DesignWare ARC Data Fusion IP Subsystem

IoT applications increasingly require advanced sensing capabilities that extend beyond what traditional sensors provide. Functions such as face detection, voice and gesture recognition require an efficient combination of RISC and DSP processing. The DesignWare® ARC® Data Fusion IP Subsystem is a complete, pre-verified, hardware and software solution optimized for a wide range of ultra-low power IoT applications. It is designed for fast and easy integration within a larger system context.

The fully configurable ARC Data Fusion IP Subsystem includes the choice of a low gate count and energy-efficient DesignWare ARC EM5D, EM7D, EM9D or EM11D processor for both RISC and DSP processing, accompanied by an extensive collection of I/O functions and fast math (trigonometric) accelerators. The software libraries of the subsystem contain small-footprint drivers for all I/O, plus DSP functions supporting signal processing. It also includes an audio processing software library of common functions, including gain control, mixer and sample rate converter. Tightly coupled PDM and I2S peripherals simplify integration of external audio devices and the hardware PDM interface implementation is 6X more energy efficient than the equivalent software implementation, with minimal gate count impact. The audio library and peripherals (PDM, I2S) are part of a voice/speech licensable option. The integrated solution is optimized for “always on” data fusion combining sensor, voice, gesture and audio processing typically implemented in IoT edge devices.

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Figure 1: DesignWare ARC Data Fusion IP Subsystem integrated hardware and software solution

This demonstration shows always-on functions including 9D sensor fusion and voice activation, gesture recognition and face detection to control MP3 playback. The demo platform includes a silicon-based MCU with an integrated ARC EM5D-based Smart Data Fusion Subsystem and 2 megabytes of MONOS embedded flash.

Rich Collins
Product Marketing Manager, Synopsys

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Integrated, pre-verified hardware and software IP subsystem
ARC EM processors with cache and DSP extensions deliver extremely low gate count and highly efficient processing performance
Extensive library of software DSP functions enable sensor signal processing
Hardware accelerators boost performance efficiency and reduce power consumption
Integrated peripherals provide a wide range of SoC connectivity options for SoC/MCUs
Options supporting higher performance voice/speech and sensor requirements

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ARC Data Fusion Voice/Speech Option	STARs	Subscribe

Description:	ARC Data Fusion Voice/Speech Option
Name:	dwc_data_fusion_voice_option
Version:	1.12a
STARs:	Open and/or Closed STARs
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Product Type:	DesignWare Cores
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Download:	arc_datafusion_subsystem
Product Code:	C607-0

Description:	Data Fusion IP Subsystem
Name:	dwc_data_fusion_subsystem
Version:	1.12a
STARs:	Open and/or Closed STARs
myDesignWare:	Subscribe for Notifications
Product Type:	DesignWare Cores
Documentation:	Show Documents... Hide Documents... Databooks Smart Data Fusion IP Subsystem DSP Databook ( PDF ) Smart Data Fusion IP Subsystem I/O Databook ( PDF ) Smart Data Fusion IP Subsystem Infrastructure Databook ( PDF ) Smart Data Fusion IP Subsystem Voice Databook ( PDF ) Datasheet ARC IoT Development Kit Datasheet ( PDF ) QuickStart Smart Data Fusion IP Subsystem Starter Kit ( PDF ) Release Notes Smart Data Fusion IP Subsystem Release Notes ( PDF ) User Guide Smart Data Fusion IP Subsystem User Guide ( PDF )
Download:	arc_datafusion_subsystem
Product Code:	B014-0