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News Release from: Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) | Subject: TMS320C64x
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 11 November 2003
Digital media processors run Linux
applications
Starting this week, Softier and Texas Instruments will demonstrate a new software technology that allows Linux applications to run natively on TI's TMS320C64x-based digital media processors.
Starting this week, Softier and Texas Instruments will demonstrate a new software technology that allows Linux applications to run natively on TI's TMS320C64x-based digital media processors During the TI Developer Conference in Europe (Prague, Paris, Munich and Birmingham, 11th-20th November) TI's DM642-based stand-alone board will be demonstrated running MediaLinux, Softier's standard Linux kernel for TI DSPs alongside real-time playback of D1-resolution disk-resident video files
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 13 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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"We are encouraged to see the range of solutions available to DSP developers substantially expanded by the power of Embedded Linux", said Jean-Marc Charpentier, European DSP Business Development Manager, TI.
"The DM64xT generation of DSPs offers unparalleled media processing power and flexibility, while maintaining system cost at minimum due to a rich set of onboard peripherals.
Embedded Linux complements that power with the application programming interfaces and device drivers of a system processor".
"We at Softier identified the opportunity to combine the power of the emerging de-facto standard in embedded software with the best in class performance generation of DSP and created a flexible, cost-effective engine for the next generation of consumer media devices", said Eatamar Drory, CTO, Softier.
"The continuous momentum behind the DM64x generation and the wide industry support of embedded Linux ensures manufacturers' ability to protect their products from sudden obsolescence or rapid, extremely costly changes".
With a range of price-points and performance specifications, the DM64x generation as stand-alone system processors ensure superior price/performance for device manufacturers.
The rapidly expanding Linux support for modern peripheral buses such as USB, ATA and PCI ensures that the effort to maintain full connectivity to a rich set of peripherals is kept to a minimum.
Softier provides a complete Linux-based development environment for developers of MediaLinux-based devices, including industry-first integration of advanced IDE (integrated development environment) from SlickEdit with TI's highly optimal tool chain, sophisticated debugging environment based on GDB, Linux standard debugging tool, and a complete set of simulation and porting tools that ensure smooth transfer of existing projects to the new software/hardware paradigm.
Both MediaLinux and the MediaLinux DSP development kit (LDDK) will be available in Q1 2004.
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