
General Description
The Zoran ZR38650 is the latest full-function digital audio processing member of the
ZR38000 digital signal processor product line. It is especially configured with periph-
erals, I/O capability, and software for digital audio. Today, quality digital audio starts
with a primary decoding function and adds appropriate data stream protocols and
interfaces with I/O configurations to match the application. The ZR38650 has these
primary decode and protocol software functions, yet has program/data memory and
processing cycles left for additional product-distinguishing features. The ZR38650
also has the necessary flexibility in system I/O and hardware configuration.
The ZR38650 is instruction-set compatible with the earlier ZR38600, but has a
higher 50-MIPS processing rate. This delivers the new faster 96-kHz sample rate
S/PDIF decoding and increased processing cycles for additional functions. Larger
internal program and data RAMs and ROM along with wide external memories
accommodate today’s rapidly changing needs for large complex algorithms. Other
new hardware features are a programmable timer, a Z2C serial host interface, and
more support for the 24-bit I/O data formats.
Functions
Dolby Digital and MPEG with variations are the primary decoding functions in use
today. The ZR38650 has these and their associated test function with the required
set-up, operation, and system functions to make them usable in an end-user prod-
uct. In addition, an ever increasing number of SiliconSoftware functions can add
special enhancing and differentiating features to products.
Primary Decoding and Test Functions
Dolby Digital
The figure shows the simultaneous S/PDIF input and 5.1 channel
Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) outputs of this primary digital audio function, the
six-channel Dolby Digital decoder.
Or with four channels of Pro Logic output in either of two DAC forms: four channels
directly or to an analog Pro Logic decoder.
PCM + Pro Logic
With two-channel PCM inputs the choice of functions is
four-channel Pro Logic decoding or two-channel stereo mixing, including
upmixing from only one input channel to two.
MPEG
The MPEG1 decoder accepts either MPEG1 or MPEG2 input streams
and produces either Pro Logic DAC outputs or two-channel stereo in DAC form.
Pink Noise
A six-channel pink pseudo-random noise generator function is includ-
ed for user testing of speaker balance in their listening space. Individual speakers
can be enabled in any combination.
SiliconSoftware Functions
SiliconSoftware is a group of additional
functions
for the ZR38601 provided by
Zoran or third-party suppliers that can add special features now or provide
new functions in the future.
PROGRAMMABLE DIGITAL
AUDIO PROCESSOR
12/00-LD1500
ZR38650-PB-3.0
Six-Channel
Dolby Digital Stream
Left
Right
Left Surround
Right Surround
Center
Subwoofer
S/PDIF
Six-Channel
Dolby Digital
Decoder
ZR38650
Pink Noise
Generator
Left
Right
Left Surround
Right Surround
Center
Subwoofer
Two-Channel
PCM Input
Left
Right
Center
Surround
S/PDIF
Left
Right
Pro Logic
Decoder
PCM Mixer
One or Two
Channel PCM
S/PDIF
Six- or Two-
Channel Dolby
Digital Stream
Left
Right
Center
Surround
S/PDIF
Lt (Pro Logic)
Rt (Pro Logic)
Two-Channel
Dolby Digital
Decoder
Pro Logic
Decoder
Dolby Digital
Decoder
Six- or Two-
Channel Dolby
Digital Stream
S/PDIF
Two Channel
MPEG-1/MPEG-2
Stream
Left
Right
Center
Surround
S/PDIF
Left
Right
Two-Channel
MPEG-1
Decoder
Pro Logic
Decoder
MPEG-1 Decoder
Two Channel
MPEG-1/MPEG-2
Stream
S/PDIF
Israel
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