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Industry’s lowest power DSPs with up to .15 mw/MHz
TI’s TMS320VC5505 and C5504 16-bit DSPs achieve the industry’s lowest power through a combination of cutting-edge 90-nm process technology and low-leakage transistor technology to maximize energy efficiency and extend battery life. These devices are suitable for portable voice/audio, portable medical, biometric, smart sensor, software-defined radio and telephony applications. Learn more about C5505/C5504 devices now. |
BeagleBoard.org at ESC Boston
Join BeagleBoard.org at ESC Boston for a hands-on, interactive day of training on September 22nd. Industry expert led classes where you learn how to configure your kit onsite---and it’s yours to keep! |
Featured Data Sheet: TMS320VC5504 DSP
Curious about the features of the new low-power, fixed-point TMS320VC5504 processor, based on TI’s C55x™ DSP? This data sheet includes 80 tables of data, including electrical specifications, device configurations and operating conditions. Download the PDF now to view (among other statistics) the capacity of on-chip RAM, CPU frequency and package type with pin count. |
Featured Application Note: TMS320VC5505-based pulse oximeter MDK
TI’s medical development kit (MDK) for pulse oximeters addresses the requirements of this emerging medical application - superior processing performance and very low power - by employing the C5505 DSP evaluation module. As detailed in this application note, the MDK pulse oximeter system displays the percentage of oxygen saturation in the blood, pulse rate, a plethysmogram and finger probe on/off sensor. Download this PDF now. |
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New video decoders for surveillance and conferencing
TVP515x NTSC/PAL video decoders can capture and decode four video channels and stream a single output to the DSP, which makes them suitable for video surveillance and video conferencing designs that require multiple-channel decoding with space constraints. The decoder has a 2-D, five-line adaptive comb filter and image enhancement features like auto contrast and noise reduction, while the TVP5158 has enhanced channel multiplexing capability. Learn more now; peruse the TVP515x product folder. |
Featured White Paper: “Exploring video compression challenges”
This white paper reviews the major factors influencing the complexity and design of video compression systems and why a sequential approach may not be as suitable as a concurrent design methodology. |
DVR system block diagram
Have you tried TI’s interactive block diagram feature? Just click on the colored blocks of a design, like this one for an HD digital video recorder (DVR) and digital video server (DVS), to view suggested solutions for components such as the newly released TVP5158 four-channel PAL/NTSC video decoder. This Web page also includes design considerations and related documentation, tools and software for DVR and DVS designs. Check it out. |
720p video on a Beagle Board running Android
TI third party Ingenient demonstrates an H.264 baseline profile 720p video playback on a Beagle Board running Android in this YouTube video. |
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MP3 Player/Recorder (Portable Audio) block diagram
Portable audio equipment is evolving from audio to include music videos, TV shows, talking books, personal slideshows, organizers and more. TI offers a broad portfolio of products focused directly at portable audio equipment. See the block diagram and additional resources that help you with your design considerations. |
Video: New class-D amplifier reduces BOM cost by 50 percent
TI’s new TPA3110D2 is a 15-W, analog-input, stereo audio amplifier that surpasses previous-generation amplifiers with superior THD+N noise performance, excellent PSRR and advanced on-chip click-and-pop suppression circuitry. Two features designed to protect the speakers include SpeakerGuard, which shuts down the amp when a DC current is detected in the input, and a variable power limiter, which allows multiple designs to share the same amplifier. Learn more about the TPA3110D2’s features today. |
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Need ultra-low power? Look no further - TI’s MSP430
Designed with low power in mind, TI’s MSP430 is the world’s lowest power MCU, combining leading low power consumption with power-optimized peripherals alongside a complete suite of easy-to-use tools and support to get you started on your ULP design today. |
New Stellaris brochure available for download
Stellaris is the industry’s leading family of robust, real-time microcontrollers based on the revolutionary Cortex™-M3 technology from ARM®. |
View the Piccolo™ CLA brochure
Enabling reduced sample-to-output delay, faster system response and improved support for multi-channel loops, the CLA opens the door to a world of possibilities. |
Featured 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. |
RemoTI and CC2530 achieve ZigBee RF4CE Golden Unit status
Texas Instruments is among the first members to have successfully implemented the new ZigBee RF4CE specification and pass independent testing conducted by ZigBee test houses to achieve Golden Unit status. |
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Windows Embedded CE training using the OMAP35x EVM
Attend Adeneo Embedded’s four-day course Oct. 19-22 in Boston, Mass., and learn how to develop an application based on Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 using TI’s OMAP35x evaluation module. |
PRU software development package now available
The programmable real-time unit subsystem (PRUSS) on OMAP-L138, TMS320C6746 and C6748 devices comprises two 32-bit RISC cores, an interrupt controller, local data and instruction memories, and interfaces to capture and manipulate system-wide events and pins. TI’s new PRU software development package collects system examples for code loading and execution, as well as required tools such as a code assembler for developing software for the PRUSS. Download the PRU software development package for Linux or Windows now. |
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How to display in the VPBE using the RGB888 mode in 6437EVM?
Is there a pitch problem in the video port back end? TIers and fellow engineers and developers are working out this question and more in the E2E Community forum. |
What IDE debugging tools are available for OMAP35x?
And what’s the best Linux-aware debugging tool for OMAPL137 devices? Read some candid reviews in this thread on the E2E Community forum now. |
CC430 blog
The CC430 EVM revision 3.2 design files are now officially on the web and is considered the official CC430 reference design based on pre-screening results for both ETSI and FCC in the 868 and 915 MHz, respectively. |
Bluetooth low energy blog
Read about the Bluetooth low energy Innovation World Cup which is a competition to come up with new, innovative product ideas or concepts that are enabled by Bluetooth low energy. TI is an official sponsor or this event. |
New video CC2530 range testing
The CC2530 range test video demonstrates out-of-the-box range testing with the CC2530 development kit showcasing over 400 meters line-of-sight. |
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