Texas Instruments announces a full system solution for connected automotive infotainment. TI’s C6000 “Jacinto” automotive infotainment processors and automotive-grade OMAP mobile processors fuel top-notch visual computing and entertainment capabilities for drivers and passengers alike. The processors include dedicated 3D graphics accelerators and video co-processors that support full 1080p HD video playback and streaming, graphics and user interfaces, taking driving in-dash or rear-seat multimedia and multitasking experiences to the next level. TI’s C6000 Jacinto automotive infotainment processors integrate a DSP, enabling automotive original equipment manufacturers to add real-time radio, audio, speech and other innovative capabilities to applications.
TI’s OMAP processors’ smart multicore architecture unleashes the high-performance and low-power capabilities necessary for collecting and displaying information and multimedia in real time. The processors can handle the highest level of applications running in parallel, all within an extremely low power envelope. This allows car manufacturers to support various in-dash and passenger features through a single processor, without sacrificing performance. The C6000 Jacinto and OMAP processors support a large number of standards and codecs, including HTML5, which gives automakers the flexibility to upgrade vehicle features and services during an automobile’s lifecycle, based on consumer demands. Customers can chose to use a C6000 Jacinto or OMAP processor based on the end application and the processing power required, and benefit from software reuse between platforms if they develop on one TI processor and move to the other.
TI’s new, automotive-qualified WiLink 7.0 (WL128x-Q) and BlueLink 7.0 (BL6450-Q) combo connectivity solutions are the optimal choice for automotive designs. The WiLink 7.0 solution is the industry’s first and only to integrate Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and FM technologies in a true single chip for a variety of automotive connectivity options allowing true multitasking for automobiles. For example, the chip can turn a car into a Wi-Fi hotspot, while managing Bluetooth technology phone streaming in parallel, with no connection breaks.
TI’s automotive infotainment solution is supported by a rich, infotainment-specific software ecosystem, including multiple high-level operating systems and a diverse developer network aimed at accelerating time to market and easing design cycles. This software ecosystem includes TI Developer Network member QNX Software Systems Limited. In addition, TI’s Linux In-Vehicle Infotainment solutions provide an open source starting point for development on TI’s C6000 Jacinto automotive infotainment processors. With Linux IVI, developers can quickly and easily integrate World Radio with a Linux-based SDR and enable A/V playback (1080p HD video) and advanced graphics.













