personal video
recorder or to play stored movies, pictures, or music using home theatre display and speakers (right).
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REFERENCE DESIGN
Hardware PNX1500-based reference board, miniPCI daughter
card housing 802.11 a/b/g transceiver
Display 5-inch, transflective, switchable,VGA (640 x 480)
with touch panel
Software LCD drivers, audio/video drivers, HDD file system,
demo applications
Documentation User Guide, schematics, Gerber files
REFERENCE BOARD
Media processor PNX1501, 266-MHz TriMedia CPU
Memory 64 MB DDR SDRAM (2x32)
8 MB NAND Flash
PCI/XIO bus 32-bit, 33-MHz
Hard disk 1.8-in, 30-GB HDD with glueless IDE interface
Portable Flash Memory Stick and CompactFlash; other formats via
expansion bus
TV codec Philips SAA7108; encodes up to 800 x 600 resolu-
tion PAL or NTSC; decodes PAL, NTSC, SECAM
Audio codec Philips UDA1380 stereo codec
Connectivity Philips ISP1583 USB 2.0 Hi-speed device
Philips ISP1362 USB OTG host/device controller
(mini AB connector)
Audio input mini-jack line in (from microphone)
output mini-jack line out, headphone out, SPDIF out
Video I/O input CVBS/S-Video
output CVBS/S-Video, component video (YPbPr or
RGB)
Display I/O 18-bit, RGB LCD interface
User interface 8-bit microcontroller for keyboard/keypad
Power power management unit Philips PCF50606 PMU+
supply voltage 3.3 V I/O
battery 3.7 V 3600-mAh Varta PolyFlex
DC/DC converter Philips TEA1211
Technical specificationsBased on the Nexperia PNX1500 media processor
The reference design is based on a Nexperia PNX1500 media
processor.The PNX1500 leverages a powerful C/C++ programmable
TriMediaTM3260 CPU and runs a small real-time operating system
enabling efficient and predictable response to real-time events.
Independent, on-chip, I/O and coprocessing units capture and format
datastream I/O and accelerate multimedia algorithms. A sophisticated
memory hierarchy manages internal I/O and streamlines access to
external memory.The PNX1500 also supports dynamic power man-
agement, lowering power consumption and conserving battery charge.
Software/development tools
Available separately from Philips, the Nexperia Development Kit
(NDK) gives developers a full suite of system software tools to
develop applications for the PNX1500’s TriMedia CPU. It includes a
compiler, debugger, A/V drivers, and example software.This compre-
hensive software development environment dramatically lowers
costs and reduces time-to-market by enabling development of multi-
media applications entirely in the C and C++ programming languages.
Application libraries for the PNX1500 are available from Philips and
third parties; for a complete, up-to-date list, visit:
www.semiconductors.philips.com/nexperia/application-libraries.

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Date of release: March 2004
document order number: Prelim-CeBit04
Published in the U.S.
Technical specifications (continued)
DAUGHTER CARD
Form factor miniPCI
Connectivity Philips low-power 802.11a/b/g chipset: BGW100 RF
SiP + SA2443 baseband/MAC
SUPPORTED MEDIA FORMATS1
Video decode MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (SP, MVP,ASP), DivX-
3/4/5, DV, H.263, H.264, H.324,WMV9
Video encode MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (SP, MVP), DivX (Full D1
resolution,VBR), H.263
Audio decode MP2, MP3, MP3PRO, DTS, Dolby Digital,AAC, Dolby
Pro Logic, Pro Logic II,WMA
Audio encode MPEG-1 L2, MP3, AAC, G.7xx
Image decode JPEG, JPEG2000, FLASH
Communications TCP/IP, V.90, Ethernet, 802.11x, Universal PnP,
DHCP/DNS, RTP/RTCP/RTSP, SMS
Complete PNX1500-based solution for portable player/recorders with high-resolution video and audio
Nexperia Personal Media Player Reference Design
1Application libraries are available from Philips and third party companies.
Visit www.semiconductors.philips.com/nexperia/application-libraries for an
up-to-date list of libraries.
Use of this product in any manner that complies with the MPEG-2 Standard
is expressly prohibited without a license under applicable patents in the
MPEG-2 patent portfolio, which license is available from MPEG LA, L.L.C.,
250 Steele Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80206.
Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic are registered trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
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