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SDC5600

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What is it?

The Sonix SDC5600 is a Motorola DSP56002-based digital signal processing board for IBM compatible computers.

What can it run?

Process applications and technology nodes documented for this tool.

  • FFTs
  • IFFTs
  • deconvolution
  • FIR filtering
  • IIR filtering
  • waveform averaging
  • fast feature calculations
  • peak detection
  • real-time spectrum analysis
  • high performance signal processing

What do the numbers mean?

Power & electrical2

Processor
Motorola DSP56002-40 MHz, 20 Million Instructions/Second (MIPS); Motorola DSP-56002-66 MHz, 33 MIPS; 24-bit fixed point processor; two 56-bit accumulators[1]
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Memory
1 or 2 memory banks; fast static RAM (25 nSec); 32 kW, 128 kW or 512 kW per memory bank; separate X, Y, and Program memories; ping-pong capability[1]
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Performance1

Data throughput
Up to 32 MB/sec through the Synchro-Link data port[1]
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Control & software1

PC bus memory mapping
Jumper selectable 8 kB segmented memory map to PC memory space between 40 kB and 1M, or full bank non-segmented memory mapping[1]
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Configuration & options2

Data translation
On the fly 8-bit to 24-bit data conversion from Synchro-Link[1]
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I/O map
I/O address switch selectable; 8 consecutive I/O ports required[1]
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What does it need to run?

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  • ProcessorMotorola DSP56002-40 MHz, 20 Million Instructions/Second (MIPS); Motorola DSP-56002-66 MHz, 33 MIPS; 24-bit fixed point processor; two 56-bit accumulators[1]
  • Memory1 or 2 memory banks; fast static RAM (25 nSec); 32 kW, 128 kW or 512 kW per memory bank; separate X, Y, and Program memories; ping-pong capability[1]

Where are the manuals?

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Not publicly documented

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  • No publicly documented production dates or lifecycle milestones (introduction, end of production, EOL) for the SDC5600 are on record.

    Answerable by: OEM historical records or a trade-press announcement

  • No publicly documented variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the SDC5600 are on record.

    Answerable by: an OEM product catalog or an engineer who ordered or specified the tool

  • The control-system platform and OS era of the SDC5600 are not on record.

    Answerable by: an engineer who operated it or OEM installation records

  • No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the SDC5600 are on record.

    Answerable by: a field service engineer, process engineer, or maintenance technician

  • The process node or technology generation of the SDC5600 is not on record.

    Answerable by: an OEM datasheet or a fab qualification report

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Sources & citations

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Last updated Jul 29, 2026.