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Registered in England No: 4264387
Registered Office:
c/o Bulcock & Co. 10 The Bull Ring, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 5BS, UK.

Kane Computing Ltd,
Suite I, Ascot Court,
71-73 Middlewich Road,
Northwich,
Cheshire, CW9 7BP
United Kingdom
Tel: +441606351006
Fax: +441606351007
Email: Sales-Support-Marketing
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Federation of Small Businesses

MDS-225 PNX8935 Software Development Platform

Features

  • Video output: CVBS (NTSC/PAL), HDMI, or component
    (720p/1080i)
  • Audio output: Stereo analog and TOSLink
  • Connectivity: USB 2.0 (HS host), 10/100 Ethernet, serial
    port (RS232)
  • MDS-225 unit and documentation
  • Cables, power supply, and remote
  • Schematics (pdf), BOM, and gerbers
  • Currently released NXP developed Linux kernel, drivers,
    tool chain, and Linux utilities
  • NXP developed sample programs with sources
Ordering Info: Part No. See below

Description

Development platform for Set Top Box, IPTV, and embedded media processing Based on NXP Semiconductors (formerly Philips) pnx8935 Nexperia home entertainment engine, the MDS-225 product offers a rich platform for the development of video products needing support for analog and digital (SD and HD) standards.

The system comes with video decoders that can support:

  • MPEG2 decode (up to 1080i with ATSC or DVB profiles)
  • MPEG4 ASP level 5
  • H264 High profile level 4
  • VC1 Advanced profile level 3

as well as the corresponding audio formats including MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC-HE, and Dolby AC3.

Please note some decoders require the appropriate IP license before they can be supplied. Please see the pnx8935 datasheet for complete details.

The pnx8935 has a 320 MHz MIPS32 core and is supplied with a Linux 2.6 kernel. The pnx8935 includes dedicated hardware for video processing, including:

  • 5 layer image composition processor with up scaler for HD out downscaled mix for simultaneous SD output
  • 2D Drawing engine
  • Second (standard def) output allows HD content on main output to be scaled

Standard (DirectFB, ALSA, DVB 2.0) and custom Linux APIs are used to control video and audio decoding and display. The MDS-225 can also be used to develop software for the pnx8932, which is a SD only version of the pnx8935.

Ordering Information

  • MDS225-KIT: MDS-225 development unit. All software and design information is delivered electronically.
    • MDS-225 unit with cables (A/V out, S video out), remote, and universal
      input AC supply. 128 MB DDR400 memory. 64 MB NAND and 64 MB NOR
      (boot) flash
    • Linux tarball for MIPS with drivers for pnx8935 and video decoders. Note
      support for licensed IP (DivX, WMT, Dolby) is available separately with
      proof of third party license
    • Example applications
    • Design information
    • 90 Day Getting Started Support
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Downloads

PDF Datasheet (PDF 1.36MB)

Links

Web Page Momentum Data Systems web site

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