Embedded ICs: Expanding the possibilities
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2000-11-06 |
| As designs start to proliferate in the more complex 16-, 32-, and 64-bit realms, the days of selecting a mild-mannered, off-the-shelf processor may be numbered. That's because semiconductor vendors are unleashing a new crop of heavy-duty cores, beefed up instruction sets that add DSP support, and system-on-chip options. This article will explore what's driving these trends and look at a few of the latest offerings |
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Decoupling echo cancellation from DSPs in VoP gateways
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2003-12-16 |
| Co-processing echo cancellation can save designers half the space and power of DSP solutions |
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Convergent processors solve development challenges
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2006-05-16 |
| To address problems encountered when partitioning an application between an MCU and a DSP, you can use a convergent processor |
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Get the skinny on OFDM, MIMO
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2008-05-16 |
| This article focuses on OFDMA and MIMO in the context of a software-defined (flexible) architecture, describing how to implement the core DSP algorithm of OFDMA and the novel variant used by LTE for the uplink, then briefly discussing the use of MIMO for both WiMAX and LTE |
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Interfacing processors to audio and video devices
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2008-07-15 |
| This article introduces the basics of connecting DSP processors to audio and video devices |
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Develop FFT apps on low-power microcontrollers
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2005-10-03 |
| The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is a mainstay of embedded systems and signal processing. Usually the domain of expensive DSP chips, this article shows how to do FFTs on simple microcontrollers |
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DSPs with PCIe extend connectivity
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2011-05-09 |
| Learn about the integration of PCIe into DSPs and how this developement benefits the DSP makers, designers and end users |
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Sympathetic algorithms
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2001-11-01 |
| This technical article discuss how engineers can be able to control motor functions by sympathetic algorithms and without any use of sensors. |
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Tech Tutorial: Programming high-performance DSPs
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2006-11-27 |
| This article explains the features of high-performance DSPs, with a focus on VLIW pipelines and multi-level memory architectures. |
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The three Ps of value in selecting DSPs
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2004-11-03 |
| The demand for DSPs has outstripped the supply of engineers and programmers who are familiar with them. Price, performance, and power are the first three criteria most developers evaluate. This high-level article walks you through the process of weighing and balancing these and other characteristics. |
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Implementing Goertzel algorithm on DSPs
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2010-03-15 |
| This article briefly discusses the Goertzel algorithm flow and its fixed-point implementation on the Analog Devices Blackfin BF5xx processor family using the Blackfin's special arithmetic modes. |
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Processor task segregation conquers Voice over IP
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2002-10-16 |
| To optimize the transmission of voice traffic over VoIP, packet processing should be relegated to NPUs and not on DSPs. |
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Making intelligent sensors work with DSPs (Part 2)
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2010-07-08 |
| Intelligent sensor design is valuable to both end users and those who manufacture and sell them. This article discusses filters. |
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Address power issues in embedded apps using dual OS
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2011-07-11 |
| Find out how to use inter-processor communication and state machine design to reduce the overall system power in a heterogeneous dual-core system. |
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Accelerating audio algorithms with enhanced DMA
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2008-07-25 |
| For the challenges of high performance automotive audio, traditional direct memory access structures in DSPs might be replaced with dual data movement acceleration techniques. |
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Essentials in analyzing adaptive/predictive signals
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2002-02-16 |
| This technical article describes the techniques on how to evaluate adaptive and predictive signals in electronics equipment for engineering or entertainment purposes. |
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| How to achieve full multi-core design functionality
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2011-09-13 |
| Know the elements designed to provide devices the capabilities for advanced communications infrastructure apps such as media servers & wireless base band. |
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FPGA co-processors optimize car infotainment, telematics
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2004-11-01 |
| As entertainment electronics becomes a primary source of differentiation among luxury vehicles, carmakers can rev up their designs with FPGA co-processing. |
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Optimise DSPs for power and performance
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2006-05-04 |
| Designers today have access to a wide array of tools and techniques to manage their chip's power-performance metrics. These techniques range from very simple to complex, and they offer a wide spectrum of performance-improvement possibilities. |
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| Optimising power electronics for HEV
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2012-02-09 |
| To achieve maximum power density, electric losses and thermal resistances must be kept to a minimum, and maximum component integration must be implemented. |
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Improving audio with Class D amplifiers
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2002-07-01 |
| Class D amplifiers employing pulse width modulation are popular because of their efficiency and simplicity in improving audio systems. |
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Separate vs. integrated smart-phone components
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2005-06-01 |
| Only by weighing the trade-offs can a designer arrive at the best possible wireless-appliance solution for a specific design requirement |
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| Real-time GPS around the corner
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2001-04-15 |
| 3G wireless GPS may seem far-fetched, but the technical capabilities needed to pull it off are available now and in the near future, designers will utilize these capabilities into the hardware and software required to further innovative mobile GPS. |
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Understanding OMAP video encode, decode
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2004-08-02 |
| The article demonstrated the video encoding and decoding capabilities of the OMAP5910. |
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HSDPA worth the design hassles
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2005-07-01 |
| The burgeoning bandwidth raises the bar on data rates, allowing HSDPA to strengthen the foundation for the UMTS 3G spec |
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New DVD processors enable single-chip DVD-AVRs
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2003-08-18 |
| By combining superior video quality with multichannel audio, the DVD-video format has placed the DVD player at the heart of home entertainment. |
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Embedded Systems Development Trends: Asia
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2003-03-03 |
| This research study highlights the various tools, devices, applications, and technology trends Asian embedded system developers are currently designing. |
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Tech Tutorial: Programming high-performance DSPs (3)
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2006-11-30 |
| This article talks about how you can help the compiler produce faster code and how to achieve minimum power consumption. |
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Adaptive filters: Breaking the unknown
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2002-04-01 |
| This technical article describes some of the easy steps in ensuring signal integrity in closed-loop systems with the use of adaptive filters. |
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Optimising for cache performance (1)
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2006-07-04 |
| Learn how caches work and what causes cache misses. |
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