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Dec. 2008
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    PROCESSORS
    APPLICATIONS
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    Audio
    Industrial
    SOFTWARE
    COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT
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    Training and Events
    PROCESSORS
    TMS320DM357 ARM®-based processor offers H.264
    DM357 brings increased compression for greater storage and streaming capability for cost-sensitive digital video applications. The digital media processor based on DaVinci™ technology supports a range of video and speech codecs that do not require licensing fees, or royalties to TI.
    Learn the latest on TI's TMS320C6474 multicore DSP
    From telecom and video infrastructure to vision and algorithmically intensive analytics, the C6474 offers performance density at 2/3 less DSP cost & 1/3 less power.
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    APPLICATIONS
    Video
    Windows® Embedded CE for OMAP35x evaluation modules
    OMAP35x Evaluation Module (EVM) can download BSP welcome tour demo and DVSDK early adopter source code for BSP.
    Featured App Report: TMS320DM355 DDR2/mDDR application report
    App report contains implementation instructions for the DDRS/mDDR interface in the DM35x SoC, outlining rules, terminations and other important considerations for high-speed interfaces like DDR2/mDDR.

    TMS320DM335 DMSoC video processing back end user's guide
    DM335 processors provides an advanced graphical user interface for display applications that don't require video compression and decompression and include an ARM9 for feature-rich graphical user interfaces.
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    Audio
    Making audio sound louder
    This article discusses the need for louder speaker volume and possible techniques for portable audio designers to achieve louder sound.
    White paper: Audio Bitstream Coprocessor Architecture Illustration Using MP3 Decoder
    In this paper, an audio coprocessor architecture is discussed for low power applications like portable audio players and music playback features in cellular phones. Download now.
    Download the System Software & Power Management in a SoC for Portable Audio Players white paper
    This paper describes the power management, software and hardware architecture of SoC for portable audio players. System-on-Chip (SoC) for portable audio players demands low-power and small form-factors differentiated by a wide array of audio effects along with video and image capabilities.
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    Industrial
    Easy RF design ushers in new age of energy solutions
    The new CC430 technology platform offers the industry's lowest power, single-chip radio-frequency (RF) solution for microcontroller- (MCU) based applications and makes RF design easy.
    New controlSTICK for quick evaluation of the Piccolo™ MCU
    Building on TI's new controlCARD development tools, the innovative Piccolo controlSTICK allows users to quickly and easily evaluate all the advanced capabilities of TI's new Piccolo microcontroller for just $39.
    SWIFT™ DC/DC converter focuses on light-load efficiency
    New SWIFT™ power management IC helps increase energy efficiency, reduce board space and ease system design in industrial and automotive applications.
    12-Bit, 2MSPS, 3+3 or 2+2 channel ADC
    At 11mW/MSPS, the ADS7865 has the lowest power dissipation per MSPS available. Its parallel interface and control inputs minimize software overhead.
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    SOFTWARE
    Code generation tools FAQ
    Find a plethora of information on code generation using this information packed FAQ.
    Advanced event triggering
    Find out in depth information on this important emulation capability.
    Debugging from flash?
    See these handy tips for debugging from flash.
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    COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT
    Flash to RAM improves code execution on C2000 MCUs
    Learn how to copy initialized compiler sections from the flash to RAM at run time and boost code execution down to 0 wait states, from up to 15, on TMS320F28xxx MCUs.
    Featured White Paper: Will multicore lead to the moral undoing of the world?
    Waste not, want not. It's a good rule to follow, now more than ever, with rising gas prices and concerns around global warming. Read opinion from TI Fellows Gene Frantz and Ray Simar on the future of Multicore devices and what they could mean for the world.
    Now available: 3Q 2008 DSP application notes
    Peruse the latest compilation of all 3Q DSP application reports now online for practical engineering solutions.
    Join the new TI E2E online community
    TI has recently launched an online community for our customers to freely and openly interact with peer engineers, TI engineers and other experts to ask question, share knowledge, explore ideas, and help solve problems. The site features technical forums, helpful videos and blogs all discussing application, media, and digital processors. Join the conversation today.
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    TRAINING AND EVENTS
    OMAP35x Webcast: Laptop-like Performance at Handheld Power Levels Webcast
    Register today to learn about TI's four new OMAP™ processors with an unprecedented combination of high performance and low power for automotive infotainment, consumer, medical, industrial and embedded applications.

    TMS320DM644x DaVinci™ Technology Workshop
    The DaVinci™ System Integration using Linux provides a step-by-step walkthrough of how to develop a complete video system centered around DM644x processors.

    TMS320C2000™ MCU tools overview
    Learn about the modular C2000™ MCU development and experimenter's kits and controlCARD concept for rapid prototyping of embedded control and digital power applications.
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