The Swan ES41 18 processor is a single-chip solution for Sup er
Video Compact Disk (SVCD) players that integrates MPEG
audio and video decoding, as well as system control software.
The fully programmable The ES4118 offers the best feature set
compared to existing SVCD chips and includes a glueless
interface to various peripheral components. The ES4118 is the
most cost-effective solution in its class, with levels of integration
and quality that establish new benchmarks.
The ES4118 processor is capable of decoding MPEG-2 audio
simultaneously with MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video. For embedded
applications, the RISC processor core of the ES4118 can be
used in place of a microcontroller to provide a rich set of system
control features. On-chip, multitap fil ters provide arbi trary scaling
with state-of-the-art SmartScale™ technology that is useful for
video standards conversion. SmartStream™ provides video
error concealment and video postprocessing, ensuring the
highest playability and video quality.
The ES4118 connects directly with both 8- and 16-bit ROM and
with either 16-bit SDRAM ICs or with EDO DRAM ICs. An 8-bit
YUV video interface supports many TV encoders. Generalpurpose auxiliary pins are provided to control various peripheral
devices. A standard I
and ADCs. Figure 1 shows a block diagram of a typical
standalone system, using the ES4118 with the glueless SDRAM
interface.
The SVCD data system stream from a CD disc is passed to the
ES41 18 through the I2S interface. The ES4118 parses the sys tem
layer and demultiplexes the audio and video streams. Audio is
decoded and passed through the I
external audio DAC and then to the speakers. Video is decoded
and output as YUV pixels to an NTSC or PAL video encoder.
Onchip system con trol and h ousek eeping functi ons (ke yp ad and
remote control) are also provided.
2
S interface supports popular audio DACs
2
S audio serial bus to an
FEATURES
• Single-chip SVCD decoder in a 208-pin plastic quad flat
package (PQFP)
• Supports MPEG-1 system and MPEG-2 program streams
• Programmable multimedia processor architecture
• Compatible with Audio CD, Video CD 1.1, 2.0, Interactive VCD
3.0, and Super Video CD
Video
• Trick modes, including Slow, Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, Step,
and Goto
• 4-bit onscreen display (OSD) with 4-bit blending
• 8-bit YUV output
Audio
• Karaoke function
• Supports 256/384iframe sync audio system clock
• Bidirectional I
Smart Technology
• SmartScale™ for NTSC to PAL conversion and vice versa
• SmartStream™ for video error concealment
Peripheral
• Independent audio bit clock for transmit and receive port
• Direct servo/loader interface
• Supports up to 4 MB of SDRAM and/or 4 MB of EDO DRAM
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