Table 4. i.MX28 Digital and Analog Modules (continued)
Block
Mnemonic
PMU
PWM(8)
PXP
RTC
SAIF(2)
SPDIF
Block Name Subsystem
Brief Description
Power
Power
management management
Unit (DC-DC) system
Pulse width Connectivity
modulation peripherals
Pixel Pipeline Multimedia
Real-time
Clocks
clock, alarm,
watchdog
Serial audio Connectivity
interface
peripherals
SPDIF
Connectivity
peripherals
The i.MX28 integrates a comprehensive power supply subsystem, including
the following features:
• One integrated DC-DC converter that supports Li-Ion battery.
• Four linear regulators directly power the supply rails from 5-V.
• Linear battery charger for Li-Ion cells.
• Battery voltage and brownout detection monitoring for VDDD, VDDA,
VDDIO, VDD4P2 and 5-V supplies.
• Integrated current limiter from 5-V power source.
• Reset controller.
• System monitors for temperature and speed.
• Generates USB-Host 5-V from Li-Ion battery (using PWM).
• Support for on-the-fly transitioning between 5-V and battery power.
• VDD4P2, a nominal 4.2-V supply, is available when the i.MX28 is
connected to a 5-V source and allows the DCDC to run from a 5-V source
with a depleted battery.
• The 4.2-V regulated output also allows for programmable current limits:
– Battery Charge current + DCDC input current < the 5-V current limit
– DCDC input current (which ultimately provides current to the on-chip
and off-chip loads) as the priority and battery charge current is
automatically reduced if the 5-V current limit is reached
There are eight PWM output controllers that can be used in place of GPIO
pins. Applications include HSADC driving signals and LED & backlight
brightness control. Independent output control of each phase allows 0, 1, or
high-impedance to be independently selected for the active and inactive
phases. Individual outputs can be run in lock step with guaranteed
non-overlapping portions for differential drive applications.
The pixel pipeline (PXP) is used to perform alpha blending of graphic or video
buffers with graphics data before sending to an LCD display. The PXP also
supports image rotation for hand-held devices that require both portrait and
landscape image support.
The real-time clock (RTC) and alarm share a one-second pulse time domain.
The watchdog reset and millisecond counter run on a one-millisecond time
domain. The RTC, alarm, and persistent bits reside in a special power
domain (crystal domain) that remains powered up even when the rest of the
chip is in its powered-down state.
SAIF provides a half-duplex serial port for communication with a variety of
serial devices, including industry-standard codecs and DSPs. It supports a
continuous range of sample rates from 8 kHz–192 kHz using a
high-resolution fractional divider driven by the PLL. Samples are transferred
to/from the FIFO through the APBX DMA interface, a FIFO service interrupt,
or software polling.
The Sony-Philips Digital Interface Format (SPDIF) transmitter module
transmits data according to the SPDIF digital audio interface standard
(IEC-60958).
i.MX28 Applications Processors Data Sheet for Consumer Products, Rev. 1
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