COACH 8
Digital Camera Processor
COACH 8 is an application specific digital signal processing IC,
which constitutes the heart of a digital camera for capturing still
images and video. It provides a complete, integrated, low power and
low cost solution for digital camera manufacturers. Coach 8
innovative features and integrations offer competitive performance
and picture quality for digital cameras. The COACH 8 family enables
platforms from entry-level to high end cameras including high
quality digital video camcorders.
COACH 8 Family
COACH 8m (part # ZR36460BGCG) - Entry-mid range line,
12-bit color depth. Pin-to-pin compatible with COACH 7m
COACH 8p (part # ZR36462BGCG) - Performance line,16-bit color
depth, embedded timing generator & HDMI interface
COACH 8s (part # ZR36463BGCG) - Digital Still Capture line, with
JPEG/Motion JPEG only
COACH 8MCM - Multichip package for space-saving boards for
ultra-slim cameras
*All products support up to 16M pixels of image resolution, are firmware compatible,
and share a majority of the system configuration allowing for easy migration
Feature List
Up to 16M Pixels image capture resolution
Click to click performance of 3 to 4 frames/sec at 5MP resolution
16-bit image processing for highest quality, includes multiple Zoran
proprietary (patent pending) technologies.
Image enhancement and manipulation effects for better viewing
and printing quality
Capable of WMV MPEG-4, video capture and playback of VGA resolution at 30 frames/sec including audio
File formats including ASF, DivX, AVI and MOV can be supported
MPEG-4 encoding uses I, P and B frames for true video quality
Digital Video Motion Stabilization technology (patent pending) to
compensate for unwanted camera movement during video capture
Capable of several Audio codecs including: WMA; Dolby Digital
AAC; ADPCM; MPEG1
On-chip HDMI transmitter for native HD display support
Rich color on-screen display (OSD) with transparency levels
Picture-in-Picture with blending support in hardware
Direct output to TV monitor, on-chip encoder and video D/A
Digital video interface to LCD. Includes on-chip programmable
controller for multiple LCD vendors
32-bit MIPS CPU provides ease of development and porting of SW
applications
Direct interface to resident flash memory (NAND or NOR type)
and/or removable memory card support (CompactFlash (CF),
SmartMedia (SSFDC), Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard
(MMC), High Speed MMC (HSMMC) xD, Memory Stick, Memory
Stick Pro (MS-Pro) and SDRAM storage
Direct interface to ATA-6 (or subset) hard disks.
16-bits data DDR-SDRAM interface supporting sizes of 64Mbit,
128Mbit, 256Mbit, 512Mbit and 1Gbit
On-chip High Speed USB 2.0 OTG interface
CCIR-601 input port for capturing from an external TV decoder.
Firmware Highlights
Embedded host control (HCE) software architecture enables
customer creation of DSC applications with minimal effort
Backward compatibility with previous COACH software API set
Open firmware architecture for easy customer modification
All standard camera operation modes
Image playback allows up to 16x digital zoom, accelerated
playback and image rotation
Advanced GUI support including rich OSD, bitmaps, picture in
picture and more
Resizable, multicolor fonts
Optional audio annotation of pictures
Playback and recording of sound in AVI clips
Sound effects, including shutter effects
Dictaphone feature
Variety of protocols for USB interface supported including:
- PC Video Capture mode, for capturing real time video (MJPEG compressed) to PC
- WIA, Twain, and Twain 2 protocol for direct retrieving of images and live video
- Bulk-Only Mass Storage, for representing camera as a PC drive. No drivers required for most operating systems
- PTP
- Pictbridge, for direct printing to all printers supporting Pictbridge interface
COACH 8 Block Diagram
COACH 8 Package
