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News Release from: Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) | Subject: Getting Started DSP website
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 19 December 2001
Website promotes DSP for the uninitiated
Answering demand from engineers new to DSP, Texas Instruments has developed an easy-to-use web-based tool that helps customers get their designs from inspiration to implementation.
Answering demand from engineers new to DSP, Texas Instruments has developed an easy-to-use web-based tool that helps customers get their designs from inspiration to implementation Designers choosing to use TI DSPs in their real-time applications get easy-to-access introductory DSP content through the company's Getting Started DSP website, thus shortening the learning curve and speeding products to market
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Complexity is reduced, and engineers have a clear roadmap of actions and activities that will accelerate their time to earnest development.
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"Our customers are being stretched thin due to shrinking design cycles and increasing consumer demand for real-time applications", said Scott Roller, DSP Internet strategy manager, Texas Instruments.
"This tool will help them become instant experts in the fundamentals of DSP, thus making development fast and easy".
The tool answers four primary questions: what is DSP; which TI DSP should I use; how do I get going; and what else can help me? The easy-to-navigate site (www.dspvillage.ti.com/cocostu) first describes digital signal processing and offers extensive training on the subject.
It then goes on to discuss how signal-processing tasks can be implemented on a DSP and when it makes sense to use such a device.
The site then helps designers determine which of TI's three DSP platforms is right for their applications.
It connects to information such as white papers and technical briefs that give the customers a clear understanding of each option.
For instance, personal electronic devices that define the Internet era have power, performance and price demands that are perfectly suited to a certain type of DSP.
"TI offers a wide range of catalogue products as well as optimised DSP solutions", said Roller.
"We provide a tool that goes beyond the standard product guide and breaks down the early stages of the design process, which are often the most difficult".
The site is not a mere tutorial on TI DSPs: it offers precise information on how to begin designing, what problems to look for and how to solve them.
This is where TI's twenty years in the DSP industry are brought to bear.
The industry knowledge of TI's in-house experts is available through easy to use searches.
Resources are available both on and off the Web so customers can maximise their design time and take advantage of TI's experience.
This support does not stop once the design process is begun.
Texas Instruments has developed the industry's most comprehensive support network, which can be accessed using the new on-line tool.
Built on the premise that a supplier should make the design process easy, the network encompasses training, technical information and access to experts.
Customers can turn to TI with confidence, knowing that they will be fully supported throughout the entire DSP design process.
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