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Efficient fixed- and floating-point code execution on the TMS320C674x core
With the new TMS320C674x core from Texas Instruments (TI), that handles both fixed- and floating-point operations, designers now have access to a new breed of signal-processing platforms that reduce bill of materials (BOM) cost, facilitate faster time-to-market and deliver a unified software development environment.
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Featured Guide: Updated Embedded Processing Guide
The 3Q09 edition of the Embedded Processing Guide includes roadmaps, block diagrams, comparison tables and specifications for TI’s portfolio of DSPs, digital media processors, MCU real-time control processors and application processors. You’ll also find information about hardware and software development tools, silicon, and support resources. Download this latest edition now. |
Applications processor and DSP selection tool
Simply specify your desired criteria – on-chip memory, I/O peripheral type, available codecs or maximum ARM megahertz, for example – and this tool instantly displays matching devices. A new feature allows you to directly compare between processors. Click on the part number to go to its tool folder or export your results to a spreadsheet. Select the best processor for your design now. |
Featured Reference Guide: TMS320C55x DSP Library Programmer’s Reference
This is a guide to the DSP function library (DSPLIB) for TMS320C55x™ DSPs. Designed for C programmers, the DSPLIB includes more than 50 C-callable, assembly-optimized, general-purpose signal processing routines, allowing you to achieve faster execution speeds than equivalent ANSI C code and shorten application development time. Use, modify and distribute the C55x DSPLIB with no royalty payments. To learn more, download this PDF now. |
Featured Application Report: C5505 medical development kit for ECGs
This report describes the implementation of the TMS320VC5505 DSP-based medical development kit (MDK) for electrocardiography (ECG) applications. The ECG MDK includes a C5505 evaluation module, an ECG front-end board and an ECG cable; designers can view signal processing results and connectivity with a real-time, 12-lead ECG waveform display on an LCD screen. Read this report today. |
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Ingenient demos its DM6467-based solution in YouTube video
TI third party Ingenient, a multimedia software provider, offers a H.264 MP, MPEG-4 ASP and MPEG-2 MP@HL encode, stream and decode solution at 1080 resolution on TI's TMS320DM6467 processor platform. The company also has solutions for H.264 MP dual-channel 720p and H.264 MP quad-channel D1 at 30 frames per second, also on a single DM6467 processor. The video demonstrates the recording of HD video from a camera to a DVR, with applications in surveillance and consumer electronics. Watch now. |
Online training: using VPSS for interprocessor communication
In this online training, you'll learn about the basics of video port subsystem (VPSS) communication, one of the essential features of TMS320DM643x, DM644x and DM355 devices.- More
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Performance audio dock block diagram
With the popularity of portable media and the devices that carry them, the ease of drop and sync capability with computers and media centers becomes important. This audio dock design uses TI audio processors for performance designs. Review the block diagram and more now. |
Featured Whitepaper: Designing for the Use Case
Today’s wireless mobile devices offer a wealth of applications, everything from Internet browsing to video playback and record to CD-quality audio playback that makes incorporating all these applications a challenge. The OMAP™ 4 processor platform from TI has been designed to make customer development faster and easier by removing any roadblocks before the actual handset design starts. |
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Featured Datasheet: TMS320C6748
Along with the C6742 and C6746, the C6748 floating-point processor is the first TI processor to have an integrated serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) for high-capacity data storage, as well as a universal parallel port (uPP) for high-speed connection to data converters, FPGAs or C6742, C6746 and OMAP-L138 processors. The C6748 data sheet lists SATA controller registers and uPP terminal functions, register descriptions and timing requirements.
