Codenames

PSP components codenames are mosly based on Star Trek whilst PSP mdoel revisions are based on The Lord of the Rings.

Star Trek

• Tachyon: SoC
• Allegrex: main CPU
• Baryon: system controller (Syscon)
• Pommel: Power Control IC. A DC-DC converter controlled by Baryon.
• Lepton: Mechacon UMD Controller IC. A Sony custom-made LSI which holds the optical media DSP and CPU, the ATAPI interface, 480KB DRAM read buffer, and (at least) 384KB Flash ROM for firmware.
• Spock: hardware crypto engine responsible for the raw sector level decryption of UMDs. Named after Captain Spock of Star Trek.
• Kirk: crypto processor
• Gluon: likely the UMD laser Radio Frequency amplifier
• Magpie: PSP Fat Wireless communication module
• Voyager: PSP Slim Wireless communication module. Named after the Starfleet vessel of Star Trek.
• Hibari: PSP Slim LCD Controller IC. Means "Skylark" in Japanese.

The Lord of the Rings

• Legolas: PSP First Series with TA-082, TA-086 motherboard
• Frodo: PSP Slim & Lite with TA-085, TA-088, TA-090 motherboard
• Samwise: PSP Brite with TA-090, TA-092, TA-093, TA-095 motherboard
• Strider: PSP Go with TA-091, TA-094 motherboard
• Bilbo: PSP Street with TA-096, TA-097 motherboard

Other

• First: PSP First Series with TA-079, TA-081 motherboard
• ME: Media Engine
• XMB: Cross Media Bar

To merge from: Silverspring's glossary