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== MediaCon ==
<div style="float:right">[[File:MediaCon.jpg|200px|thumb|left|MadiaCon CXD90025G <br/> Marvell name 88EC120-BNS2 <br/> [[SAA-001]]]]</div>
Secundary processor with its own DDR3 DRAM that handles several tasks to offload the main processor/[[APU]]:
 
MediaCon is secondary processor produced by Marvell with its own DDR3 DRAM that handles several tasks to offload the main processor/[[APU]]:


* Network connections ([[Wireless and GbLAN]], including background downloading -&gt; [[PlayGo]]
* Network connections ([[Wireless and GbLAN]], including background downloading -&gt; [[PlayGo]]
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* Main serial flash handling
* Main serial flash handling


It is connected to its own DDR3 worker RAM [[K4B2G1646E-BCK0]], the main serial flash [[MX25L25635FMI-10G]] and SATA bridge [[MB86C311B]] etc. see also [[:File:PS4_-_SAA-001_diagram.png]]
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File:CXD90025G - pic01.jpg|CXD90025G - SCEI and Marvell naming
File:CXD90025G - pic02.jpg|CXD90025G - sideview
File:CXD90025G - pic03.jpg|CXD90025G - 20x20 BGA
File:CXD90025G - pic04.jpg|CXD90025G - MRVL inside die detail
File:CXD90025G_EC120R3-3P0A_151217_diemrk1.jpg|CXD90025G - MRVL inside die detail
File:CXD90025G_EC120R3-3P0A_151217_diemrk2.jpg|CXD90025G - Marvell inside die detail
File:CXD90025G - pic05.jpg|CXD90025G - pic05 - inside die overview
</gallery>
'''Source:''' [http://www.chipworks.com/en/technical-competitive-analysis/resources/blog/inside-the-sony-ps4/ Decapped by Chipworks], see their section on "Network Co-Processor"
''This secundairy processor was nicknamed [[MediaCon]] by the community before any official release because of its role of handling media (online [[Wireless]]/[[GbLAN]], [[Bluray Drive]] and [[Harddrive]]) even in standby. It is not its official name (which is unknown at this moment).''
Likely connected to [[APU]] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express#Pinout PCI_Express x4] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperTransport HyperTransport] or simular highspeed, low tracecount bus (Marvell ASIC suggests PCI_Express).




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Revision as of 03:48, 25 April 2016

MadiaCon CXD90025G
Marvell name 88EC120-BNS2
SAA-001

MediaCon is secondary processor produced by Marvell with its own DDR3 DRAM that handles several tasks to offload the main processor/APU:

It is connected to its own DDR3 worker RAM K4B2G1646E-BCK0, the main serial flash MX25L25635FMI-10G and SATA bridge MB86C311B etc. see also File:PS4_-_SAA-001_diagram.png


Source: Decapped by Chipworks, see their section on "Network Co-Processor"


This secundairy processor was nicknamed MediaCon by the community before any official release because of its role of handling media (online Wireless/GbLAN, Bluray Drive and Harddrive) even in standby. It is not its official name (which is unknown at this moment).

Likely connected to APU by PCI_Express x4 / HyperTransport or simular highspeed, low tracecount bus (Marvell ASIC suggests PCI_Express).