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Quatro 4050
Programmable SOC Solution for
Printers and All-in-Ones
Imaging
Software
Processors
Quatro SOCs
Solutions
Zoran Corporation
1390 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086-5305
www.zoran.com
Product Brief
Based on Zoran's advanced Quatro architecture, the Quatro
4050 provides OEMs with a flexible and cost-effective platform
for implementing ultra-low-cost AIO and photo printer
controllers. Building upon Zoran's Quatro 4100 and 4110
solutions, the 4050 provides a new solution that integrates a
scanner analog front-end (AFE), and enables the lowest
possible cost by focusing on a basic feature-set tailored for the
new generation of ultra-low-cost AIOs and photo printers. With
fully-programmable image processing based on the Quatro DSP,
the Quatro 4050 is ideal for PictBridge-capable AIOs, inkjet
photo printers and dye-sub photo printers.
Benefits
Key Features
Cost-effective solution
• 67 MHz ARM7 CPU core
• 133 MHz Quatro 4-datapath SIMD DSP core
• 133 MHz JPEG assist module
• Integrated 16-bit scanner AFE
Highly integrated system-on-a-chip with both PC and non-PC
interfaces, optimized for ultra-low-cost AIOs and photo printers,
enabling the lowest possible cost
• USB Full-Speed device interface
• USB Full-Speed host interface
Rapid time-to-market
Programmable platform for rapidly deploying innovative features and
associated image processing pipelines
• Programmable printer and scanner mechanism control interface
with 133 MHz 8-bit flexRISC processor
• Programmable interfaces to control inkjet and dye-sub print heads,
laser engines, and scanner assemblies
• Copies 8.5" x 11" photos in 40 seconds at 600 dpi
• Complete development tool suite
• Complete reference design
• Compatible with code bases developed for other Quatro SOCs
• Extensive image processing library
High performance
Specialized imaging DSP core paired with high-performance
ARM7 CPU core
Flexible connectivity
Optional WiFi and Bluetooth wireless connectivity
Description
Entry-Level Print Appliances
Quatro Architecture
The 4050 is based on a scalable, extensible platform for a series of
application-specific SOC solutions.
The entry-level segments within the market for print appliances AIOs
and direct-connect photo printers are growing dramatically and
extending into ever lower price-points. Driving this growth are lower
prices, innovative features, and the proliferation of image-rich content
from digital cameras, scanned documents, and the Web. The 4050 is
designed to address the aggressive cost requirements of these
segments. Through its full programmability, the 4050 allows OEMs to
rapidly bring products cost-optimized AIOs and photo-printers with
PictBridge photo printing to market. The sophisticated image
processing functions in the 4050 enable products that feature superb
quality, performance and usability within a simple and cost-effective
system design.
At the heart of the architecture are four key elements:
• ARM 32-bit RISC CPU core
• Quatro 4-datapath SIMD DSP core
• Industry-standard internal bus
• Easy-to-use C-based programming environment
Programmable Platform
The 4050 is a highly integrated SOC solution for appliance printers
that OEMs can program to implement the features and associated
image processing required across a range of products. Because it is
programmable, the 4050 offers OEMS both significant time-to-market
advantages and differentiation over conventional ASIC solutions.
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