On Tuesday 01 November 2005 05:32 pm, Dan McMahill wrote: > > In the project I am currently working on, I am trying to do most > > of the work in a DSP rather than the FPGA so users can make more > > modifications without having to install non free sofware. > > Out of curiosity, which DSP chip can be programmed with free (open > source or otherwise) software?
The Microchip dsPIC parts. Their compiler is a port of GCC. > btw, I think altera figures that if you can't buy their development > tools without flinching then Lattice has some support under Linux but I have not used it, just the Windows version at work. I have found the Lattice parts and tools to be cheaper than Xilinx or Altera. There is also Actel that never seems to get much press. You can now get a real ARM core in their parts, without the hideous fees. -- http://www.softwaresafety.net/ http://www.unusualresearch.com/ http://www.bpaddock.com/ http://www.designer-iii.com/
