ZORAN ZR36462

Driving the Digital Lifestyle
COACH TM 8
Digital Camera Processor
ZR36460
Product Brief
Zoran Corporation
1390 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086-5305
Te l 408.523.6500
Fax 408.523.6501
www.zoran.com
Description
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
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• 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
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Driving the Digital Lifestyle
COACH TM 8
Digital Camera Processor
ZR36460
Product Brief
Block Diagram
64/128
Mbit
SDRAM
Audio
Codec
Image
Sensor
to TV
(CCD or CMOS)
Lens
LCD Module
Analog or Digital
COACH 8
Flash
Bulb
Circuit
User I/F
Buttons
User I/F
LEDs
Flash - resident and/or cards
- Compact Flash
- Secure Digital
- Smart Media
- Nand & Nor ICs
RS-232C
USB
Connector
COACH 8 Package
17cm x 17cm
For more information, contact Zoran's Sunnyvale office or the office nearest you:
Shanghai, China
Shenzhen, China
Hong Kong
Israel
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
Zoran China Office
Zoran China Office
Zoran Asia Pacific Ltd.
Zoran Microelectronics Ltd.
Zoran Japan Office
Zoran Korea Office
Zoran Taiwan Office
Tel: 86-21-6469-9799
Tel: 86-755-8281-5777
Tel: +852-2620-5838
Te l : +972-4-8545-777
Te l : +81-3-5475-1051
Tel: +82-2-761-7471
Te l : +886-2-2659-9797
Fax: 86-21-6427-0545
Fax: 86-755-8322-0889
Fax: +852-2620-5238
Fax: +972-4-8551-550
Fax: +81-3-5475-1053
Fax: +82-2-761-7472
Fax: +886-2-2659-9595
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damage of whatever nature resulting from the use of, or reliance upon it. Zoran Corporation does not guarantee that the use of any information contained herein will not infringe upon patent, trademark, copyright, or rights of
third parties. Zoran Corporation reserves the right to make changes in the product and/or specifications, or both, presented in this publication at any time without notice.
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