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Design overview
The heart of DIDO module is composed by the following
components:
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Texas Instruments DM814x/AM387x processor
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Power supply unit
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DDR3 memory banks
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NOR and NAND flash banks
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2x 140 pin connectors with interfaces signals
This chapter shortly describes the main DIDO components.
3.1
“DaVinci” DM814x / “Sitara” AM387x CPU
DM814x DaVinci™ and AM387x Sitara™ are highly-integrated,
scalable and programmable CPU families from Texas
Instruments.
DaVinci™ digital media processor solutions are tailored for
digital audio, video, imaging, and vision applications.
Sitara™ ARM microprocessors (MPUs) are designed to
optimize performance and peripheral support for customers in
a variety of markets.
The architecture is designed to provide video, image, graphics
and processing power sufficient to support the following:
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Home and Industrial automation
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Test and measurement
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Digital Signage
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Medical instrumentation
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Remote monitoring
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Motion control
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Point-of-Sale
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Single Board Computers
The following subsystems are part of the device:
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Microprocessor unit (MPU) subsystem based on the ARM®
Cortex™-A8 architecture:
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