eTech Innovations September 2008
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Low power and high precision open new doors for portability - The new TMS320C674x DSPs can bring portability to audio, medical and industrial applications by offering floating-point DSP benefits like precision, wide dynamic range and faster time to market.

Obtain high levels of integration and low power with OMAP-L1x  - With power consumption levels ranging from 6 mW in deep sleep mode to 435 mW total power in active mode, OMAP-L1x processors offer designers all the benefits of a DSP plus ARM9 processor, while maintaining the lowest power levels in the industry.

OMAP35x DVSDK: laptop-like performance featuring DaVinci technology - TI's new OMAP35x DVSDK simplifies and shortens design time for video and multimedia enabled applications. The DVSDK integrates TI's codec engine multimedia framework, which works on the Linux 2.6.22 kernel. Learn more about the DVDSK now.

MCUs enable world's first voiceless cell call
Ambient Corporation demonstrates its new Audeo technology, based on ultra-low power TI microcontrollers, to offer life-changing options to people who have lost the ability to move or speak due to neurological disorders.
Silicon
New 32-bit MCU brings 5x performance, greater integration - The new Piccolo 32-bit MCU brings real-time control for greater energy efficiency to cost-sensitive applications like solar power microinverters, white goods appliances, hybrid automotive batteries and LED lighting.

 Be the First to Know about TI low power processor - TI’s low power processor portfolio includes the lowest power floating-point and fixed-point DSPs. Be the first to know about new devices and updates.

Trends in microcontrollers include efficiency for energy harvesting - Trends that will reshape future MCU applications include energy efficiency, increased processing power, smaller devices, the ability to get to market faster, and easier and more intelligent features.

EE Times: Power trends point to a knowledge of integration - Wringing the most energy savings from a next-generation system will require a systems approach collaboration between DSP, SoC, MCU and analog power management designers.
Software
FREE audio and video codec bundles - Get started today with production-ready, easy-to-use audio and video codec bundles for digital media processors based on DaVinci™ technology. Bundles include NDK, G.711, JPEG, MPEG-2, H.264 BP and MPEG-4 SP codecs.

Access to OMAP expertise - Find the right developer to help you with your design through the OMAP Developer Network. These companies offer high levels of expertise on OMAP applications processors including end-equipment solutions, embedded software, engineering services and development tools.

VisSim/Embedded Controls Developer shortens development time - VisSim/ECD for TMS320F2833x floating-point DSCs gives designers the ability to develop an entire digital control application without writing a single line of code by easily constructing block diagrams to form algorithms.
Support
Digi-Key debuts Beagle Board training
Digi-Key and TI offer a new technical introduction learning tool to understand the OMAP3530 Beagle Board.

New TI E2E community site for idea exchange - The new TI E2E web-based community site gives developers the opportunity to exchange ideas and share and solve design challenges.

Georgia Tech's "DSP for Practicing Engineers" course - Enroll now for a solid foundation in DSP theory, examples and lab exercises focusing on applications of the theory using the latest TI DSP chips.

TI Design Forum in Munich, Nov. 12 - Register now (free until Oct. 28) for one-day access to high-performance analog, digital signal processing and microcontroller experts. Choose from 36 technical sessions in 12 tracks.
TI tech tips



Where can I find information on the complete instruction set simulator for the TMS320F28x DSC?
The TMS320F28x simulator datasheet details the complete instruction set, including the pipeline protection and memory block protection.
Application reports
and errata


Application reports:
How to Use the EDMA3 Driver on a TMS320DM643x Device

Network Developer's Kit (NDK) Benchmarks

Errata:
TMS320C6452 digital media processor
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