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由 yangyi 于 2008-07-22 22:00:47 提供 |
Apr. 23, 2008  Korean chipmaker MagicEyes Digital has announced an ARM9-based system-on-chip (SoC) intended for low-end navigation devices and PMPs (personal media players). The Linux-friendly "Pollux" SoC features on-chip 3D graphics acceleration, an NTSC/PAL video encoder, and a video DAC with picture-in-picture capabilities.The Pollux is produced using a 90nm process and comes in a 288-pin, 15mm x 15mm FBGA (fine pitch ball grid array) package. A 533MHz ARM926EJ core includes 16Kb caches for both instructions and data, and incorporates ARM's Jazelle Java hardware accelerator.  A block diagram of the MagicEyes Pollux Said to be suitable for applications such as 3D mapping, the Pollux's 3D graphics accelerator supports one digital and one analog display simultaneously, with screen sizes up to 1280 x 1024 pixels. Open GL ES 1.1-compliant, the accelerator can do 3D texture mapping, lighting, shading, fogging, Z-Buffering, and alpha-blending. It can manipulate 133M texels (texture elements) or 1.33M polygons per second, MagicEyes claims. Other features and specifications listed by MagicEyes for the Pollux include:
 The Pollux envisioned as part of a complete device As shown in the illustration above, MagicEyes envisions the Pollux becoming the heart of a complete PND (personal navigation device) or PMP (personal media player). It would be connected to a GPS module serially, to an audio DAC via I2S, and to a television receiver via SPI. Development kit The Pollux has already been used in a hardware development kit, made available by fellow Korean vendor Aiji System. However, the kit appears to be available only with Windows CE 5.0 and 6.0 BSPs (board support packages), initially. Shown below, the "Pollux DTK" offers a 4.3-inch touchscreen LCD display with 480 x 272 pixel resolution, five navigation keys, 128MB of RAM, and 76MB of flash. Offering PC-style interfaces including dual serial ports and a 10/100 Ethernet connector, it also adds an audio DAC and provides composite video output.  The Pollux DTK development board (Click to enlarge) Features and specifications listed by Aiji System for the Pollux DTK include:
 A block diagram of the Pollux development board In addition to supporting Linux, the MagicEyes Pollux SoC runs Windows CE 5.0 and 6.0. Pricing or availability information was not provided by MagicEyes, but the chip appears to be available now. The Pollux DTK comes with Windows CE 5.0 and a Windows CE board support package (BSP). For more information, see the Aiji System website, here. Related Stories:
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