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PSP Specification

CPU:

* MIPS R4000 32-bit core - 1-333 MHz at 1.2 V
* 128bit Bus at 2.6 GBit/s
* Main Memory: 8 MB eDRAM
* I-Cache and D-Cache
* FPU, VFPU (Vector Unit) at 2.6 GFlops
* 3D-CG Extended Instructions set

PSP Media Engine:

* MIPS R4000 32-bit Core - 1-333 MHz at 1.2 V
* 128bit Bus at 2.6 GBit/s
* Sub Memory: 2 MB eDRAM

PSP Graphics Core 1:

* 1-166 MHz at 1.2V
* 256-bit Bus at 5.3 GBit/s
* VRAM 2 MB eDRAM
* 3D Curved Surface and 3D Polygon
* Compressed Texture
* Hardware Clipping Morphing, Bone (8)
* Hardware Tessellator
* Bezier, B-Spline (NURBS)
* ex 4x4, 16x16, 64x64 sub-division

PSP Graphics Core 2:

* 1-166 MHz at 1.2 V
* 256-bit Bus at 5.3 GBit/s
* VRAM 2MB eDRAM
* Rendering Engine and Surface Engine
* Pixel Fill Rate: 664 Mega pixels/s
* Up to 33 million polygon/s (T&L)
* 24bit Full Color: RGBA

PSP Sound Core:

* Built in Stereo Speakers
* Built in Microphone (PSP 3000 and above)
* 128-bit Bus at 166Mhz at 1.2V
* Contains Virtual Mobile Engine (VME)
* Reconfigurable (Digital sound processor)DSP’s
* 5 Giga Operations/s
* 3D Sound, Multi-Channel
* Synthesizer, Effector, Equalizer and more.

UMD (Universal Media Disc):

* Diameter is 60mm
* Laser Diode is 660 nm
* Dual Layer capacity up to 1.8 GB
* Transfer Rate up to 11 MBit/s (1.375 MB/s)
* Read Only
* Shock Proof
* Secure ROM by AES
* Has Unique Disc ID
* Can contain System Software Updates

Power

* 5V DC In AC Adapter
* 5V DC In USB Charge Mode (PSP 2000 and above)
* 1500mAh, 1800mAh, and 2200mAh Battery (PSP 1000, 2000 and 3000 Only)

 

 

PSP Models / Variations

PSP 1000 Series - Original PSP Console

PSP 2000 Series - Slim & Lite Version

PSP 3000 Series - Slim & Lite Version + Microphone

PSPGo - Latest version of the PSP, complete redesign of the console.

The PSP has gone through many board revisons through life of the product. Most mother board revisions are to improve system security, reduce production costs or add features such as a new model of the PSP.

• TA-079 V1: Initial mother board sold with PSP 1000 series.
• TA-079 V2
• TA-079 V3
• TA-081
• TA-082: This mother board implemented a new Ipl that refuses to boot any firmware below 2.50 without modification
• TA-085 V1: Initial mother board for PSP 2000 series.
• TA-085 V2: users can not write to the PSP Battery EEPROM
• TA-086: Last mother board for PSP 1000 series
• TA-088 V1
• TA-088 V2a
• TA-088 V2b
• TA-088 V3 Integrated IPL signature checks. All Special Ipl's for Custom Firmware fail to load on the revision and later.
• TA-090 V1: Last mother board for PSP 2000 series; signature check for IPL is absent in this revision
• TA-090 V2: Initial mother board for PSP 3000 series

 

 

PSP Production & Availability

Region	Units sold	First available
Japan	11 million (as of December 28, 2008)	December 12, 2004
United States	10.47 million (as of January 1, 2008)	March 24, 2005
Europe	12 million (as of May 6, 2008)	September 1, 2005
United Kingdom	3.2 million (as of January 3, 2009)	September 1, 2005
Worldwide	55.9 million (as of August 3, 2009)

 

 

PSP LCD Screen Replacement

 

 

References

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