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Quatro 4200 Family
4200/4201/4202
Driving the Digital Lifestyle
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
The Quatro 4200 family of SOC solutions advances the
integration standard and value set by their predecessor, the
market-leading Quatro 4100 for feature-rich printer appliances.
Building upon the cost-effective 4100, the 4200 family adds new
processing and connectivity features. This enables a lower
BOM cost as well as the addition of valuable new product
features. Like the Quatro 4100, the 4200 family integrates two
proven processors, the ARM7 RISC CPU core and Zoran's
Quatro SIMD DSP core, providing OEMs with an easily
programmable and inexpensive controller platform. The 4200
family is ideal for applications that require one or more PC-
independent functions such as color inkjet AIOs, monochrome
and color laser AIOs, and direct-connect photo printers with
Hi-Speed USB or memory card interfaces.
Benefits
Key Features
Cost-effective solution
• 67 MHz ARM7 CPU core
• 133 MHz quad-processor SIMD DSP core
• Integrated 16-bit scanner AFE
Highly integrated system-on-a-chip with both PC and non-PC
interfaces, enabling the lowest possible cost
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed device (480 Mbps)
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed host (480 Mbps) for camera direct-connect or
peripheral connect
Rapid time-to-market
Programmable platform for rapidly deploying innovative features and
associated image processing pipelines
• Memory card interfaces
• Graphical LCD interface
High performance
• NTSC/PAL video output
Specialized imaging DSP core paired with the industry-leading
ARM7 CPU core
• 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
Three series tailored to the needs of specific segments
• 4200 for AIOs and photo printers with memory card and character
LCDs
• Complete reference design
• 4201 for advanced photo-AIOs with LCD interfaces and expanded
connectivity
• 4202 for advanced photo printers that do not require scanning
• Compatible with code bases developed for other Quatro SOCs
• Extensive image processing library
Description
Entry-Level Print Appliances
significant time-to-market advantages and differentiation over
conventional ASIC solutions.
The entry-level segments within the market for print appliances AIOs
and direct-connect photo printers are growing dramatically. Driving
this growth are lower prices, innovative features, and the proliferation
of image-rich content from digital cameras, scanned documents, and
the Web. The 4200 family is designed to address the aggressive cost
requirements of these segments. Through its full programmability, the
4200 family allows OEMs to rapidly bring products to market and with
more innovative features, including graphical LCD displays, fax, and
high-speed USB camera docks.
Quatro Architecture
The 4200 family is based on a scalable, extensible platform for
constructing programmable SOC solutions in imaging and printing
devices.
At the heart of the architecture are four key elements:
• ARM 32-bit RISC CPU core
Programmable Platform
• Quatro 4-datapath SIMD DSP core
• Industry-standard internal bus
The 4200 family 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 4200 family offers OEMs both
• Easy-to-use C-based programming environment
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