October 13, 1997

Texas Instruments at Comdex '97

TI Introduces the MPEG2Lynx-TSB12LV41

Erratas Now Available On-Line

1394 Applications Archive

New! IEEE 1394 Circuits Book Available

TI Holds 1394 Seminars in Washington D.C., Denver, and San Jose

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Texas Instruments at COMDEX '97

Join Texas Instruments in the 1394 Trade Association's break out room at the Las Vegas Convention Center November 17 - 21, 1997. We will be in Room N246 at the top of escalator near the center's front entrance. Come see why Texas Instruments leads the industry in 1394 Silicon. We will be showing demos that include our latest 1394 Silicon, including the TSB12LV41/MPEG2Lynx Link Layer Controller. We will also have a full staff on-hand to answer all your 1394 questions.

We will be introducing two new 1394 products during the show and giving away two TSBKPCI 1394 Designer Kits everyday. So make sure you stop by and find out how TI is further proving that it is the 1394 Silicon Leader.

In addition, TI will host an evening reception at the Mirage Hotel. Please stop by the 1394 Trade Association room for more details on this special event.

TI Introduces the TSB12LV41-MPEG2Lynx

The TSB12LV41 provides a 1394 interface for high-performance audio, video, and data applications at up to 200M bits/s. It is suitable for set-top boxes, multimedia tape and disk drives, and other consumer electronic devices requiring MPEG-2 formatted isochronous data transfer according to the proposed IEC 1883 specification. The TSB12LV41 also supports non-MPEG-2/DSS isochronous and asynchronous data transfer with an auto-packetization feature.

The TSB12LV41 interfaces directly to most microprocessors and microcontrollers, including the TSM320AV7000 family of DSP solutions from Texas Instruments. The bulky data interface (BDIF) enables MPEG-2, DSS, isochronous, or asynchronous data transfer in bit-wide, byte-wide, and memory-mapped modes. A 256-byte control FIFO allows asynchronous transmit and receive control packets while an 8K BDIF FIFO provides independent logical FIFOs for MPEG-2/DSS, isochronous, and asynchronous data transmit and receive. The BDIF FIFO performs a hardware asynchronous packet transmit retry for up to 256 x 125 µs. The TSB12LV41 supports full-width time-stamped offsets for MPEG-2 and DSS transmit and receive, and also performs age filtering functions.

The TSB12LV41 (MPEG2Lynx) link-layer controller (LLC) complies with the IEEE 1394-1995 specification (1394-1995) for high-performance serial bus. It transmits and receives correctly formatted 1394 packets, detects lost cycle-start packets, and generates and inspects the 32-bit cyclic redundancy check (CRC). The TSB12LV41 is also capable of performing the functions of cycle master (CM), isochronous resource manager (IRM), and bus manager (BM).

For more information on the TSB12LV41-MPEG2Lynx please visit http://www.ti.com/sc/docs/msp/1394/12lv41.htm

To view the complete Press Release please visit http://www-mkt.sc.ti.com/sc/docs/news/1997/97042.htm

Erratas Now Available On-Line!

Errata sheets to all TI 1394 silicon are now available for immediate download from our website at http://www.ti.com/sc/1394

Once there, please push the 1394 Technical Documents link at the top of the page. This will provide you a list of all available 1394 products. Press the product number you are interested in and the corresponding page featuring that products datasheet, errata, and user manuals will be shown. The erratas will be available under the heading of "Related Documents."

1394 Applications Archive

In each issue of 1394 TImes we will visit the 1394 Applications Archive and provide you with one of the most frequently asked questions regarding 1394. If you have questions concerning the wide range of 1394 products available from TI, please contact the Product Information Center at 972- 644 -5580, send e-mail to sc-infomaster@ti.com, or visit their website at http://www.ti.com/sc/docs/pic/home.htm.

Q: What is Icc Max for TSB12LV31-GPLynx?

A: 54.3 mA

NEW! IEEE 1394 Circuits Data Book Available

The IEEE 1394 Circuits Data Book is now available for the TI Literature Response Center. The book is an all encompassing guide to TI 1394 Silicon. Inside you will find datasheets on all of our 1394 Silicon including a preliminary datasheet on the TSB12LV41-MPEG2Lynx Link Layer Controller.

To order your copy of the IEEE 1394 Circuits Data Book, call the TI Literature Response Center today at 800-477-8924 and request literature number: SLLD004.

TI Holds 1394 Seminars in Washington D.C., Denver, and San Jose

Texas Instruments crossed the U.S. in mid-August providing an in-depth 1394 Seminar program. Featured topics included IEEE 1394-1995 Standard Overview, Hardware Design Considerations, Software Design Considerations, and more. The seminars were very well attended and every attendee received a TSBKPCI Designer Kit for their 1394 Development. More seminars will be scheduled in 1998 and 1394 TImes will be the first to let you know where and when you can attend one of the informative 1394 Seminars.