Blackfin processors yield greater energy efficiencies

Analog Devices Inc.’s (ADI) latest Blackfin processors—the Blackfin BF50x series— enable designers to achieve significant gains in signal conversion and computational precision, and apply advanced power control techniques to yield greater energy efficiency for industrial applications. The Blackfin BF50x processors have 4MB of on-board executable flash memory and deliver up to 400MHz of performance, providing designers to achieve greater system functionality and precision through the use of more sophisticated algorithms. The processors also allow greater flexibility to optimize system interface and control capabilities, and enable designers to utilize more advanced software tools and libraries for code generation, helping to shorten product development cycles and speed time to market.

The Blackfin BF506F processors’ integrated dual-SAR ADI ADC, based from ADI’s ADC technology, delivers twice the effective resolution of other DSP-integrated 12-bit ADCs, with an industry-leading 11.5 effective number of bits (ENOB). This distinguishes the Blackfin BF506F as an ideal fit for applications including power inverters, uninterruptible power supplies (UPSes), servo controls and motor controls. The Blackfin BF50x series also features the the ADC Control Module (ACM), a new peripheral to the Blackfin portfolio that provides a low-overhead, precise means to synchronize ADC sampling with external events.

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The Blackfin BF506F processors’ integrated dual-SAR ADI ADC delivers twice the effective resolution of other DSP-integrated 12-bit ADCs, with an industry-leading 11.5 effective number of bits.