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eTech Innovations
March 2007
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DaVinciTMS320DM6437 DVDP Expedites Video Design Time – Available today for $495, the new DaVinci™ TMS320DM6437 Digital Video Development Platform (DVDP) enables immediate evaluation of the DM643x digital media processors.

Leading Independent Analyst “Impressed” with TI DVEVM – A new BDTI white paper analysis concludes that the TI Digital Video Evaluation Module (DVEVM) delivers on its mission and provides a “particularly user-friendly initial out-of-the-box experience.”

Transcoding Critical to Video Entertainment Future – New research shows multi-format transcoding technology will be critical to driving the continued expansion of the video entertainment market.

DaVinci On-Demand Webcasts – Learn how to simplify your digital video design with DaVinci technology. Download one or all three of the DaVinci webcasts at your convenience.

Silicon

Updated TI DSP Selection Guide 2007 – Get essential information on TI DSP solutions for your application to meet project demands, reduce costs and get to market quickly.

New Telecom and Networked Application DSPs Sampling Now – Starting at $8.95, TI’s new TMS320C642x DSPs deliver more than double the price/performance for telecom and networked DSP applications. Learn more about the TMS320C6424 DSP, TMS320C6421 DSP and the C6424 EVM.

Two New Target Boards Available for eZ430 Development Tool – The T2012 and the MSP-Mojo target boards give designers of portable, battery-powered applications added flexibility and functionality in a low cost, full-featured development environment.

TI Awarded ZigBee™ Golden Unit Status for Z-Stack Platform – TI’s Z-Stack platform achieved Golden Unit status, which is awarded to the first platforms to implement the latest version of the ZigBee standard and to pass independent testing by ZigBee-qualified testing labs.

Software

New WinCE for DaVinci Digital Video Technology – Begin application development immediately using a familiar, full-feature WinCE environment for embedded design and easily achieve video and audio performance beyond general purpose processor capabilities.

New Code Composer Studio™ Platinum Version 3.3 Simplifies Multi-Platform Development – The new Code Composer Studio Platinum v3.3 update includes time saving features and combines all platforms into one easy-to-use integrated development environment (IDE). This fully merged IDE supports the TMS320C6000™ DSP, TMS320C5000™ DSP, TMS320C2000™ DSP, OMAP™ and DaVinci platforms.

Support

Networked Industrial Apps Communicate Over Power Lines – Learn how to bring reliable high data throughput to networked industrial and utility control and monitoring applications using TMS320F28x based powerline communications products at this online training session.

Visit the TI Booth at ESC San Jose 2007 – Join TI and TI DSP Third Party Network members at the Embedded Systems Conference April 1-5 for demos of the latest in DaVinci technology, microcontrollers and high-performance analog products.

Multi-Phase DC/DC Power Supply Control Training – Online course showcases the flexibility of a six-phase power supply development platform that can be configured in multiple ways.

Embedded Edge™ Magazine
Each issue of the eTech Innovations eNewsletter includes Embedded Edge articles that we hope will interest you.

New Technology Takes Model-Based Designs Direct to Parallel DSP Platform – Sundance DSP, a TI DSP Third-Party Network member, has developed a new model-based development tool for Parallel Application from Rapid Simulation (PARS). PARS is an emerging technology for generating parallel applications that target hardware systems comprising multiple DSP and FPGAs from a single Simulink model.

Mistral Continues Support of DaVinci Technology with New TI Windows™ CE Software Development Kit
Mistral Software is a recognized Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner with specialized expertise in developing Windows Embedded hardware, software and services solutions. Their experience in RTOS and embedded applications is a perfect fit for porting, writing device drivers, board support packages and other architecting subsystems using the WinCE platform on DaVinci technology-based devices.

TI Tech Tips



Is Visual Linker supported in Code Composer Studio (CCStudio) 3.0 and higher? The Visual Linker is not supported in CCStudio 3.0 and higher. In order to align memory placement development on a common technology, the linker roadmap will be based on a single linker using the linker command file.

Application Notes
and Errata



Application Notes:
Motion JPEG Demo on TMS320DM6446

Using Enhanced Pulse Width Modulator (ePWM) Module for 0-100% Duty Cycle Control

DSP Errata:

TMS320DM6443 Digital Media System-on-Chip

TMS320C6455/C6454 Digital Signal Processor

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