----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 5:57 AM Subject: [soft_radio] Re: FAST MICROCONTROLLERS
> Leon, > GCC will compile for Blackfin? I haven't yet learnt on what to tell > the GCC compiler to compile for other than the processor GCC is > running on. Do I have to download extra packages with a lot of > tinkering, or just do an easy apt-get? > uCLinux is available for the Blackfin Stamp board I have, which includes gcc. It must have been ported with a gcc cross-compiler running on a PC Linux system. > I used the ADI 21065 floating point SHARC DSP back in 2001 for FM > demodulation at around 280ksps. Yep, ADI is expensive to develop. The > hardware emulator was 3k$, software proably 1.5k$ and then I got a > $300 ADI EZ-KIT because the Bittware 2k$ board kept crashing with the > emulator. On the other hand, I really enjoyed the architecture with > the 40bit instruction word and 4 parallel execution units. The > assembly was very clean and efficient too. I've got a couple of the latest SHARC chips (1200 MFLOPS), and gcc for it (source code) based on the original ADI tools. I haven't really tried compiling it, though. Leon ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/ELTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/soft_radio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
