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Continuously evolving "standards" and increasing complexity are challenging
manufacturers of next generation multi media devices. Only fully
programmable hardware architectures allow to shorten design cycles and
reduce costs.
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The new XPP-III DSP architecture is C-progammable on all levels. It
eliminates the need for hardware accellerators since it integrates both, a
reconfigurable array and versatile processor cores with outstanding
sequential performance.
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The XPP-III provides
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Software programmability on all levels while minimising the need for
fixed hardwired accellerators
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Processing performance and ample bandwidth for any HD video standard and
audio
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Headroom to implement additional software features and to adopt new
"standards"
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Software libraries for the key video applications and codecs
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Sophisticated compiler and design tools
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| SOFTWARE DESIGN |
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A complete suite of compilers and development tools is available for
design entry, software simulation and verification of code.
A layered software structure provides several abstraction levels for the
application design. The DirectXPP APIs and drivers hide hardware
implementation details from the programmer. The XPP elements can be
progammed using the C-compilers which allow integration of Function PAE
assembler routines and XPP-array configurations written in the native
mapping language NML.
The simulation environment provides fast and cycle accurate simulation of
the whole XPP-III architecture including default SoC components such as
interrupt controllers, DMA and caches. Graphical debugging tools display
the execution of code on all elements of the XPP-III.
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