Philips PNX1500 User Manual

Complete PNX1500-based solution
for portable player/recorders with
high-resolution video and audio

Nexperia Personal Media

Player Reference Design

Key features

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Complete kit includes low-BOM reference board based on Nexperia

PNX1500 media processor, miniPCI daughter card (802.11), LCD

display, and software

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Supports record and playback of most standard digital audio or

video formats including DivX, MPEG-2,MPEG-4, MP3, AAC, and more

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Robust image enhancement features, motion-adaptive deinterlacing,

and high-quality upscaling

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Support for hard disk, CompactFlash®, and Memory StickTM;

expansion to other formats

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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

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Includes widescreen, transflective, 5-inch VGA TFT LCD display; can

output up to HD video for external big screen display

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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:

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download high-quality music, movies, and photos from a PC, the

Internet, home entertainment appliances, or other portables

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record high-quality audio, video, or TV

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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.

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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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