The Blackfin Processor coupled with the powerful new software
development tools now make it possible to develop code in C/C++ more
easily and efficiently than ever before. The high MIPS availability
from the core processor allows for initial versions of software to
be compiled and run on the DSP much earlier in the design cycle,
thus allowing for quicker overall system debug to shorten
time-to-market. The goal is to alleviate software as being a
potential critical path element in system development. The chart
below shows an example of the code development efficiency of the
Blackfin Processor using an AMR Encoder.
AMR Encoder Code Development
Efficiency |