
Digital Signal Processors
MSC8156 Evaluation Module
For evaluation of the MSC815x or MSC825x family
of StarCore DSPs
Overview
The MSC8156 evaluation module (MSC8156EVM)
MSC8156EVM Block Diagram
is a cost-effective tool intended for engineers
evaluating the MSC815x and MSC825x family
of Freescale digital signal processors (DSPs).
The MSC815x and MSC825x family of DSPs are
highly integrated DSP processors that contain
one, two, four or six StarCore SC3850 cores.
The family supports raw programmable DSP
performance values ranging from 8 GMACs to 48
GMACs, with each DSP core running at 1 GHz.
These devices target high-bandwidth, highly
Diff. Clock
Generator
PCIe
Ref Clk
100 MHz
CLK Mux
Test Point,
Switches,
CLKIN
REFCLK
GPIO
(PCIe/
SRIO/
SGMII)
MII
RGMII1
RGMII2
PCIe
Ref Clk
x4
RGMII
Dual
PHY
PCIe
Edge
Con
12V PCIe
RJ45
RJ45
computational DSP applications such as 3GPP,
LEDS
MSC8156
TD-SCDMA, 3G-LTE and WiMAX base station
applications as well as aerospace and defense,
medical imaging, video, voice and test and
UART
RS232
to USB
USB
Mini
Type B
De-Populated
measurement applications. The MSC8156EVM
is intended to serve as a platform for evaluating
the capabilities of the MSC815X and MSC825x
USB
Type B
eUTAP
Mux
JTAG
DDR-2
I 2 C
I 2 C
EEPROM
family of DSPs. On-board resources and the
associated CodeWarrior tools enable a variety of
EONCE
Header
tasks, including:
? Download and run code
? Set breakpoints
1 GB DDR3-800
SODIMM
Non-ECC
12V PCIe
12V
DC Input
Power Supply
1.0V/1.2V/
1.8V/2.5V/3.3V
? Display memory and registers
The MSC8156EVM supports two working
configurations:
? Stand-alone mode: The MSC8156EVM can run
in stand-alone mode with direct connections
to a development system for debug, power
supply and other external connections.
? PCI Express ? mode: With the MSC8156EVM
plugged into a PCI Express connector as
provided, for instance, on Freescale's QorIQ
enabled COM single board computer (SBC)
environment. The EVM allows testing of PCI
Express and Serial RapidIO ? interconnects and
is designed to be compatible with a standard
PCI Express interconnect.