
The Quatro® line of SOCs is a family of highly integrated, programmable processors for printers, scanners and all-in-ones (AIOs). Each SOC embeds a high-performance ARM® CPU core for processing page description languages (PDLs) and a Quatro SIMD DSP core for print acceleration and copy/scan image processing.
With the Quatro family, developers can efficiently build cost-effective controllers for a wide range of products using a single firmware base. The Quatro 4300 series integrates an ARM9 CPU core (up to 350 MHz) and targets low-end applications:
• Inkjet printers and AIOs
• Monochrome laser/LED printers and AIOs up to 35 ppm
• Color laser/LED printers and AIOs up to 10 ppm
• Low-end document and photo scanners
Higher performance applications are covered by the Quatro 4500 series.
The Quatro programmable architecture enables developers to differentiate their products. By utilizing the Quatro SOC’s programmable cores, developers can implement unique features, image processing algorithms and mechanism control.
Features Summary
CPU
• Single or dual ARM926EJ-S CPU core with MMU
• Up to 350 MHz
Memory
• 16-bit DDR2 interface
• Flash interface to serial NOR, parallel NOR and parallel NAND
Image Processing
• Quatro 4-datapath SIMD DSP core
• Color conversion hardware assist
• JBIG compression/decompression cores
• JPEG hardware assist core
Printer Interface
• Support for laser, LED, inkjet and thermal print heads
• Integrated frequency generator, synchronizer and PWM
• 8-bit flexRISC processor core for printer motor control
Scanner Interface
• Integrated 16-bit 25 MS/sec scanner AFE
• Interface to CCD and CIS sensors
• Support for single- and dual-sided scanning
• 8-bit flexRISC processor core for scanner motor control
Other Interfaces
• USB 2.0 hi-speed device port
• Up to 3 USB 2.0 hi-speed host ports
• 10/100 Ethernet MAC
• LCD interface
• Memory card interface
• Serial ports, SPI, GPIO
• JTAG
Miscellaneous
• Integrated real-time clock
• Integrated ADC
Package
• 27mm 352 ball BGA
• 19mm 296 ball BGA
• 14mm aQFN
Power
• Max power 1.1 W
• Low-power sleep 165 mW