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DSPBIOS

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Getting Started Documentation   DSP/BIOS Kernel Technical Overview (spra780.htm, 8 KB)
09 Aug 2001 Abstract

  DSPBIOS
NameDSP/BIOS Real-Time Kernel
StatusACTIVE
Price (US$) 

Product Information

Description

DSP/BIOS kernel is a scalable real-time multi-tasking kernel, designed specifically for the TMS320C6000™, TMS320C5000™, and TMS320C28x™ DSP platforms. DSP/BIOS has been proven in thousands of customer designs and is one of the world’s mostly widely used real-time operating systems. DSP/BIOS requires no runtime license fees and is backed by Texas Instruments worldwide training and support organizations. DSP/BIOS is available both standalone and as an integral part of the Code Composer Studio™ Interactive Development Environment and includes graphical Kernel Object Viewer and Real-Time Analysis tools specifically focused on debugging and tuning multitasking applications.

DSP/BIOS Link is software designed to facilitate communication between the ARM and the DSP in SoC devices. To develop applications that reside on GPP+DSP solutions, developers must implement communications software that enables data and control information to be exchanged between the GPP and the DSP. In addition, the GPP must also boot the DSP and often control which algorithms the DSP executes for a specific task. DSP/BIOS Link eliminates the need to create these functions from scratch.

Features

DSP/BIOS Kernel
  • Common APIs across C6000, C5000 and C28x DSP platforms enable rapid application migration
  • Static configuration and scalability minimize memory footprint
  • Mutlitasking and lightweight threading mechanism for the most efficient real-time response
  • A rich set of IPC mechanisms including semaphores, locks, mailboxes, and transparent, variable-length messaging
  • Interrupt management services that enable developers to write ISRs in C
  • Power management services for select devices to increase battery life in portable applications
  • Kernel Object Viewer enables a developer to view the status of tasks and other OS objects
  • Real-Time Analysis tools, including a low overhead printf capability, thread execution times and sequence, and system CPU load, that simplify system optimization and debugging
DSP/BIOS Link
  • Fast variable-length messaging between the ARM and DSP for control or data
  • ARM-DSP ring buffer communication for streaming data
  • Point-to-point, asynchronous buffer streaming between the ARM and DSP for data
  • Bootloading of the DSP from the ARM
  • Pre-tested ARM-DSP communications driver support for select devices

What's Included

  • DSP/BIOS is delivered as part of the Code Composer Studio Product
  • The Purchase of Code Composer Studio includes a royalty free license to use DSP/BIOS in your project

Compatibility Issues

DSP/BIOS is compatible with the Chip Support Library for DSP peripherals and tightly integrated into the CCStudio IDE. CCStudio kernel object viewer and real-time analysis provide a powerful set of integrated tools specifically focused on debugging and tuning multitasking applications.

Free Evaluation Tool Description

For a 90-day trial of the CCStudio on your existing target hardware, order your Free Evaluation Tools.

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Application Notes

  • DSP/BIOS Kernel Technical Overview (spra780.htm, 8 KB)
    09 Aug 2001  Abstract
    
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