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AMD Geode™ SC1200/SC1201 Processor Data Book 13
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1.0Overview
1.1 General Description
The AMD Geode™ SC1200 and SC1201 processors are
members of the AMD Geode processor family of fully inte-
grated x86 system chips. The SC1200/SC1201 processor
includes:
• The Geode GX1 processor module combines advanced
CPU performance with MMX™ support, fully acceler-
ated 2D graphics, a 64-bit synchronous DRAM
(SDRAM) interface, a PCI bus controller, and a display
controller.
• A low-power CRT and TFT Video Processor module with
a hardware video accelerator for scaling, filtering, and
color space conversion, a Video Input Port (VIP), and an
NTSC/PAL TV encoder. The SC1201 (only) processor
has Macrovision copy protection support (see "Macrovi-
sion Product Notice" on page 441).
• The Core Logic module includes: PC/AT functionality, a
USB interface, an IDE interface, a PCI bus interface, an
LPC bus interface, Advanced Configuration Power Inter-
face (ACPI) version 1.0 compliant power management,
and an audio codec interface.
• The SuperI/O module has: three serial ports (UART1,
UART2, and UART3 with fast infrared), a parallel port,
two ACCESS.bus (ACB) interfaces, and a real-time
clock (RTC).
These features, combined with the device’s low power con-
sumption, enable a small form factor design making it ideal
as the core for a set-top box or an advanced multimedia-
type device.
Figure 1-1 shows the relationships between the modules.
Figure 1-1. Block Diagram
CPU
GX1
Memory Controller
Core
Display
Controller
2D Graphics
Accelerator
PCI Bus
Controller
Video
Scaling
Video Processor
CRT I/F
TFT I/F
TV I/F
Video
Mixer
Clock & Reset Logic
Config.
Fast-PCI Bus
Video Input Port (VIP)
VOP
IDE I/F
Fast X-Bus
PIT
DMAC
Pwr Mgmnt
Configuration
ISA Bus I/F
PIC
USB
GPIO
PCI/Sub-ISA
Audio Codec I/F
LPC I/F
ISA Bus
Block
Bus I/F
PCI Bus
I/F
Parallel
Port
ACB1
I/F
ACB2
I/F
UART1
UART2
UART3
& IR
Bridge
RTC
Core Logic
SuperI/O
Host Interface
X-Bus