ST ST-7104 User Manual

ST-7104

Advanced HD decoder for iDTV

Data brief

Features

■ Advanced high definition video decoding

(H264/VC-1/MPEG2)

■ Advanced standard definition video decoding

(H264/VC-1/MPEG2/AVS)

■ Advanced multi-channel audio decoding

(MPEG 1, 2, MP 3, DD/DD+, AAC/AAC+, and WMA9/WMA9pro)

■ Linux, Windows CE, and OS21 compatible

ST40 applications CPU (450 MHz)

■ 32-bit DDR1/DDR2 compatible local memory

interface

■ Multi-stream, DVR capable transport stream

processing

JTAG

ST40-300 core 450 MHz

TMUs/INTC

UDI 32 K I cache

CPU/FPU core

MMU

32 K D cache

DDR2

SDRAM

16/32

LMI

6-channel PCM out

2-ch

PCM in

Audio decoder

Audio L/R

out

Audio DACs

players and

interfaces

ST231

core

S/PDIF

out

■ Extensive connectivity (dual USB hosts,

e-SATA, Ethernet MAC/MII/RMII, and PCI)

■ Separate digital video and graphics outputs

Description

The ST-7104 uses state of the art process technology to provide a cost effective, fully featured HD AVC decoder IC. It is a highly integrated system-on-chip suitable for low-cost add-on module for iDTV manufacturers.

The ST-7104 is targeted at the latest CE manufacturer requirements for iDTVs which utilize advanced HD decoding (H264/VC-1/MPEG2), and which conform to DVB, SCTE, ATSC, ARIB, CEA, ITU and OpenCable specifications.

Serial ATA

HDD, int/ext

eSAT A interface

Dual

USB 2.0

hosts

USB

2.0

USB

2.0

Key

Scan

2x I/F

SmCard

GPIOs

Peripheral I/O

and external interrupts

Comms

IR Tx/Rx

UHF Rx

ILC

UARTs

Serial

FLASH

SPI

SSC/I2C

PWM

STBus

Capture

Ethernet,

MAC

MII/RMII

Delta Mu

advanced

video decoder

ST231

Output stage

TXT

Sec

Dual

PTI

SWTS

TSmerger/router

TS TS TS

IN2IN0 IN1/OUT0

TS IN3

PDES

Clock gen

and

system

services

Resets/ clocks/ modes

DUAL FDMA

Bdisp blitter

DENC

Main/aux display

compositor and

pass through

6DACs

Analog video

output

(HD/SD)

Main video

display

VTGs

DEI

Aux video

display

DVO0 DVO1

Digital

video

output 1

output 0

PCI

video

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Description ST-7104

1 Description

The ST-7104 offers current users of ST’s growing family of advanced decoding ICs enhancements in performance and features, whilst reducing cost and time-to-market for the next generation deployments.

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ST-7104 Main features

2 Main features

The ST-7104 has the following features:

● Integrates in a single IC, Multi-stream transport demux, CPU, A/V decode, Video

processing, Graphics and Display, peripherals, Audio/Video DACs, Digital A/V outputs, e-SATA port, dual USB ports and Ethernet MAC/MII

● High performance CPUs for applications (ST40) and audio/video decoding (2 x ST231)

– ST40-300, dual-issue, appl ic at ion s CPU, 32K I, 32KD cach es :

Target speed > 450 MHz delivering > 800 DMIPs

● Single 32-bit DDR1/DDR2 Local Memory Interface (LMI), up to 400 MHz

● Latest generation “Delta” Video Decoder with ST231 programmable CPU core:

– MPEG2, H264, VC-1/WM9, HD or SD Advanced Video Decoding – AVS SD decoding – Provides flexibility to support other codecs (DivX, XviD, H263 encode/decode) – HD and SD decoding or dual SD Decoding, PIP & Mosaic capable – Real-time transcoding of MPEG2 SD to H264 SIF

● Advanced de-blocking of decoded MPEG2 SD sources based on ST’s DSE (Digital

Source Enhancer) Technology with 2D Analysis window and Texture Adaptive Filter

● ST231 CPU based Audio Decoder. MPEG1 I/II, MP3, Dolby Digital/DD+, MPEG4

AAC/AAC+ multi-channel audio decoding. Concurrent audio description decoding. DD+ and AAC+ transcodi ng

● Main and Aux Video display pipelines:

– Main: high quality H & V reformatting/resizing with sample rate

conversion/filtering. Motion adaptive spatial and temporal de-interlacing for 480p/576p and 1080p60 progressive output

– Aux: high quality H & V reformatting/resizing with sample rate conversion/filtering

● Three independent graphics planes with H&V resize, CLUT and anti-flicker filtering

● Link list based 2D graphics blitter. Up to 200 Mpixels/sec with destination alpha

blending. Capable of 3D user interface effects.

● Independent Main and Aux display compositions (Video/Graphics mixing)

● Pass-through display for graphics, main video or aux video output concurrently with

main and aux compositions

● HD display capture and down-conversion for concurrent HD and SD output of the main

composition

● 16-bit Digital Video Output for main display composition (HD/ED/SD formats up to

1080p60)

● Second 32-bit (ARGB) Digital Video Output for pass through display or main/aux

display compositions (HD/ED/SD formats up to 1080p60)

● Macrovision copy protection support

● PAL/NTSC/SECAM Digital encoder

● Six 10-bit DACs for component/composite analog video output (HD/ED/SD formats up

to 1080i)

● Integrated Stereo Audio DAC

● Six-channel Audio PCM Output Interface

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