Octa-core 64-bit artificial intelligence platform processor
Overview
Allwinner T527 is a high-performance octa-core Cortex-A55 Al platform SoC for electronic commercial and industrial fields. It integrates Cortex-A55 octa-core CPU, 2 Tops NPU, G57 MC1 GPU, 32-bit DDR3/DDR4/LPDDR3/LPDDR4/LPDDR4X DRAM, multi video output interfaces (2xRGB/2xDual-LVDS/2xMIPI DSI/HDMl/eDP), and video input interfaces (MIPI CSI). It supports 4K@60fps H.265 decoder, 1080p@60fps H.264 encoder, DI, SmartColor system, providing smooth user experience and professional Al visual effect. Allwinner T527 can be used in content sharing and self-service interactive terminals, smart manufacturing, and other electronic commercial and industrial devices.
Highlights
Integrate 8xA55 CPU, G57 MP1 GPU, and 4GB DDR3/DDR4/LPDDR3/LPDDR4/LPDDR4X, providing smooth user experience and professional AI visual effect
Support full format video playback, 4K@60fps H.265 video decoder, and 4K@25fps H.264 video encoder
Support multi video output interfaces such as RGB888, MIPI-DSI, dual link LVDS, HDMI, eDP, to achieve different display in dual screen
Integrated MIPI CSI supporting maximum 4-ch HD camera inputs to achieve differentiated visual functions
Block diagram
Specifications
Processor
Octa-core ARM Cortex-A55
RISC-V CPU, up to 200 MHz
ARM G57 MC01 GPU
HiFi4 DSP
2 Tops NPU
Memory
32-bit DDR3/DDR3L/DDR4/LPDDR3/LPDDR4/LPDDR4X interface, supporting maximum capacity of 4GB
SDIO3.0/eMMC5.1 interface
8-bit NAND flash interface with maximum 80-bit/1KB ECC
Video decoder
H.265 MP decoder up to 4K@60fps
H.264 BL/MP/HP decoder up to 4K@30fps
VP9 decoder up to 4K@60fps
Multi-format 1080p@60fps video playback, including VP8, MPEG1/2 SP/MP, MPEG4 SP/ASP, AVS+/AVS JIZHUN, VC1 SP/MP
Video encoder
H.264 encoder up to 1080p@60fps
MJPEG encoder up to 4K@15fps
JPEG encoder up to 8K x 8K resolution
Video input
2 × 4-lane or 4 x 2-lane MIPI CSI, up to 2 Gbps per lane in HS transmission, compliant with MIPI-CSI2 V1.2 and MIPI DPHY V1.2
Maximum video capture resolution of 8M@30fps
Support formats YUV422, YUV420, RAW-8, RAW-10, RAW-12, RAW-14, and RAW-16
Support DVP protocol
Video output
HDMI 2.0a up to 4K@60fps
2 x 4-lane MIPI-DSI output, supporting up to 2.5K@60fps
2 x LVDS interface with dual link, up to 1080p@60fps
2 x RGB interfaces with DE/SYNC mode, up to 1080p@60fps
eDP1.3 up to 2.5K@60fps
Audio
2 DACs and 3 ADCS
2 x audio outputs: LINEOUTLP/N, LINEOUTRP/N, HPOUTL/R
3 x audio inputs: MICIN1P/N, MICIN2P/N, MICIN3P/N
I2S mode supports 8 channels, and 32-bit/192kbit sample rate
I2S and TDM modes support maximum 16 channels, and 32-bit/96kbit sample rate
Security engine
Support Full Disk Encryption
AES, DES, 3DES, XTS, and SM4 encryption and decryption algorithms
MD5, SHA, and HMAC tamper proofing
RSA, ECC signature and verification algorithms
Support 160-bit hardware pseudo random number generator (PRNG) with 175-bit seed
Support 256-bit hardware true random number generator (TRNG)
Integrated 2K-bit EFUSE for chip ID and security application
Connectivity
1 x USB2.0 Host, 1 x USB2.0 DRD, 1 x USB3.1 DRD
2 x GMAC (10/100/1000 Mbps port with RGMII and RMII interfaces)
2 x CIR RX, 1 x CIR TX, 9 x TWI, 4 x SPI, 10 x UART, 2 x CAN
30-ch PWM, 24-ch GPADC, 2-ch LRADC
SDIO 3.0, LEDC
PMIC
Companion Allwinner Power Management IC
Package
TFBGA 664balls
17 mm x 17 mm size, 0.5 mm ball pitch, 0.3 mm ball size
Process
22nm HPC
Application diagram