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Nov. 2008
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    PROCESSORS
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    "Mistake-proofing" high speed industrial vision inspection system from Soliton


    Training and Events
    APPLICATIONS
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    Industrial
    SOFTWARE
    COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT
    PROCESSORS
    3-GHz multicore DSP at 1-GHz price
    The new TMS320C6474 multicore DSP is TI's fastest device yet consumes one-third less power than single-core solutions and cuts cost and board space by a factor of three.
    Easy RF design ushers in new age of energy solutions
    The industry's new lowest power, single-chip radio-frequency (RF) CC430 platform solution for microcontroller-based applications makes low power RF design easy.
    Modular MCU kit for rapid prototyping
    View the "New TMS320C2000™ MCU Tools Overview" online training to have all you need, including controlCARDs, for rapid embedded control prototyping.
    New DSP Applications Journal 3Q 2008
    Find practical engineering solutions using TMS320 DSP in your application in this compilation of the latest application reports.
    On-chip methods reduce power, keep multicore performance
    In a new Power Management DesignLine contributed article, TI authors detail techniques for multimedia processors in portable electronic appliances that reduce power consumption but maintain system performance.
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    APPLICATIONS
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    OMAP35x power saving techniques, cost savings
    The Power Management Techniques for OMAP35x Applications Processors white paper details techniques, quantifies power savings and discusses external power-management devices to help multimedia processors reap those benefits.
    DM335 DMSoC serial peripheral interface
    The TMS320DM335 Digital Media System-on-Chip (DMSoC) Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) reference guide describes how this high-speed synchronous SPI shifts a serial bitstream of programmed length into and out of the device at a programmed bit-transfer rate.
    VCA taps DaVinci™ technology for video analytics
    VCA Technology has selected TI DaVinci technology for its video analytics software suite, VCAsys, which enables a video camera to conduct intelligent motion analysis.
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    Audio
    Decode, unpack, relax with bitstream buffer
    The Bitstream Buffer in Audio Coprocessor White Paper explains compressed audio bitstream buffer implementation in an audio coprocessor to handle MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3) bitstreams and more.
    Low-noise, high-precision, JFET-input op amp
    The OPA827 operational amplifier series is the next-generation replacement for the popular OPA627 at half the cost and half the size of its predecessor.
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    Industrial
    App report compares MSP430F5xx to F2xx and F4xx MCUs
    This application report explains the common features and differences between the new MSP430x5xx device series and MSP430x2xx and the MSP430x4xx device families.
    16-bit, 500kSPS, unipolar, differential input, serial output ADC
    The ADS8318 is a precision, high-speed SAR converter with inherent sample and hold, and operates with a 2.048 to 5.5V external reference.
    Zero-Drift™, bi-directional current/power monitor
    The INA219 is a current, voltage and power monitor with I2C interface. Programmable averaging of up to 128 samples is available for filtering.
    Create application fast with MCU building blocks
    VisSim/Embedded Controls Developer v7 enables designers to develop an entire application based on the TMS320F2833x floating-point microcontrollers without writing a single line of code.
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    SOFTWARE
    New production codec bundles
    Now on sale at the TI eStore: the TMS320DM644x Codec Bundle BASIC (MPEG-4, MPEG-2, JPEG, G.711), the TMS320DM647/8 Codec Bundle BASIC (H.264, MPEG-4, G.711, NDK) and the TMS320C64x+ Codec Bundle AUDIO (AAC HE, AAC LC, MP3, WMA).
    OMAP-L137/C6747 Floating Point Starter Kit
    Register to receive your starter kit designed to speed the development of high-precision applications based on OMAP-L13x processors and TMS320C674x floating-point DSPs.
    Reduce time-to-market with audio/video embedded software
    TI DSP Developer Network member, Ittiam Systems, offers embedded software for DaVinci technology digital media processor-based system designs including WMV9, H.264, MPEG-4.
    Turnkey embedded multimedia solutions make design easier
    Ingenient Technologies, a TI DSP Developer Network member, offers integrated system solutions to quickly create video products for the consumer, security, telecom, and infrastructure markets.
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    COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT
    View transcript for "Floating-Point: Under the Hood"
    If you missed the floating-point online chat, see this transcript to get the answers you need.
    OMAP3530/25/15/03 applications processor silicon errata
    (Silicon Revisions 3.0, 2.1, and 2.0)
    AN064 - Two way audio communications using the CC2510 app report
    An overview of designing analog interfaces with TM320F28xx/28xxx DSCs app report
    Getting started with TMS320C28x digital signal controllers app report
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    TRAINING AND EVENTS
    DaVinci DM6446 Digital Video Evaluation Module VirtuaLab
    Leverage techonline's VirtuaLab to start immediate evaluation of DaVinci processors to build video applications such as videophones, automotive infotainment, digital still cameras and more.
    TI floating point merges connectivity, low power, low cost
    View this online training overview of TMS320C6747, C6745 and OMAP-L137 Low Power, Floating-Point Processors. Understand how engineers can quickly design connected, high precision product at a lower system prices with new floating-point DSPs and applications processors.
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