DSP Development Platform Offers New Speed Grade Option

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) announces the introduction of a new development platform and a new speed grade option for the TMS320C6457 digital signal processor (DSP). The simplified development platform coupled with the TMS320C6457-850MHz device will allow customers in markets such as defense, networking, test, imaging and industrial to quickly ramp up their development efforts while providing design flexibility and upgrade ability to existing TMS320C6457 processors, all at highly competitive price points.

TI’s TMDSEVM6457L is an easy-to-use, aggressively priced development tool which includes robust connectivity options such as a breakout card, allowing customers to individually connect certain peripherals to configure the EVM for their needs. The EVM also comes bundled with free software including a copy of TI’s Code Composer Studio (CCS v4.2) development environment, as well as other production and demonstration software components. By delivering these new low cost, easy-to-use tools and development hardware for high performance DSPs, TI is facilitating access to these devices to a wider range of developers in both existing and emerging applications.

The new 850MHz speed grade is priced at $67 for 1Ku volume while the new TMDSEVM6457L Evaluation Module (EVM) is $399. TI also provides a pin compatible upgrade path to affordably priced 1GHz and 1.2GHz versions of this device.

Based on TI’s TMS320C64x+ DSP core, the 850MHz to 1.2GHz C6457 delivers 6800 (16-bit) MMACS to 9600 MMACs of peak performance and a cycle for cycle performance improvement of up to 30 percent compared to previous DSP generation. The device also features performance improvements enabled by 2MB of on-chip L2 memory (up to 1MB cacheable), faster 32-bit DDR2 EMIF (667MHz) and memory, cache and bus architecture enhancements.

TI’s TMS320C6457 DSP and development toolkit

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