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Connectivity made easy with TI’s new MSP430F552x MCU
MSP430’s broad MCU portfolio with USB offers lowest power consumption, best-in-class analog integration and easy-to-use support packages. |
New MSP430™ MCU for e-metering applications
The new ultra-low-power MSP430F471xx microcontroller series achieves leading accuracy results and offers simultaneous sampling of voltage and current as well as tamper-detection for efficient and reliable energy measurement. |
New RF4CE application note: Power consumption for RemoTI
This new application note shows how to calculate battery life for real life remote control applications and explains how to get years of battery life with the TI remoTI development kit. |
Using RISC virtualization for flexible, high performance femtocell designs – white paper
TI’s newest white paper explores how DSP-based multicore designs for femtocell products deliver ample performance for HSPA Layer 1 processing, but integrating higher layers through enhanced, real-time virtualization brings added benefits to product designers and manufacturers. |
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Windows Embedded CE 6.11 BSP now available
Access the latest board support package for Windows Embedded CE now for OMAP. Among the improvements, the new release offers production-grade video codecs, G.711 speech support and Direct Show filter performance improvements for media playback using Windows Media Player. For more information download the free evaluation version of the BSP today. |
Lower price for Spectrum Digital XDS510™ USB Plus JTAG Emulator
The Spectrum Digital XDS510 USB JTAG emulator (TI part #TMDSEMU510U) will have a new lower price of U.S. $1,595 effective as of June, 2009. This product is USB bus powered, and includes support for four different header formats: 14-pin TI, 20-pin ARM, 20-pin compact TI, and 60-pin TI. This product is compatible with the following DSP families: OMAP™, DaVinci™, DMxx, C6xx, C55x™, C54x™, F28x™, F24x™, TMS470 and TMS570. |
Code Composer Studio™ IDE v4 now available for download
Based on the Eclipse software framework, Code Composer Studio IDE v4 is now available for use in your next design. The new version of CCStudio combines the advantages of the Eclipse software framework with advanced embedded debug capabilities from TI resulting in a compelling feature rich development environment for embedded developers. |
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Moore’s Law repealed! But does it matter?
Looking at the real cost, performance and time-to-market requirements designers face, the repeal of Moore's Law, which appears to be in progress, may not even matter anymore, according to Gene Frantz, TI futurist and creator of “Gene’s Law”, a power-related corollary of Moore’s. Do designers really care about process nodes? See Gene’s response to this answer in his recent blog on the topic. |
I found Twitter, or Twitter found me…now what?
Gene Frantz, TI Futurist, gives his opinion on Twitter and how he plans to use it to engage with fellow designers and innovators. |
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My trip to China and what I learned at the Universities: DSP Theory or DSP Design?
After a recent visit to China, Gene asks the question, “Is it better to understand the theory of DSP or to know how to design with a DSP’or?” He discusses the difference in the teaching of digital signal processing in China universities versus US universities and gives his opinion on which he thinks is the better teaching method. |
Join us online for eTech Days (beta), August 27th, for a day of interactive problem solving
- Interact with open source experts from across the Linux community
- Live and on-demand training
- "Office Hours" with TI subject matter experts on-hand to answer real-time questions
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430 Day is Now MCU Day!
One day, multiple solutions. A FREE one-stop-workshop for all the microcontroller solutions you need to speed your design time.
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Newly archived automotive vision webinar
During this webinar, engineers from TI and The MathWorks demonstrate a tool chain to accelerate the development of embedded vision and image processing applications on a DSP target platform, using a lane departure warning system as the example application. View the “Rapid Prototyping of Automotive Vision and Image Processing Systems” archived webinar today. |
Registration is now open for Tech Day Boston
Join us in Boston, September 15th and 16th, to attend the popular workshops: OMAP-L1 Hands-on Bootcamp and Embedded Web Server-Enabled Design Made Easy with Stellaris MCUs. Also join us for exhibits demonstrating the latest TI technology and don’t miss this opportunity to meet with a number of Texas Instruments’ experts! |
Online Training: Pixel-Perfect 1080p HD Video applications with new TMS320DM365 digital media processor
Find out how this successor of the popular DM355 device offers multi-format HD video with H.264 up to 1080p. Integration of multiple components and software increase flexibility and decrease cost including: multiple connectivity options, best-in-class Image Signal Processing, production ready codec bundles, DaVinci technology and much more. |
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